Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 28,663 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Jordan stood at 28,663 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 58,240 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 10,889 ha, in 1984.
Jordan ranks 114th of 191 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.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47,874 ha | — |
| 1962 | 47,204 ha | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 47,650 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 53,473 ha | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 58,240 ha | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 44,265 ha | -24.0% |
| 1967 | 42,318 ha | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 23,346 ha | -44.8% |
| 1969 | 18,135 ha | -22.3% |
| 1970 | 17,798 ha | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 14,534 ha | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 15,413 ha | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 19,193 ha | +24.5% |
| 1974 | 19,592 ha | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 16,928 ha | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 10,977 ha | -35.2% |
| 1977 | 18,257 ha | +66.3% |
| 1978 | 19,902 ha | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 10,928 ha | -45.1% |
| 1980 | 12,228 ha | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 15,469 ha | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 15,443 ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 13,683 ha | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 10,889 ha | -20.4% |
| 1985 | 20,289 ha | +86.3% |
| 1986 | 18,582 ha | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 22,392 ha | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 24,463 ha | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 22,655 ha | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 29,782 ha | +31.5% |
| 1991 | 22,340 ha | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 20,492 ha | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 19,687 ha | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 20,752 ha | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 22,314 ha | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 20,219 ha | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 24,583 ha | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 25,341 ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 26,416 ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 25,435 ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 26,511 ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 26,439 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 25,280 ha | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 23,341 ha | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 23,723 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 24,777 ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 23,352 ha | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 24,278 ha | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 25,086 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 26,407 ha | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 26,878 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 27,432 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25,820 ha | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 26,350 ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 26,377 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 25,723 ha | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 24,689 ha | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 25,278 ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 25,884 ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 25,948 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 28,582 ha | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 29,325 ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 29,089 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 28,663 ha | -1.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 28,663 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,344 ha, 41% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 28,663 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71,505 ha, 40% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Jordan 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 | +86.3% | 10,889 ha | 20,289 ha |
| 1977 | +66.3% | 10,977 ha | 18,257 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,501 ha | 18,135 ha | 58,240 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,352 ha | 10,928 ha | 19,902 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,609 ha | 10,889 ha | 24,463 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,193 ha | 19,687 ha | 29,782 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,822 ha | 23,341 ha | 26,511 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,084 ha | 24,689 ha | 27,432 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,321 ha | 25,948 ha | 29,325 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested in Jordan?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Jordan was 28,663 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 58,240 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,889 ha in 1984.
- How does Jordan rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.