Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 154,640 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lemons and limes — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 154,640 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 117.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 154,640 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,000 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,700 ha | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 4,810 ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 5,660 ha | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 5,360 ha | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 6,160 ha | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 6,410 ha | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 6,520 ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 6,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6,620 ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 6,740 ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 6,950 ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 7,127 ha | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 7,136 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 6,974 ha | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 7,303 ha | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 7,310 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 7,561 ha | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 8,333 ha | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 9,357 ha | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 10,306 ha | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 10,819 ha | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 11,898 ha | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 12,047 ha | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 16,868 ha | +40.0% |
| 1986 | 17,320 ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 18,208 ha | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 18,702 ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 19,408 ha | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 22,258 ha | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 23,399 ha | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 23,261 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 23,692 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 22,756 ha | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 23,262 ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 24,351 ha | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 25,034 ha | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 25,547 ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 26,067 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 27,655 ha | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 26,912 ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 30,801 ha | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 35,013 ha | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 37,577 ha | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 42,624 ha | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 51,532 ha | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 48,971 ha | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 55,168 ha | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 57,651 ha | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 65,188 ha | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 65,351 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62,851 ha | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 66,793 ha | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 71,014 ha | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 78,101 ha | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 76,763 ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 85,336 ha | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 77,934 ha | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 126,458 ha | +62.3% |
| 2020 | 126,028 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 130,765 ha | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 123,884 ha | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 136,330 ha | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 154,640 ha | +13.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +62.3% | 77,934 ha | 126,458 ha |
| 1985 | +40.0% | 12,047 ha | 16,868 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,571 ha | 4,000 ha | 6,520 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,205 ha | 6,620 ha | 8,333 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,493 ha | 9,357 ha | 19,408 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,963 ha | 22,258 ha | 26,067 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,390 ha | 26,912 ha | 57,651 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,579 ha | 62,851 ha | 126,458 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,329 ha | 123,884 ha | 154,640 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 India 319,043 ha compare
- 2 Mexico 215,659 ha compare
- 3 China 103,743 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
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.4713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 154,640 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 154,640 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.