Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in China, mainland
China, mainland: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 3.24 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in China, mainland stood at 3.24 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in China, mainland peaked at 3.30 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71,400 ha, in 1961.
China, mainland ranks 2nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 76,450 ha | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 75,400 ha | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 90,500 ha | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 95,050 ha | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 99,900 ha | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 105,050 ha | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 105,400 ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 104,600 ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 109,550 ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 109,150 ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 116,550 ha | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 116,550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 123,650 ha | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 123,650 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 123,750 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 129,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 136,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 203,800 ha | +49.9% |
| 1980 | 236,750 ha | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 250,200 ha | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 293,100 ha | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 321,600 ha | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 364,600 ha | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 516,000 ha | +41.5% |
| 1986 | 672,000 ha | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 864,000 ha | +28.6% |
| 1988 | 930,000 ha | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million ha | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.12 million ha | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million ha | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million ha | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million ha | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.26 million ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.32 million ha | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million ha | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million ha | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.63 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.79 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.03 million ha | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million ha | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.21 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.29 million ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.31 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.42 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.52 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.51 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.58 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.69 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.03 million ha | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 3.00 million ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.12 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.30 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.26 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.24 million ha | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,528 ha | 71,400 ha | 105,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 129,165 ha | 109,150 ha | 203,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 549,825 ha | 236,750 ha | 1.05 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 million ha | 1.06 million ha | 1.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million ha | 1.27 million ha | 2.16 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 million ha | 2.21 million ha | 3.03 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 million ha | 3.00 million ha | 3.30 million ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in China, mainland?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in China, mainland was 3.24 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,400 ha in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.