Lemons and limes — Yield in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Lemons and limes — Yield was 10,277 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lemons and limes — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lemons and limes — yield in Middle Africa is 10,277 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — yield in Middle Africa peaked at 18,108 kg/ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 9,070 kg/ha, in 1985.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Lemons and limes — Yield in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,407 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,900 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 16,023 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 16,172 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 18,108 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 17,624 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 16,960 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 16,250 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 15,000 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14,444 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 15,556 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 15,222 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 14,000 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 14,200 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 14,400 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 14,600 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 14,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14,800 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 15,400 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 9,070 kg/ha | -41.1% |
| 1986 | 9,302 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 9,419 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 9,767 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 10,000 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 9,810 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 11,495 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 11,581 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 12,046 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 13,901 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 10,835 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 10,007 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 10,576 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 10,276 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 10,697 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 10,433 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 10,498 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10,348 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 10,534 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 10,446 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 10,613 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 10,458 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10,415 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 10,357 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10,462 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10,338 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10,452 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10,695 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10,328 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 10,215 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10,336 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10,331 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,311 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10,299 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10,292 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10,208 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 10,269 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10,303 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 10,286 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10,277 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Yield in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -41.1% | 15,400 kg/ha | 9,070 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,383 kg/ha | 15,000 kg/ha | 18,108 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,842 kg/ha | 14,000 kg/ha | 15,556 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,136 kg/ha | 9,070 kg/ha | 15,400 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,123 kg/ha | 9,810 kg/ha | 13,901 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,457 kg/ha | 10,348 kg/ha | 10,613 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,360 kg/ha | 10,215 kg/ha | 10,695 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,268 kg/ha | 10,208 kg/ha | 10,303 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15,133 kg/ha compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 42,000 kg/ha compare
- 5 Greece 34,389 kg/ha compare
- 6 Argentina 31,252 kg/ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,373 kg/ha compare
- 7 Honduras 30,021 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7,517 kg/ha compare
- 8 Chile 27,892 kg/ha compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — yield in Middle Africa?
- Lemons and limes — yield in Middle Africa was 10,277 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18,108 kg/ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,070 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Middle Africa rank for lemons and limes — yield?
- Middle Africa ranks 7th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — yield rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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