Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Cyprus
Cyprus: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 400 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus is 400 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Cyprus peaked at 3,300 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 363 ha, in 2017.
That places Cyprus 74th out of 126 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.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 1,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 1,300 ha | +18.2% |
| 1966 | 1,600 ha | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 2,200 ha | +37.5% |
| 1968 | 3,000 ha | +36.4% |
| 1969 | 2,400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 2,900 ha | +20.8% |
| 1971 | 3,300 ha | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 1,940 ha | -41.2% |
| 1973 | 2,809 ha | +44.8% |
| 1974 | 2,809 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 669 ha | -76.2% |
| 1976 | 696 ha | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 709 ha | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1,472 ha | +107.6% |
| 1979 | 1,579 ha | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 1,619 ha | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1,672 ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1,766 ha | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,940 ha | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 2,140 ha | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 2,301 ha | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 2,408 ha | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 2,488 ha | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 2,500 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,400 ha | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 2,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 1,800 ha | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 1,700 ha | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 1,480 ha | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 1,450 ha | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1,400 ha | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1,300 ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1,100 ha | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,050 ha | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 1,030 ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1,050 ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 812 ha | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 911 ha | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 857 ha | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 840 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 714 ha | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 657 ha | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 764 ha | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 577 ha | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 635 ha | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 666 ha | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 505 ha | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 536 ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 593 ha | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 472 ha | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 363 ha | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 460 ha | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 450 ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 410 ha | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 400 ha | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 390 ha | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 380 ha | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 400 ha | +5.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 400 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 86 ha, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — 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 | +107.6% | 709 ha | 1,472 ha |
| 1975 | -76.2% | 2,809 ha | 669 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,678 ha | 1,100 ha | 3,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,888 ha | 669 ha | 3,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,133 ha | 1,619 ha | 2,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,573 ha | 1,100 ha | 2,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 868.5 ha | 657 ha | 1,050 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 525.7 ha | 363 ha | 666 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 396 ha | 380 ha | 410 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 71 Paraguay 491 ha compare
- 72 Congo 472 ha compare
- 73 Puerto Rico 466 ha compare
- 75 Guadeloupe 370 ha compare
- 76 Tajikistan 340 ha compare
- 77 New Zealand 333 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 lemons and limes — area harvested in Cyprus?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Cyprus was 400 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3,300 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 363 ha in 2017.
- How does Cyprus rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Cyprus ranks 74th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 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.