Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in France
France: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 7,060 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in France stood at 7,060 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in France peaked at 7,060 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 670 ha, in 1961.
France ranks 68th of 156 countries on this measure, 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 France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 670 ha | — |
| 1962 | 875 ha | +30.6% |
| 1963 | 855 ha | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 1,165 ha | +36.3% |
| 1965 | 1,223 ha | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 1,565 ha | +28.0% |
| 1967 | 825 ha | -47.3% |
| 1968 | 887 ha | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 1,163 ha | +31.1% |
| 1970 | 1,075 ha | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 1,120 ha | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 2,296 ha | +105.0% |
| 1973 | 2,302 ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 2,487 ha | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 2,237 ha | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 2,787 ha | +24.6% |
| 1977 | 2,845 ha | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2,823 ha | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 2,391 ha | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 2,301 ha | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 2,759 ha | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 2,913 ha | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 2,913 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,315 ha | -20.5% |
| 1985 | 1,956 ha | -15.5% |
| 1986 | 1,842 ha | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 1,832 ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,532 ha | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 1,955 ha | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 1,986 ha | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1,891 ha | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 2,206 ha | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 2,395 ha | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 2,244 ha | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 2,416 ha | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 2,480 ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2,478 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,546 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,605 ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 2,628 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,672 ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,763 ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2,760 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,495 ha | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 2,494 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,564 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3,917 ha | +52.8% |
| 2008 | 3,985 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3,840 ha | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 3,702 ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 3,766 ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3,894 ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 4,342 ha | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 4,160 ha | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 4,342 ha | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 5,292 ha | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 4,290 ha | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 5,380 ha | +25.4% |
| 2019 | 5,610 ha | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 6,810 ha | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 6,770 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 6,790 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 6,950 ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 7,060 ha | +1.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 7,060 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 285.5 ha, 24.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +105.0% | 1,120 ha | 2,296 ha |
| 2007 | +52.8% | 2,564 ha | 3,917 ha |
| 1967 | -47.3% | 1,565 ha | 825 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,025 ha | 670 ha | 1,565 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,236 ha | 1,075 ha | 2,845 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,232 ha | 1,532 ha | 2,913 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,325 ha | 1,891 ha | 2,605 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,012 ha | 2,494 ha | 3,985 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,478 ha | 3,702 ha | 5,610 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,876 ha | 6,770 ha | 7,060 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in France?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in France was 7,060 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7,060 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 670 ha in 1961.
- How does France rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- France ranks 68th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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.