Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested by country

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...

Countries reporting
167
Highest
3.26 million ha
China
Lowest
0 ha
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Median
4,187 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
9,943

What the numbers show

Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 3.26 million ha in China; the lowest is 0 ha in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).

The median across all reporting countries is 4,187 ha, and the mean is 81,682 ha.

Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 460.0%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).

Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 3.26 million ha 2024 up 28.0% volatile
2 China, mainland 3.24 million ha 2024 up 28.4% volatile
3 India 1.13 million ha 2024 up 10.5% volatile
4 Nigeria 857,308 ha 2024 up 6.2% rising
5 Mexico 699,364 ha 2024 up 20.8% rising
6 Brazil 693,017 ha 2024 down 10.9% rising
7 Spain 294,680 ha 2024 down 1.7% rising
8 Egypt 246,397 ha 2024 up 33.1% rising
9 Türkiye 186,095 ha 2024 up 42.4% rising
10 Viet Nam 161,887 ha 2024 up 90.4% volatile
11 Pakistan 152,261 ha 2024 down 21.4% volatile
12 Argentina 148,466 ha 2024 up 25.3% rising
13 Italy 146,900 ha 2024 down 2.0% rising
14 Iraq 138,012 ha 2024 up 121.5% volatile
16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 124,664 ha 2024 down 35.1% volatile
17 Colombia 111,693 ha 2024 up 55.5% volatile
18 Morocco 93,439 ha 2024 down 18.9% rising
19 Bangladesh 93,392 ha 2024 up 228.2% volatile
20 Thailand 88,385 ha 2024 up 0.9% rising
21 Peru 88,010 ha 2024 up 30.3% rising
22 Sudan 86,645 ha 2024 up 83.3% rising
23 Dominican Republic 72,705 ha 2024 up 268.8% volatile
24 Algeria 68,167 ha 2024 up 14.4% flat
25 Indonesia 67,530 ha 2024 up 26.9% rising
26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,617 ha 2024 up 4.0% volatile
27 Malawi 50,120 ha 2024 up 113.6% volatile
28 Syrian Arab Republic 49,688 ha 2024 up 9.1% volatile
29 Guinea 45,686 ha 2024 up 3.8% rising
30 Australia and New Zealand 45,037 ha 2024 up 65.5% rising
31 United Republic of Tanzania 44,236 ha 2024 down 12.6% volatile
31 Réunion 270 ha 2006 down 42.9% flat
32 Kenya 42,686 ha 2024 up 67.3% volatile
33 Tunisia 42,565 ha 2024 up 12.6% volatile
34 Australia 42,488 ha 2024 up 73.8% rising
35 Greece 42,320 ha 2024 down 4.9% rising
36 Sudan (former) 42,123 ha 2011 up 178.6% volatile
37 Mali 40,588 ha 2024 up 353.9% volatile
38 Angola 40,399 ha 2024 up 12.2% volatile
39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38,401 ha 2024 down 15.5% rising
40 Japan 38,329 ha 2024 down 21.1% falling
41 Philippines 35,707 ha 2024 down 1.2% rising
42 Nepal 34,272 ha 2024 up 34.4% rising
43 Ecuador 32,689 ha 2024 down 9.2% rising
44 Chile 29,965 ha 2024 up 69.6% rising
45 Haiti 28,726 ha 2024 down 22.9% rising
46 Nicaragua 24,979 ha 2023 up 11.7% rising
47 Ghana 24,968 ha 2024 up 1.7% rising
48 Portugal 23,350 ha 2024 up 17.9% rising
49 China, Taiwan Province of 23,254 ha 2024 down 8.2% rising
50 Republic of Korea 22,640 ha 2024 up 5.2% rising
51 Panama 22,139 ha 2024 down 7.0% volatile
52 Sierra Leone 19,966 ha 2024 up 8.4% rising
53 Guatemala 18,768 ha 2024 down 23.0% rising
54 USSR 18,000 ha 1991 up 44.0% rising
55 Costa Rica 17,157 ha 2024 down 34.3% volatile
56 Georgia 17,095 ha 2024 down 14.8% rising
57 Madagascar 16,551 ha 2024 up 4.7% rising
58 Sri Lanka 15,050 ha 2024 down 20.2% rising
59 Israel 14,953 ha 2024 down 25.6% falling
60 Uruguay 14,453 ha 2024 down 5.8% falling
61 Yemen 12,447 ha 2024 up 0.7% volatile
62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,292 ha 2024 up 8.3% rising
63 Cambodia 12,203 ha 2024 up 2.8% rising
64 Eswatini 12,163 ha 2024 up 1.6% rising
65 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,700 ha 2024 down 2.8% rising
66 Jamaica 11,666 ha 2024 up 4.0% rising
67 Côte d'Ivoire 11,417 ha 2024 up 7.9% rising
68 Honduras 11,119 ha 2024 up 61.0% volatile
69 Ethiopia 11,037 ha 2024 up 12.4% rising
70 Saudi Arabia 9,676 ha 2024 up 104.5% volatile
71 Lebanon 9,659 ha 2024 down 19.9% rising
72 Zimbabwe 9,221 ha 2024 up 16.8% rising
73 Paraguay 8,969 ha 2024 down 19.6% falling
74 Libya 8,576 ha 2024 up 3.3% rising
75 Senegal 8,333 ha 2024 up 23.4% rising
76 Cuba 7,586 ha 2024 down 61.0% volatile
77 France 7,060 ha 2024 up 69.7% volatile
78 Jordan 7,054 ha 2024 up 11.7% rising
79 Belize 6,559 ha 2024 down 65.6% volatile
