Lemons and limes — Area harvested by country
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...
What the numbers show
Lemons and limes — Area harvested is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 319,043 ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,434 ha, and the mean is 13,658 ha.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 657.6%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).
Lemons and limes — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 319,043 ha | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Mexico | 215,659 ha | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 103,743 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 101,473 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 54,279 ha | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 87,230 ha | 2024 | up 438.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 29,751 ha | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Argentina | 68,927 ha | 2024 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7,691 ha | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 68,239 ha | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7,520 ha | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 50,950 ha | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,341 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 49,207 ha | 2024 | up 566.9% | volatile |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,794 ha | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 44,689 ha | 2024 | up 345.6% | volatile |
| 11 | South Africa | 34,289 ha | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Polynesia | 1,414 ha | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan | 32,377 ha | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,132 ha | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Peru | 28,604 ha | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 455 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 24,690 ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 14 | Melanesia | 359 ha | 2024 | up 498.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Caribbean | 52,769 ha | 2024 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 18,849 ha | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 16,153 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Sudan (former) | 16,128 ha | 2011 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 12,235 ha | 2024 | up 657.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Pakistan | 12,006 ha | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Chile | 10,074 ha | 2024 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 8,885 ha | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 22 | Nepal | 8,622 ha | 2024 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 23 | Ghana | 7,191 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 24 | Ecuador | 7,090 ha | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 5,591 ha | 2024 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 26 | Mali | 5,369 ha | 2024 | up 214.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 4,807 ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 28 | Malawi | 4,251 ha | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 29 | Lebanon | 4,200 ha | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 30 | Tunisia | 4,132 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Algeria | 3,996 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,930 ha | 2024 | up 136.2% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 3,597 ha | 2024 | up 183.2% | rising |
| 34 | Somalia | 3,429 ha | 2024 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 3,190 ha | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 36 | Iraq | 3,084 ha | 2024 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 37 | France | 2,660 ha | 2024 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Yemen | 2,654 ha | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Jordan | 2,548 ha | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 2,465 ha | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 2,393 ha | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 42 | Libya | 2,332 ha | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 43 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,270 ha | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 2,242 ha | 2024 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Oman | 2,032 ha | 2024 | up 68.2% | falling |
| 46 | Portugal | 1,890 ha | 2024 | up 103.0% | falling |
| 47 | Malaysia | 1,880 ha | 2024 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 1,738 ha | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 1,720 ha | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 1,704 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Jamaica | 1,547 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 52 | Rwanda | 1,453 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 53 | Madagascar | 1,337 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 54 | El Salvador | 1,294 ha | 2024 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 1,287 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 56 | Tonga | 1,097 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 57 | Ethiopia PDR | 1,080 ha | 1992 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 58 | Honduras | 1,076 ha | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 59 | Georgia | 963 ha | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 60 | Mozambique | 903 ha | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 61 | Philippines | 764 ha | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 729 ha | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 705 ha | 2024 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 64 | French Guiana | 666 ha | 2006 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Japan | 553 ha | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 66 | Djibouti | 550 ha | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 67 | Palestine | 540 ha | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 68 | Central African Republic | 532 ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 513 ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 499 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 71 | Paraguay | 491 ha | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Congo | 472 ha | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 466 ha | 2024 | up 521.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 400 ha | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Guadeloupe | 370 ha | 2006 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 340 ha | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 77 | New Zealand | 333 ha | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 78 | Cambodia | 300 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 79 | Dominica | 293 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | French Polynesia | 289 ha | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 81 | New Caledonia | 279 ha | 2024 | up 365.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Cuba | 258 ha | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Haiti | 192 ha | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahamas | 188 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 165 ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Guyana | 146 ha | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 87 | Martinique | 126 ha | 2006 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Albania | 100 ha | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 86 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 90 | Croatia | 80 ha | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 46 ha | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Bhutan | 45 ha | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 93 | Réunion | 39 ha | 2006 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Niue | 28 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 95 | Malta | 25 ha | 2017 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | 21 ha | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 97 | Brunei Darussalam | 16 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Suriname | 11 ha | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Kuwait | 9 ha | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Grenada | 8 ha | 2024 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 101 | Maldives | 5 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Seychelles | 3 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 ha | 2024 | down 97.8% | falling |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Bahrain | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.45 million ha
- Asia 677,968 ha
- Americas 544,277 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 154,640 ha
- Southern Asia 465,587 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 55,435 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 307,495 ha
- South America 242,545 ha
- Central America 226,259 ha
- Africa 142,213 ha
- Eastern Asia 104,295 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 88,440 ha
- Western Asia 86,793 ha
- Middle Africa 1,459 ha
- European Union (27) 83,860 ha
- Europe 83,561 ha
- Southern Europe 80,901 ha
- Northern Africa 64,151 ha
- Southern Africa 34,289 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 30,867 ha
- Eastern Africa 28,979 ha
- Northern America 22,703 ha
- United States of America 22,703 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 20,245 ha
- Western Africa 13,335 ha
- Oceania 5,703 ha
- Western Europe 2,660 ha
- Central Asia 1,047 ha
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.