Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 465,587 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lemons and limes — area harvested in Southern Asia stood at 465,587 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Southern Asia peaked at 465,587 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57,287 ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Asia 3rd out of 27 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57,287 ha | — |
| 1962 | 66,741 ha | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 77,442 ha | +16.0% |
| 1964 | 74,941 ha | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 76,605 ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 61,120 ha | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 64,763 ha | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 58,612 ha | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 57,780 ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 63,494 ha | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 64,698 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 65,466 ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 65,056 ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 66,110 ha | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 69,042 ha | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 71,030 ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 63,818 ha | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 68,911 ha | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 69,038 ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 70,832 ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 75,237 ha | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 77,612 ha | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 74,204 ha | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 80,451 ha | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 79,817 ha | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 89,925 ha | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 92,616 ha | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 98,304 ha | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 103,332 ha | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 113,709 ha | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 106,666 ha | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 112,142 ha | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 118,253 ha | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 131,256 ha | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 136,437 ha | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 147,364 ha | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 167,111 ha | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 173,408 ha | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 185,500 ha | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 220,306 ha | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 215,021 ha | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 216,400 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 204,691 ha | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 227,439 ha | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 144,747 ha | -36.4% |
| 2006 | 341,341 ha | +135.8% |
| 2007 | 354,925 ha | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 369,983 ha | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 383,684 ha | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 366,085 ha | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 289,882 ha | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 300,459 ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 324,432 ha | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 353,073 ha | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 348,825 ha | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 322,953 ha | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 331,519 ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 360,906 ha | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 427,925 ha | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 443,656 ha | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 451,778 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 430,693 ha | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 440,006 ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 465,587 ha | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66,143 ha | 57,287 ha | 77,442 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 66,666 ha | 63,494 ha | 71,030 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,233 ha | 70,832 ha | 103,332 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 139,185 ha | 106,666 ha | 185,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 267,854 ha | 144,747 ha | 383,684 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 342,606 ha | 289,882 ha | 427,925 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 446,344 ha | 430,693 ha | 465,587 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — area harvested in Southern Asia?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Southern Asia was 465,587 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 465,587 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,287 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.