Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 12,006 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lemons and limes — area harvested in Pakistan stood at 12,006 ha.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 20,000 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,700 ha, in 1969.
That places Pakistan 19th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,000 ha | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 20,000 ha | +53.8% |
| 1964 | 17,000 ha | -15.0% |
| 1965 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 ha | -88.2% |
| 1967 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,700 ha | -15.0% |
| 1970 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,800 ha | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 2,500 ha | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 3,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 3,200 ha | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 2,900 ha | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 3,500 ha | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 3,800 ha | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 4,700 ha | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 5,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 5,500 ha | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 5,800 ha | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 6,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 6,100 ha | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 6,400 ha | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 6,800 ha | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 6,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,900 ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 7,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,400 ha | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 7,600 ha | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 7,700 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 7,800 ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 7,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,900 ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,800 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7,300 ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 7,000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7,400 ha | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 7,700 ha | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 7,691 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,728 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7,976 ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7,998 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7,936 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 7,780 ha | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 7,760 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7,760 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,747 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7,713 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14,623 ha | +89.6% |
| 2017 | 14,034 ha | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 11,937 ha | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 13,569 ha | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 12,001 ha | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 12,102 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12,080 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,250 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 12,006 ha | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,856 ha | 1,700 ha | 20,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,460 ha | 1,700 ha | 3,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,690 ha | 3,800 ha | 6,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,500 ha | 6,900 ha | 7,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,649 ha | 7,000 ha | 7,998 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,086 ha | 7,713 ha | 14,623 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,088 ha | 12,001 ha | 12,250 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.02 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.02 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Pakistan was 12,006 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 ha in 1969.
- How does Pakistan rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 19th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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About this data
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.