Lemons and limes — Yield in Portugal
Portugal: Lemons and limes — Yield was 21,270 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lemons and limes — Yield in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 21,270 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — yield in Portugal peaked at 21,270 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,889 kg/ha, in 1980.
That places Portugal 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lemons and limes — Yield in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,692 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1963 | 7,692 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 1964 | 7,692 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8,750 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1966 | 8,387 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 8,571 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 5,333 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 1969 | 5,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,000 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,889 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 1981 | 3,889 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,444 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 4,444 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,722 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 5,000 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,258 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 8,702 kg/ha | +65.5% |
| 1994 | 8,487 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 8,531 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6,868 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1997 | 7,659 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 7,070 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 10,928 kg/ha | +54.6% |
| 2000 | 12,242 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 11,510 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 11,121 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 13,185 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 12,380 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 11,914 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 12,060 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 12,403 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 12,739 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 15,323 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 14,947 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 15,164 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 15,071 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15,748 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 15,764 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15,979 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 15,707 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 15,428 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 15,374 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14,315 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 15,366 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 16,281 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 18,226 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 20,574 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 21,270 kg/ha | +3.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 21,270 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 17,480 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 21,270 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,011 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Yield in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +65.5% | 5,258 kg/ha | 8,702 kg/ha |
| 1999 | +54.6% | 7,070 kg/ha | 10,928 kg/ha |
| 1968 | -37.8% | 8,571 kg/ha | 5,333 kg/ha |
| 1980 | -35.2% | 6,000 kg/ha | 3,889 kg/ha |
| 1962 | +30.0% | 7,692 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,717 kg/ha | 5,333 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,800 kg/ha | 5,333 kg/ha | 6,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,639 kg/ha | 3,889 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,350 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 10,928 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,488 kg/ha | 11,121 kg/ha | 15,323 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,350 kg/ha | 14,315 kg/ha | 15,979 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,343 kg/ha | 15,366 kg/ha | 21,270 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 22 South Africa 21,833 kg/ha compare
- 23 Kuwait 21,569 kg/ha compare
- 24 Costa Rica 21,296 kg/ha compare
- 25 Caribbean 2,403 kg/ha compare
- 26 Cook Islands 20,970 kg/ha compare
- 27 Egypt 20,262 kg/ha compare
- 28 New Zealand 19,453 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — yield in Portugal?
- Lemons and limes — yield in Portugal was 21,270 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 21,270 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,889 kg/ha in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for lemons and limes — yield?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — yield rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.