Citrus Fruit, Total — Production in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Citrus Fruit, Total — Production was 15,485 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Citrus Fruit, Total — Production in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — production in Puerto Rico stood at 15,485 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — production in Puerto Rico peaked at 44,336 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 10,091 t, in 1999.
Puerto Rico ranks 89th 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 — Production in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,260 t | — |
| 1962 | 37,624 t | +16.6% |
| 1963 | 38,875 t | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 44,336 t | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 39,243 t | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 41,617 t | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 33,712 t | -19.0% |
| 1968 | 35,171 t | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 37,375 t | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 33,557 t | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 38,989 t | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 36,096 t | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 35,107 t | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 35,278 t | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 37,856 t | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 35,868 t | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 36,043 t | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 37,099 t | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 35,401 t | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 35,206 t | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 33,638 t | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 34,314 t | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 33,374 t | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 33,992 t | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 34,449 t | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 31,217 t | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 31,486 t | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 31,951 t | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 31,783 t | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 33,208 t | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 31,864 t | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 29,704 t | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 28,441 t | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 21,355 t | -24.9% |
| 1995 | 20,645 t | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 19,934 t | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 18,742 t | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 16,988 t | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 10,091 t | -40.6% |
| 2000 | 28,183 t | +179.3% |
| 2001 | 18,728 t | -33.5% |
| 2002 | 19,058 t | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 18,710 t | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 22,905 t | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 23,558 t | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 21,847 t | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 22,057 t | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 21,950 t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 22,070 t | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 23,630 t | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 22,499 t | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 28,821 t | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 18,708 t | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 11,949 t | -36.1% |
| 2015 | 14,320 t | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 14,049 t | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 13,539 t | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 12,033 t | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 14,500 t | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 16,154 t | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 16,911 t | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 20,907 t | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 17,833 t | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 15,485 t | -13.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 15,485 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 840.37 t, 18.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 15,485 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 129,106 t, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Production in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +179.3% | 10,091 t | 28,183 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,801 t | 32,260 t | 44,336 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,129 t | 33,557 t | 38,989 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,141 t | 31,217 t | 35,206 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,097 t | 10,091 t | 33,208 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,907 t | 18,710 t | 28,183 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,405 t | 11,949 t | 28,821 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,458 t | 15,485 t | 20,907 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 86 Sri Lanka 17,485 t compare
- 87 South Sudan 16,664 t compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 16,129 t compare
- 90 Benin 15,403 t compare
- 91 Congo 15,250 t compare
- 92 Uzbekistan 15,072 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0208 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.053 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — production in Puerto Rico?
- Citrus fruit, total — production in Puerto Rico was 15,485 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — production recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 44,336 t in 1964.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — production recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,091 t in 1999.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for citrus fruit, total — production?
- Puerto Rico ranks 89th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — production rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Production. 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.