Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 545,788 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 545,788 ha for citrus fruit, total — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 564,946 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89,850 ha, in 1961.
That places Northern Africa 11th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89,850 ha | — |
| 1962 | 99,130 ha | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 104,230 ha | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 116,280 ha | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 113,582 ha | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 117,668 ha | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 123,470 ha | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 130,659 ha | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 139,204 ha | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 145,345 ha | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 143,924 ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 147,641 ha | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 146,703 ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 150,038 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 150,447 ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 160,564 ha | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 160,127 ha | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 152,007 ha | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 151,230 ha | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 152,384 ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 147,483 ha | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 148,719 ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 143,679 ha | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 154,340 ha | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 228,497 ha | +48.0% |
| 1986 | 253,815 ha | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 259,325 ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 264,418 ha | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 266,785 ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 277,268 ha | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 279,712 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 299,194 ha | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 309,962 ha | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 283,603 ha | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 284,715 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 281,521 ha | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 287,915 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 292,855 ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 304,028 ha | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 302,944 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 303,287 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 310,689 ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 316,600 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 321,981 ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 326,764 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 370,006 ha | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 372,657 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 370,878 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 363,322 ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 400,894 ha | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 418,624 ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 435,893 ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 447,784 ha | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 453,373 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 485,663 ha | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 482,712 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 510,771 ha | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 498,998 ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 501,699 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 564,946 ha | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 535,376 ha | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 539,577 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 520,520 ha | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 545,788 ha | +4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Northern Africa 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 | +48.0% | 154,340 ha | 228,497 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114,897 ha | 89,850 ha | 139,204 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 150,803 ha | 143,924 ha | 160,564 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 201,944 ha | 143,679 ha | 266,785 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 290,077 ha | 277,268 ha | 309,962 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 335,913 ha | 302,944 ha | 372,657 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 463,641 ha | 400,894 ha | 510,771 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 541,241 ha | 520,520 ha | 564,946 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,617 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 246,397 ha compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Africa
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.3611 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.2048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 0.5578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3026 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Northern Africa was 545,788 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 564,946 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,850 ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Africa rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 11th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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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.