80 Benin 6,473 ha 2024 down 18.4% volatile
81 Mozambique 6,271 ha 2024 down 8.2% rising
82 Somalia 6,174 ha 2024 up 45.9% rising
83 Ethiopia PDR 4,912 ha 1992 up 11.6% rising
84 El Salvador 4,403 ha 2024 up 27.5% rising
85 Dominica 4,187 ha 2024 up 2.4% rising
86 Azerbaijan 4,164 ha 2024 up 71.0% rising
87 Trinidad and Tobago 3,629 ha 2024 up 34.2% falling
88 Togo 3,223 ha 2024 up 5.1% rising
89 Malaysia 3,166 ha 2024 down 36.2% rising
90 Rwanda 3,139 ha 2024 down 11.8% rising
91 Afghanistan 3,084 ha 2024 up 128.4% falling
92 Cyprus 2,830 ha 2024 up 3.8% falling
93 New Zealand 2,549 ha 2024 down 8.0% rising
94 Guinea-Bissau 2,155 ha 2024 up 6.9% volatile
95 Liberia 2,110 ha 2024 down 6.7% rising
96 Oman 2,032 ha 2024 up 68.2% falling
97 Congo 2,006 ha 2024 down 3.1% rising
98 Croatia 1,970 ha 2024 down 10.5% rising
99 Polynesia 1,945 ha 2024 up 1.8% falling
100 Bhutan 1,933 ha 2024 down 60.9% falling
101 South Sudan 1,914 ha 2024 up 6.3% rising
102 Yugoslav SFR 1,773 ha 1991 up 86.6% rising
103 Puerto Rico 1,645 ha 2024 down 2.0% rising
104 Albania 1,478 ha 2024 up 37.5% volatile
105 Guyana 1,402 ha 2024 unchanged falling
106 Suriname 1,354 ha 2024 down 19.9% falling
107 Tonga 1,329 ha 2024 down 1.0% rising
108 Montenegro 1,266 ha 2024 up 17.1% rising
109 Palestine 1,230 ha 2022 down 18.4% volatile
110 French Guiana 1,125 ha 2006 up 24.9% volatile
111 Uzbekistan 968 ha 2024 up 75.7% volatile
112 Bahamas 945 ha 2024 up 2.4% rising
113 Zambia 902 ha 2024 down 8.1% rising
114 Melanesia 680 ha 2024 up 185.7% volatile
115 Guadeloupe 625 ha 2006 up 68.0% rising
116 Djibouti 551 ha 2024 up 22.2% rising
117 Tajikistan 460 ha 2024 down 19.3% rising
118 French Polynesia 429 ha 2024 up 9.2% volatile
119 New Caledonia 385 ha 2024 up 148.4% volatile
120 United Arab Emirates 346 ha 2024 down 1.4% volatile
121 Martinique 331 ha 2006 up 29.3% volatile
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 306 ha 2024 up 20.9% rising
123 Botswana 280 ha 2024 up 460.0% rising
124 Burkina Faso 245 ha 2024 up 5.6% volatile
125 Namibia 233 ha 2024 down 0.9% rising
126 Serbia and Montenegro 230 ha 2005 down 20.1% rising
127 Gabon 225 ha 2024 down 10.0% rising
127 Qatar 225 ha 2024 up 174.4% volatile
127 Timor-Leste 225 ha 2024 up 10.3% rising
130 Fiji 215 ha 2024 up 159.0% volatile
131 Grenada 199 ha 2024 down 53.8% falling
132 Mauritius 190 ha 2024 up 1.1% volatile
133 Samoa 156 ha 2024 up 8.3% falling
134 Antigua and Barbuda 86 ha 2024 down 3.4% rising
135 Brunei Darussalam 72 ha 2024 down 4.0% falling
136 Kazakhstan 56 ha 2024 up 12.0% rising
137 Saint Lucia 47 ha 2024 down 69.7% volatile
138 Niue 28 ha 2024 unchanged volatile
139 Kuwait 23 ha 2024 up 15.0% volatile
140 Cameroon 20 ha 2024 up 25.0% rising
141 Russian Federation 15 ha 2024 down 55.9% volatile
142 Kyrgyzstan 6 ha 2024 down 14.3% volatile
142 Seychelles 6 ha 2024 down 14.3% rising
144 Maldives 5 ha 2024 unchanged rising
144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 ha 2024 down 98.2% volatile
146 Cook Islands 2 ha 2024 down 33.3% volatile
147 Austria 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Belgium 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Bulgaria 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Bahrain 0 ha 2024 down 100.0% rising
147 Czechia 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Germany 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Denmark 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Estonia 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Finland 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Hungary 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Ireland 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Lithuania 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Luxembourg 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Latvia 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Malta 0 ha 2024 down 100.0% volatile
147 Poland 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Romania 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Slovakia 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Slovenia 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Sweden 0 ha 2024 flat
147 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha 2024 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
200 places, 9,943 data points, 1961–2024
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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.