Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 215,659 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lemons and limes — area harvested in Mexico stood at 215,659 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 215,659 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,689 ha, in 1961.
That places Mexico 2nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,689 ha | — |
| 1962 | 18,498 ha | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 19,699 ha | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 22,074 ha | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 22,543 ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 23,115 ha | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 22,341 ha | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 22,297 ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 24,301 ha | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 26,475 ha | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 50,970 ha | +92.5% |
| 1972 | 51,124 ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 51,025 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 50,949 ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 50,722 ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 48,705 ha | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 53,132 ha | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 50,769 ha | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 54,408 ha | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 60,985 ha | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 65,402 ha | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 74,358 ha | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 75,478 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 72,409 ha | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 72,495 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 70,757 ha | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 69,818 ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 75,426 ha | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 74,632 ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 72,990 ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 75,382 ha | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 80,846 ha | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 83,149 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 83,624 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 89,365 ha | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 97,977 ha | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 98,562 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 106,288 ha | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 112,045 ha | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 122,755 ha | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 126,281 ha | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 127,063 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 131,668 ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 140,824 ha | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 136,966 ha | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 139,761 ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 145,632 ha | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 149,653 ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 141,752 ha | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 143,869 ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 151,021 ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 150,684 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 151,765 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 156,429 ha | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 161,681 ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 163,466 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 172,255 ha | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 175,826 ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 183,575 ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 187,481 ha | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 195,619 ha | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 202,028 ha | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 211,046 ha | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 215,659 ha | +2.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 215,659 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,880 ha, 114.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 215,659 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,185 ha, 182.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +92.5% | 26,475 ha | 50,970 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,284 ha | 16,689 ha | 24,301 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,828 ha | 26,475 ha | 54,408 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,176 ha | 60,985 ha | 75,478 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,023 ha | 72,990 ha | 112,045 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,236 ha | 122,755 ha | 149,653 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 161,057 ha | 143,869 ha | 183,575 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,367 ha | 187,481 ha | 215,659 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 1 India 319,043 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 Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — area harvested in Mexico?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Mexico was 215,659 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 215,659 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,689 ha in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 2nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.