Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Cyprus
Cyprus: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 2,830 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Cyprus stood at 2,830 ha.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Cyprus peaked at 14,946 ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2,670 ha, in 2013.
Cyprus ranks 83rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,150 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,360 ha | -15.3% |
| 1963 | 5,810 ha | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 5,510 ha | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 6,350 ha | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 6,960 ha | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 8,960 ha | +28.7% |
| 1968 | 10,860 ha | +21.2% |
| 1969 | 10,650 ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 10,870 ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 14,450 ha | +32.9% |
| 1972 | 13,053 ha | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 14,946 ha | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 14,946 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,320 ha | -71.1% |
| 1976 | 4,397 ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 4,433 ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 4,990 ha | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 5,097 ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 5,231 ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 5,378 ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 5,619 ha | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 5,952 ha | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 6,287 ha | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 6,623 ha | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 6,823 ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 7,023 ha | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 7,230 ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 7,300 ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 7,450 ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 7,450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,500 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 7,230 ha | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 7,200 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 7,150 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 6,900 ha | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 6,210 ha | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 6,210 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,465 ha | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 5,385 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 5,495 ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4,820 ha | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 5,543 ha | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 5,217 ha | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 5,112 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4,609 ha | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 4,238 ha | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 3,925 ha | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 2,819 ha | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 3,103 ha | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 3,256 ha | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 2,670 ha | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 2,726 ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,880 ha | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 3,448 ha | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 2,922 ha | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 3,060 ha | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 3,210 ha | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 3,040 ha | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 2,900 ha | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2,950 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,810 ha | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 2,830 ha | +0.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2,830 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 285.5 ha, 9.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -71.1% | 14,946 ha | 4,320 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,179 ha | 4,360 ha | 10,860 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,150 ha | 4,320 ha | 14,946 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,347 ha | 5,231 ha | 7,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,075 ha | 6,210 ha | 7,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,981 ha | 3,925 ha | 5,543 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,009 ha | 2,670 ha | 3,448 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,906 ha | 2,810 ha | 3,040 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 80 Malaysia 3,166 ha compare
- 81 Rwanda 3,139 ha compare
- 82 Afghanistan 3,084 ha compare
- 84 New Zealand 2,549 ha compare
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 2,155 ha compare
- 86 Liberia 2,110 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Cyprus?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Cyprus was 2,830 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 14,946 ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,670 ha in 2013.
- How does Cyprus rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Cyprus ranks 83rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.