Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Brazil
Brazil: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 693,017 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Brazil is 693,017 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Brazil peaked at 1.13 million ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 143,109 ha, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 6th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 143,109 ha | — |
| 1962 | 151,894 ha | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 166,069 ha | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 172,185 ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 181,173 ha | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 196,999 ha | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 200,333 ha | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 207,945 ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 218,977 ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 239,763 ha | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 252,502 ha | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 276,475 ha | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 490,002 ha | +77.2% |
| 1974 | 396,869 ha | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 456,411 ha | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 478,670 ha | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 478,060 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 512,319 ha | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 534,253 ha | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 633,065 ha | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 635,505 ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 653,752 ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 693,682 ha | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 706,417 ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 741,841 ha | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 783,032 ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 806,238 ha | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 888,425 ha | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 967,253 ha | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 1.00 million ha | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.07 million ha | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 896,268 ha | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 993,205 ha | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 950,065 ha | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million ha | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 1.09 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.12 million ha | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 971,758 ha | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 940,943 ha | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 947,177 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 955,775 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 938,676 ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 920,910 ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 917,782 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 930,591 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 938,681 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 887,358 ha | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 897,323 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 922,091 ha | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 833,073 ha | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 802,862 ha | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 777,904 ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 778,259 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 742,702 ha | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 735,654 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 700,067 ha | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 703,717 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 691,057 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 696,519 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 691,729 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 702,054 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 693,017 ha | -1.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 693,017 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,320 ha, 94.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 693,017 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,392 ha, 60.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +77.2% | 276,475 ha | 490,002 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182,076 ha | 143,109 ha | 218,977 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 411,532 ha | 239,763 ha | 534,253 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 750,921 ha | 633,065 ha | 967,253 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million ha | 896,268 ha | 1.13 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 934,965 ha | 887,358 ha | 971,758 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 789,365 ha | 700,067 ha | 922,091 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 694,875 ha | 691,057 ha | 702,054 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 3 India 1.13 million ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 186,095 ha compare
- 4 Nigeria 857,308 ha compare
- 4 Viet Nam 161,887 ha compare
- 5 Mexico 699,364 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 124,664 ha compare
- 7 Spain 294,680 ha compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,617 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 246,397 ha compare
- 9 Pakistan 152,261 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 49,688 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Brazil?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Brazil was 693,017 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,109 ha in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.