Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 519,345 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Europe stood at 519,345 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Europe peaked at 606,808 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 266,065 ha, in 1961.
Europe ranks 12th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 266,065 ha | — |
| 1962 | 276,060 ha | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 290,350 ha | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 289,490 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 300,886 ha | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 316,120 ha | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 326,557 ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 338,742 ha | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 354,275 ha | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 370,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 393,554 ha | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 405,148 ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 432,568 ha | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 442,774 ha | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 458,443 ha | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 465,166 ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 452,483 ha | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 451,382 ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 441,691 ha | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 447,344 ha | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 454,167 ha | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 456,588 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 459,955 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 477,567 ha | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 494,656 ha | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 502,763 ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 514,708 ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 522,369 ha | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 525,855 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 523,097 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 532,046 ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 517,378 ha | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 521,122 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 523,671 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 524,464 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 532,392 ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 552,444 ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 555,701 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 559,135 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 561,588 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 571,087 ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 555,794 ha | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 563,992 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 562,568 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 565,533 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 570,230 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 572,472 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 582,758 ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 572,553 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 571,522 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 569,030 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 540,995 ha | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 542,733 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 522,803 ha | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 606,808 ha | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 511,280 ha | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 513,997 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 511,122 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 513,407 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 521,881 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 519,764 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 520,771 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 521,443 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 519,345 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 306,505 ha | 266,065 ha | 354,275 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 431,351 ha | 370,300 ha | 465,166 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 485,597 ha | 447,344 ha | 525,855 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 534,145 ha | 517,378 ha | 559,135 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 567,858 ha | 555,794 ha | 582,758 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 540,370 ha | 511,122 ha | 606,808 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 520,641 ha | 519,345 ha | 521,881 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 9 Pakistan 152,261 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 49,688 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 148,466 ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 44,236 ha compare
- 11 Italy 146,900 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38,401 ha compare
- 12 Iraq 138,012 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,292 ha compare
- 13 Colombia 111,693 ha compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,700 ha compare
- 14 South Africa 110,653 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 1,945 ha compare
- 15 Morocco 93,439 ha compare
- 15 Melanesia 680 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Europe?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Europe was 519,345 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 606,808 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,065 ha in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 12th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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.