Apricots — Area harvested in Western Asia
Western Asia: Apricots — Area harvested was 197,743 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Apricots — Area harvested in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apricots — area harvested in Western Asia stood at 197,743 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — area harvested in Western Asia peaked at 197,743 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52,745 ha, in 1969.
That places Western Asia 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Apricots — Area harvested in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53,762 ha | — |
| 1962 | 56,059 ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 56,039 ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 58,769 ha | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 55,038 ha | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 59,489 ha | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 59,872 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 53,490 ha | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 52,745 ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 53,845 ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 55,242 ha | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 55,659 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 55,898 ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 55,745 ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 55,979 ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 59,059 ha | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 60,062 ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 60,528 ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 61,709 ha | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 62,650 ha | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 63,064 ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 63,445 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 68,596 ha | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 70,200 ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 70,928 ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 69,337 ha | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 68,996 ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 71,018 ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 72,060 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 71,748 ha | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 77,374 ha | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 90,181 ha | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 98,077 ha | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 104,800 ha | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 109,705 ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 109,106 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 112,413 ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 116,849 ha | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 121,916 ha | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 124,583 ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 123,555 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 123,564 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 126,741 ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 127,796 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 132,867 ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 136,392 ha | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 136,394 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 141,629 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 141,807 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 145,086 ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 147,675 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 152,727 ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 155,207 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 156,422 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 157,949 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 161,375 ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 163,353 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 163,935 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 173,299 ha | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 176,209 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 178,144 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 185,777 ha | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 186,448 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 197,743 ha | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56,140 ha | 52,745 ha | 59,872 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 57,373 ha | 53,845 ha | 61,709 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 68,029 ha | 62,650 ha | 72,060 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,217 ha | 71,748 ha | 121,916 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,533 ha | 123,555 ha | 141,807 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,703 ha | 145,086 ha | 173,299 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,864 ha | 176,209 ha | 197,743 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.6534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 0.8791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apricots — area harvested in Western Asia?
- Apricots — area harvested in Western Asia was 197,743 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 197,743 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest apricots — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,745 ha in 1969.
- How does Western Asia rank for apricots — area harvested?
- Western Asia ranks 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — area harvested rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.