Lemons and limes — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Lemons and limes — Yield was 4,921 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lemons and limes — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 4,921 kg/ha for lemons and limes — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 15,830 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4,837 kg/ha, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Lemons and limes — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,830 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,462 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 14,450 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 13,699 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 14,609 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 13,038 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 12,681 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 12,147 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 12,117 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 12,153 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 12,359 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 12,062 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 12,196 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 12,184 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 12,460 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 11,915 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 11,949 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 11,535 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 10,965 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 10,279 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 10,035 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 10,035 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9,792 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 9,556 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 7,109 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 7,179 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 7,140 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 6,844 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 6,601 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 6,440 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 6,726 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 6,854 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 6,749 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 7,148 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 6,887 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 6,515 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 6,618 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6,617 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,654 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,467 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 6,445 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7,361 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 7,962 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 7,934 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 7,380 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 8,397 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 8,435 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7,884 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 7,371 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 7,184 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 7,196 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7,974 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 7,524 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 7,565 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6,946 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 6,670 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 6,356 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 7,423 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 4,837 kg/ha | -34.8% |
| 2020 | 4,973 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 5,141 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5,564 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 5,397 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 4,921 kg/ha | -8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -34.8% | 7,423 kg/ha | 4,837 kg/ha |
| 1985 | -25.6% | 9,556 kg/ha | 7,109 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,670 kg/ha | 12,117 kg/ha | 15,830 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,978 kg/ha | 10,965 kg/ha | 12,460 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,457 kg/ha | 6,601 kg/ha | 10,279 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,721 kg/ha | 6,440 kg/ha | 7,148 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,564 kg/ha | 6,445 kg/ha | 8,435 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,968 kg/ha | 4,837 kg/ha | 7,974 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,199 kg/ha | 4,921 kg/ha | 5,564 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 9 Israel 26,639 kg/ha compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,067 kg/ha compare
- 10 Palestine 26,298 kg/ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 5,843 kg/ha compare
- 11 Brazil 25,176 kg/ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 5,280 kg/ha compare
- 12 Australia 23,168 kg/ha compare
- 13 Uruguay 23,093 kg/ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 22,863 kg/ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 1,991 kg/ha compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 22,854 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Lemons and limes — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 4,921 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 15,830 kg/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,837 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for lemons and limes — yield?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — yield rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lemons and limes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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