Apricots — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Apricots — Area harvested was 1,691 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Apricots — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apricots — area harvested in Jordan stood at 1,691 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 1,691 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1970.
That places Jordan 41st out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Apricots — Area harvested in Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 667 ha | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 664 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 639 ha | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 165 ha | -74.2% |
| 1970 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 4 ha | — |
| 1972 | 150 ha | +3650.0% |
| 1973 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 330 ha | +120.0% |
| 1975 | 145 ha | -56.1% |
| 1976 | 43 ha | -70.3% |
| 1977 | 460 ha | +969.8% |
| 1978 | 139 ha | -69.8% |
| 1979 | 99 ha | -28.8% |
| 1980 | 18 ha | -81.8% |
| 1981 | 17 ha | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 21 ha | +23.5% |
| 1983 | 20 ha | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 59 ha | +195.0% |
| 1985 | 100 ha | +69.5% |
| 1986 | 238 ha | +138.0% |
| 1987 | 221 ha | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 217 ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 241 ha | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 242 ha | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 260 ha | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 307 ha | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 310 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 440 ha | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 451 ha | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 463 ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 746 ha | +61.1% |
| 1998 | 779 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 779 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 784 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 784 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 784 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 775 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 775 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 775 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 775 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 898 ha | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 898 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 898 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 898 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 904 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 904 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 914 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 916 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 925 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 940 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,529 ha | +62.7% |
| 2018 | 1,553 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,575 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,604 ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,635 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,663 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,691 ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1,691 ha | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1,691 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,188 ha, 53% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1,691 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,822 ha, 35% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apricots — Area harvested in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +3650.0% | 4 ha | 150 ha |
| 1977 | +969.8% | 43 ha | 460 ha |
| 1984 | +195.0% | 20 ha | 59 ha |
| 1986 | +138.0% | 100 ha | 238 ha |
| 1974 | +120.0% | 150 ha | 330 ha |
| 1970 | -100.0% | 165 ha | 0 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 537.22 ha | 165 ha | 667 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 152 ha | 0 ha | 460 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 115.2 ha | 17 ha | 241 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 477.7 ha | 242 ha | 779 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 814.6 ha | 775 ha | 898 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,106 ha | 898 ha | 1,575 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,657 ha | 1,604 ha | 1,691 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apricots — area harvested in Jordan?
- Apricots — area harvested in Jordan was 1,691 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,691 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest apricots — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for apricots — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 41st out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apricots — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.