Lemons and limes — Yield in Madagascar
Madagascar: Lemons and limes — Yield was 3,297 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Yield in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 3,297 kg/ha for lemons and limes — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — yield in Madagascar peaked at 19,280 kg/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3,268 kg/ha, in 2020.
Madagascar ranks 95th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lemons and limes — Yield in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,667 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,667 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,667 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,667 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6,667 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7,500 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 7,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10,000 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11,111 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 12,000 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 14,000 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 19,280 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 1976 | 10,845 kg/ha | -43.8% |
| 1977 | 10,884 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7,500 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 1979 | 4,725 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 1980 | 5,244 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 4,240 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 4,422 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 4,508 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 4,583 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 5,000 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 4,727 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 4,696 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 4,583 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 4,385 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 4,143 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 4,385 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 4,143 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 4,107 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 4,000 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 4,037 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 4,019 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4,001 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3,984 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4,085 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4,086 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,085 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,084 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,223 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 4,146 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 4,103 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,179 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 4,000 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 3,882 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3,816 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3,752 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3,691 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,538 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 3,462 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 3,409 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3,459 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,448 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,418 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,370 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,318 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3,268 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3,270 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,324 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3,305 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3,297 kg/ha | -0.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3,297 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 5,735 kg/ha, 57% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3,297 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,801 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Yield in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -43.8% | 19,280 kg/ha | 10,845 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +37.7% | 14,000 kg/ha | 19,280 kg/ha |
| 1979 | -37.0% | 7,500 kg/ha | 4,725 kg/ha |
| 1969 | +33.3% | 7,500 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha |
| 1978 | -31.1% | 10,884 kg/ha | 7,500 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,315 kg/ha | 6,667 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,434 kg/ha | 4,725 kg/ha | 19,280 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,639 kg/ha | 4,240 kg/ha | 5,244 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,090 kg/ha | 3,984 kg/ha | 4,385 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,060 kg/ha | 3,816 kg/ha | 4,223 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,487 kg/ha | 3,318 kg/ha | 3,752 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,293 kg/ha | 3,268 kg/ha | 3,324 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 92 Cuba 3,770 kg/ha compare
- 93 New Caledonia 3,461 kg/ha compare
- 94 Mozambique 3,397 kg/ha compare
- 96 Bhutan 3,071 kg/ha compare
- 97 Georgia 2,906 kg/ha compare
- 98 Philippines 2,034 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — yield in Madagascar?
- Lemons and limes — yield in Madagascar was 3,297 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 19,280 kg/ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,268 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for lemons and limes — yield?
- Madagascar ranks 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — yield rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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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.