Oranges — Area harvested in India
India: Oranges — Area harvested was 240,170 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Area harvested in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oranges — area harvested in India stood at 240,170 ha.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in India peaked at 346,300 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 54,000 ha, in 1961.
That places India 5th out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oranges — Area harvested in India, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 54,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 55,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 56,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 59,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 70,000 ha | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 75,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 95,000 ha | +26.7% |
| 1969 | 88,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 93,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 98,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 100,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 102,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 98,000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 102,000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 95,000 ha | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 92,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 91,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 95,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 103,000 ha | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 107,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 125,000 ha | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 115,000 ha | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 105,000 ha | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 112,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 120,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 131,000 ha | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 138,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 130,000 ha | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 112,000 ha | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 127,000 ha | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 71,500 ha | -43.7% |
| 1995 | 77,700 ha | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 83,000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 65,600 ha | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 67,400 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 62,200 ha | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 75,200 ha | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 80,600 ha | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 126,400 ha | +56.8% |
| 2003 | 146,100 ha | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 194,500 ha | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 194,400 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 230,300 ha | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 268,800 ha | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 300,200 ha | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 317,830 ha | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 346,300 ha | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 157,000 ha | -54.7% |
| 2012 | 162,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 323,000 ha | +99.4% |
| 2014 | 335,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 275,000 ha | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 243,762 ha | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 191,232 ha | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 184,617 ha | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 187,076 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 217,429 ha | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 216,528 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 228,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 231,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 240,170 ha | +4.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 240,170 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,473 ha, 37.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- India's 240,170 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 4,267 ha, 56.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — Area harvested in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +99.4% | 162,000 ha | 323,000 ha |
| 2011 | -54.7% | 346,300 ha | 157,000 ha |
| 2002 | +56.8% | 80,600 ha | 126,400 ha |
| 1994 | -43.7% | 127,000 ha | 71,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67,333 ha | 54,000 ha | 95,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 97,100 ha | 91,000 ha | 102,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 112,800 ha | 95,000 ha | 131,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 93,440 ha | 62,200 ha | 138,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 193,433 ha | 75,200 ha | 317,830 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 240,499 ha | 157,000 ha | 346,300 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,625 ha | 216,528 ha | 240,170 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 China 407,490 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 402,913 ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 71,391 ha compare
- 4 Mexico 341,217 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 56,868 ha compare
- 6 Egypt 173,711 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 51,835 ha compare
- 7 Spain 142,480 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 28,301 ha compare
- 8 Iraq 134,561 ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 23,717 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oranges — area harvested in India?
- Oranges — area harvested in India was 240,170 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 346,300 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,000 ha in 1961.
- How does India rank for oranges — area harvested?
- India ranks 5th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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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.