Lemons and limes — Area harvested in China
China: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 103,743 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lemons and limes — area harvested in China is 103,743 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in China peaked at 168,867 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,687 ha, in 1961.
China ranks 3rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,687 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,097 ha | +24.3% |
| 1963 | 1,700 ha | -18.9% |
| 1964 | 2,497 ha | +46.9% |
| 1965 | 2,511 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 2,536 ha | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 2,602 ha | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 2,696 ha | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 2,764 ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 2,787 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2,513 ha | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 3,129 ha | +24.5% |
| 1973 | 2,992 ha | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 3,354 ha | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 3,364 ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 2,370 ha | -29.5% |
| 1977 | 3,375 ha | +42.4% |
| 1978 | 3,449 ha | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 5,024 ha | +45.7% |
| 1980 | 6,307 ha | +25.5% |
| 1981 | 7,117 ha | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 8,338 ha | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 10,924 ha | +31.0% |
| 1984 | 11,871 ha | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 17,824 ha | +50.1% |
| 1986 | 15,799 ha | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 20,845 ha | +31.9% |
| 1988 | 15,840 ha | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 29,867 ha | +88.6% |
| 1990 | 24,979 ha | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 18,912 ha | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 26,996 ha | +42.7% |
| 1993 | 21,949 ha | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 20,976 ha | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 25,884 ha | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 27,950 ha | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 30,500 ha | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 29,168 ha | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 33,245 ha | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 39,417 ha | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 41,388 ha | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 42,326 ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 48,825 ha | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 51,647 ha | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 51,472 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 56,424 ha | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 63,705 ha | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 125,883 ha | +97.6% |
| 2009 | 168,867 ha | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 116,659 ha | -30.9% |
| 2011 | 86,625 ha | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 93,961 ha | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 98,820 ha | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 98,023 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 108,452 ha | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 100,641 ha | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 98,524 ha | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 102,279 ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 100,502 ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 100,295 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 101,500 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 103,791 ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 103,756 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 103,743 ha | -0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 103,743 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,880 ha, 55.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- China's 103,743 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 764 ha, 135.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Area harvested in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +97.6% | 63,705 ha | 125,883 ha |
| 1989 | +88.6% | 15,840 ha | 29,867 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,343 ha | 1,687 ha | 2,764 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,236 ha | 2,370 ha | 5,024 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,473 ha | 6,307 ha | 29,867 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,056 ha | 18,912 ha | 33,245 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,995 ha | 39,417 ha | 168,867 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,449 ha | 86,625 ha | 116,659 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,617 ha | 100,295 ha | 103,791 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 India 319,043 ha compare
- 2 Mexico 215,659 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 101,473 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 54,279 ha compare
- 5 Bangladesh 87,230 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29,751 ha compare
- 6 Argentina 68,927 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7,691 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — area harvested in China?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in China was 103,743 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 168,867 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,687 ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- China ranks 3rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lemons and limes — 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.