Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Cyprus
Cyprus: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 12,490 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fruit primary — area harvested in Cyprus is 12,490 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Cyprus peaked at 101,684 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 12,490 ha, in 2024.
That places Cyprus 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71,861 ha | — |
| 1962 | 72,526 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 74,623 ha | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 74,391 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 75,419 ha | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 74,460 ha | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 77,505 ha | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 86,412 ha | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 91,378 ha | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 97,689 ha | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 101,684 ha | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 94,552 ha | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 95,048 ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 85,768 ha | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 73,672 ha | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 74,584 ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 74,688 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 51,817 ha | -30.6% |
| 1979 | 52,329 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 52,531 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 52,505 ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 52,204 ha | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 52,233 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 52,446 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 45,778 ha | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 45,336 ha | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 44,843 ha | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 43,751 ha | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 42,702 ha | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 41,040 ha | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 39,555 ha | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 38,090 ha | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 36,823 ha | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 33,550 ha | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 33,882 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 34,648 ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 33,859 ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 33,144 ha | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 32,350 ha | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 31,622 ha | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 30,541 ha | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 27,503 ha | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 23,679 ha | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 28,077 ha | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 24,047 ha | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 21,309 ha | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 18,922 ha | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 17,829 ha | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 19,542 ha | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 15,468 ha | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 16,415 ha | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 15,607 ha | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 13,256 ha | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 14,279 ha | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 14,393 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13,804 ha | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 12,777 ha | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 12,651 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 12,886 ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 12,827 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 12,723 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 12,580 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 12,609 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12,490 ha | -0.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 12,490 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 65% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 12,490 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61,611 ha, 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -30.6% | 74,688 ha | 51,817 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,619 ha | 71,861 ha | 91,378 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 80,183 ha | 51,817 ha | 101,684 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,433 ha | 42,702 ha | 52,531 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,694 ha | 32,350 ha | 41,040 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,307 ha | 17,829 ha | 31,622 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,154 ha | 12,651 ha | 16,415 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,646 ha | 12,490 ha | 12,827 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 132 Namibia 14,123 ha compare
- 133 Ethiopia PDR 12,845 ha compare
- 134 Montenegro 12,694 ha compare
- 136 Slovakia 12,470 ha compare
- 137 Belize 11,752 ha compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 11,734 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested in Cyprus?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Cyprus was 12,490 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 101,684 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,490 ha in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Cyprus ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — 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.