Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 613,871 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 613,871 ha for citrus fruit, total — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 613,871 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96,170 ha, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 97,710 ha | — |
| 1962 | 96,170 ha | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 100,550 ha | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 104,210 ha | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 108,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 108,870 ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 115,580 ha | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 121,880 ha | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 133,600 ha | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 152,255 ha | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 139,051 ha | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 127,642 ha | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 131,119 ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 133,005 ha | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 128,831 ha | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 132,607 ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 129,726 ha | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 129,912 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 127,394 ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 128,101 ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 130,761 ha | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 132,838 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 135,879 ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 137,694 ha | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 183,007 ha | +32.9% |
| 1986 | 188,631 ha | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 192,222 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 195,499 ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 199,091 ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 225,155 ha | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 231,145 ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 235,867 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 237,335 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 237,050 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 226,863 ha | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 236,646 ha | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 243,664 ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 250,359 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 250,341 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 261,999 ha | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 270,135 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 265,683 ha | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 275,954 ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 294,274 ha | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 291,912 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 317,074 ha | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 325,851 ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 338,462 ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 366,887 ha | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 398,283 ha | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 406,296 ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 416,236 ha | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 433,582 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 443,898 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 476,114 ha | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 502,222 ha | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 510,882 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 485,891 ha | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 538,317 ha | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 550,420 ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 556,004 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 567,222 ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 587,573 ha | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 613,871 ha | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 | +32.9% | 137,694 ha | 183,007 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109,619 ha | 96,170 ha | 133,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 133,154 ha | 127,394 ha | 152,255 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 162,372 ha | 128,101 ha | 199,091 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 237,442 ha | 225,155 ha | 250,359 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 300,823 ha | 261,999 ha | 366,887 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 461,172 ha | 398,283 ha | 538,317 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 575,018 ha | 550,420 ha | 613,871 ha | 5 |
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 613,871 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 613,871 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,170 ha in 1962.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.