Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Caribbean
Caribbean: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 131,426 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Caribbean stood at 131,426 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 165,591 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10,890 ha, in 1979.
That places Caribbean 21st out of 28 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.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,690 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,565 ha | +21.0% |
| 1963 | 17,175 ha | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 17,520 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 17,750 ha | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 18,110 ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 18,340 ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 18,740 ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 16,820 ha | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 16,460 ha | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 16,630 ha | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 17,460 ha | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 12,239 ha | -29.9% |
| 1974 | 13,806 ha | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 14,106 ha | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 14,170 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 12,890 ha | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 13,120 ha | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 10,890 ha | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 13,306 ha | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 11,430 ha | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 11,455 ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 11,680 ha | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 11,620 ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 124,001 ha | +967.1% |
| 1986 | 126,927 ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 137,722 ha | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 140,849 ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 134,882 ha | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 152,901 ha | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 158,466 ha | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 164,867 ha | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 165,591 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 162,885 ha | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 160,875 ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 140,100 ha | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 137,397 ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 132,221 ha | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 129,810 ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 125,438 ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 118,014 ha | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 127,882 ha | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 125,880 ha | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 112,911 ha | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 111,052 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 109,973 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 108,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 106,247 ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 114,731 ha | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 110,177 ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 107,564 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 96,642 ha | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 91,651 ha | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 97,996 ha | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 94,646 ha | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 128,759 ha | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 123,573 ha | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 117,793 ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 118,074 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 105,172 ha | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 104,650 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 111,550 ha | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 123,822 ha | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 131,426 ha | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +967.1% | 11,620 ha | 124,001 ha |
| 2016 | +36.0% | 94,646 ha | 128,759 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,190 ha | 13,690 ha | 18,740 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,177 ha | 10,890 ha | 17,460 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,387 ha | 11,430 ha | 140,849 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 150,511 ha | 129,810 ha | 165,591 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 116,013 ha | 106,247 ha | 127,882 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,688 ha | 91,651 ha | 128,759 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,324 ha | 104,650 ha | 131,426 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
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- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 14.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 9.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 11.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 7.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 9.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 6.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Caribbean?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Caribbean was 131,426 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 165,591 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,890 ha in 1979.
- How does Caribbean rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Caribbean ranks 21st out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.