Oranges — Area harvested in Caribbean
Caribbean: Oranges — Area harvested was 55,584 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oranges — area harvested in Caribbean stood at 55,584 ha.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 96,407 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5,823 ha, in 1973.
That places Caribbean 21st out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oranges — Area harvested in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,170 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,870 ha | +29.4% |
| 1963 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11,880 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11,980 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 12,180 ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 12,390 ha | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 12,690 ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 11,210 ha | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 10,410 ha | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 10,430 ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 11,530 ha | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 5,823 ha | -49.5% |
| 1974 | 6,990 ha | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 7,290 ha | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 7,420 ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 7,410 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 8,060 ha | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 6,490 ha | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 7,706 ha | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 6,520 ha | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 7,055 ha | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 6,840 ha | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 6,800 ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 70,300 ha | +933.8% |
| 1986 | 72,472 ha | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 79,972 ha | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 79,525 ha | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 78,035 ha | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 91,238 ha | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 92,664 ha | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 94,806 ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 94,238 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 96,407 ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 95,821 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 81,701 ha | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 81,487 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 79,191 ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 75,919 ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 74,797 ha | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 68,483 ha | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 73,865 ha | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 75,666 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 65,031 ha | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 60,974 ha | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 66,109 ha | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 64,721 ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 62,682 ha | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 66,647 ha | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 60,411 ha | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 53,178 ha | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 49,326 ha | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 45,638 ha | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 48,946 ha | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 52,408 ha | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 72,288 ha | +37.9% |
| 2017 | 66,175 ha | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 58,982 ha | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 56,545 ha | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 47,453 ha | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 47,263 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 49,459 ha | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 51,731 ha | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 55,584 ha | +7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — Area harvested in Caribbean 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 | +933.8% | 6,800 ha | 70,300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,694 ha | 9,170 ha | 12,690 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,185 ha | 5,823 ha | 11,530 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,522 ha | 6,520 ha | 79,972 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,347 ha | 75,919 ha | 96,407 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,898 ha | 60,974 ha | 75,666 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,390 ha | 45,638 ha | 72,288 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,298 ha | 47,263 ha | 55,584 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oranges — area harvested in Caribbean?
- Oranges — area harvested in Caribbean was 55,584 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 96,407 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,823 ha in 1973.
- How does Caribbean rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Caribbean ranks 21st out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oranges — 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.