Apricots — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Apricots — Area harvested was 24,311 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Apricots — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apricots — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 24,311 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 28,284 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,860 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Apricots — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,860 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,860 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,870 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 5,150 ha | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 5,430 ha | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 5,990 ha | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 6,680 ha | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 6,540 ha | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 6,640 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 6,670 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 6,665 ha | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 6,860 ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 7,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 7,120 ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 7,115 ha | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 7,115 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,140 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7,115 ha | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 8,743 ha | +22.9% |
| 1980 | 8,856 ha | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 8,550 ha | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 8,349 ha | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 8,115 ha | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 7,888 ha | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 7,772 ha | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 7,668 ha | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 6,949 ha | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 7,305 ha | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 7,533 ha | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 7,702 ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 7,546 ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 7,728 ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8,838 ha | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 8,823 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 8,868 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9,048 ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 9,140 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 9,235 ha | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9,362 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 9,544 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 8,922 ha | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 10,009 ha | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 10,763 ha | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 6,056 ha | -43.7% |
| 2005 | 8,181 ha | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 8,987 ha | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 8,989 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,003 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9,222 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 9,399 ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9,435 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 9,558 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10,230 ha | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 10,236 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10,381 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9,860 ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 19,277 ha | +95.5% |
| 2018 | 19,686 ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 18,894 ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 18,685 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 28,284 ha | +51.4% |
| 2022 | 27,940 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 26,556 ha | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 24,311 ha | -8.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apricots — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +95.5% | 9,860 ha | 19,277 ha |
| 2021 | +51.4% | 18,685 ha | 28,284 ha |
| 2004 | -43.7% | 10,763 ha | 6,056 ha |
| 2005 | +35.1% | 6,056 ha | 8,181 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,669 ha | 4,860 ha | 6,680 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,154 ha | 6,665 ha | 8,743 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,898 ha | 6,949 ha | 8,856 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,629 ha | 7,546 ha | 9,362 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,968 ha | 6,056 ha | 10,763 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,696 ha | 9,399 ha | 19,686 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,155 ha | 18,685 ha | 28,284 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Tajikistan 102,928 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 152,356 ha compare
- 2 USSR 48,000 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 53,781 ha compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 45,040 ha compare
- 4 Algeria 24,923 ha compare
- 5 China 23,679 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 15,005 ha compare
- 6 Afghanistan 23,132 ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 3,957 ha compare
- 7 Czechoslovakia 21,422 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.4713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apricots — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Apricots — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 24,311 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 28,284 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest apricots — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,860 ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for apricots — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.