Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 1,880 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1,880 ha for lemons and limes — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 2,227 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 300 ha, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 47th of 126 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 540 ha | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 570 ha | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 450 ha | -21.1% |
| 1968 | 380 ha | -15.6% |
| 1969 | 370 ha | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 390 ha | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 440 ha | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 450 ha | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 500 ha | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 520 ha | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 450 ha | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 400 ha | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 350 ha | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 750 ha | +114.3% |
| 1981 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 680 ha | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 600 ha | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 550 ha | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 700 ha | +27.3% |
| 1986 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 750 ha | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 730 ha | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 710 ha | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 770 ha | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 830 ha | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 880 ha | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 930 ha | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 660 ha | -29.0% |
| 1995 | 685 ha | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 500 ha | -27.0% |
| 1997 | 700 ha | +40.0% |
| 1998 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 800 ha | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 871 ha | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 958 ha | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 1,073 ha | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 1,171 ha | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 1,729 ha | +47.7% |
| 2005 | 1,656 ha | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,541 ha | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 1,518 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,109 ha | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 720 ha | -35.1% |
| 2010 | 746 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 848 ha | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 967 ha | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 1,310 ha | +35.5% |
| 2014 | 989 ha | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 850 ha | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 1,013 ha | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 1,011 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,227 ha | +120.3% |
| 2019 | 2,135 ha | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2,030 ha | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1,019 ha | -49.8% |
| 2022 | 2,085 ha | +104.6% |
| 2023 | 1,926 ha | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 1,880 ha | -2.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1,880 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,880 ha, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1,880 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 764 ha, 2.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +120.3% | 1,011 ha | 2,227 ha |
| 1980 | +114.3% | 350 ha | 750 ha |
| 2022 | +104.6% | 1,019 ha | 2,085 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 428.89 ha | 300 ha | 570 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 440 ha | 350 ha | 550 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 692 ha | 550 ha | 750 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 745.5 ha | 500 ha | 930 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,235 ha | 720 ha | 1,729 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,210 ha | 746 ha | 2,227 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,788 ha | 1,019 ha | 2,085 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Malaysia was 1,880 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,227 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 ha in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 47th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.