Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Paraguay
Paraguay: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 491 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Paraguay, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lemons and limes — area harvested in Paraguay stood at 491 ha.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Paraguay peaked at 2,523 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 423 ha, in 2008.
Paraguay ranks 71st 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,500 ha | — |
| 1986 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,523 ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 627 ha | -75.1% |
| 1992 | 624 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 626 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 625 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 587 ha | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 589 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 581 ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 588 ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 582 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 530 ha | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 900 ha | +69.8% |
| 2002 | 750 ha | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 530 ha | -29.3% |
| 2004 | 740 ha | +39.6% |
| 2005 | 750 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 735 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 750 ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 423 ha | -43.6% |
| 2009 | 450 ha | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 442 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 442 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 442 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 450 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 463 ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 465 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 470 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 470 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 475 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 472 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 476 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 662 ha | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 530 ha | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 491 ha | -7.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 491 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,880 ha, 26% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 491 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,185 ha, 41% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -75.1% | 2,523 ha | 627 ha |
| 2001 | +69.8% | 530 ha | 900 ha |
| 2008 | -43.6% | 750 ha | 423 ha |
| 2004 | +39.6% | 530 ha | 740 ha |
| 2022 | +39.1% | 476 ha | 662 ha |
| 2003 | -29.3% | 750 ha | 530 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,500 ha | 2,500 ha | 2,500 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 795.2 ha | 581 ha | 2,523 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 655.8 ha | 423 ha | 900 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 456.9 ha | 442 ha | 475 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 526.2 ha | 472 ha | 662 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 68 Central African Republic 532 ha compare
- 69 Azerbaijan 513 ha compare
- 70 Trinidad and Tobago 499 ha compare
- 72 Congo 472 ha compare
- 73 Puerto Rico 466 ha compare
- 74 Cyprus 400 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 817.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5603 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — area harvested in Paraguay?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Paraguay was 491 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,523 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 423 ha in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Paraguay ranks 71st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.