Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Plums and sloes — Area harvested was 293 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plums and sloes — area harvested in Jordan is 293 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 1,690 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 12 ha, in 1980.
That places Jordan 70th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,085 ha | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 1,690 ha | +55.8% |
| 1968 | 277 ha | -83.6% |
| 1969 | 165 ha | -40.4% |
| 1970 | 346 ha | +109.7% |
| 1971 | 172 ha | -50.3% |
| 1972 | 440 ha | +155.8% |
| 1973 | 18 ha | -95.9% |
| 1974 | 113 ha | +527.8% |
| 1975 | 279 ha | +146.9% |
| 1976 | 145 ha | -48.0% |
| 1977 | 170 ha | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 650 ha | +282.4% |
| 1979 | 180 ha | -72.3% |
| 1980 | 12 ha | -93.3% |
| 1981 | 12 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 31 ha | +158.3% |
| 1983 | 35 ha | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 46 ha | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 45 ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 430 ha | +855.6% |
| 1987 | 790 ha | +83.7% |
| 1988 | 810 ha | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 788 ha | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 774 ha | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 464 ha | -40.1% |
| 1992 | 498 ha | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 460 ha | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 320 ha | -30.4% |
| 1995 | 325 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 328 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 259 ha | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 627 ha | +142.1% |
| 1999 | 647 ha | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 651 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 651 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 651 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 650 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 650 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 650 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 650 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 555 ha | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 555 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 555 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 555 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 555 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 557 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 558 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 558 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 558 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 558 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 280 ha | -49.8% |
| 2018 | 287 ha | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 289 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 289 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 291 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 292 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 293 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 293 ha | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 293 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,954 ha, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 293 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,393 ha, 9% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +855.6% | 45 ha | 430 ha |
| 1974 | +527.8% | 18 ha | 113 ha |
| 1978 | +282.4% | 170 ha | 650 ha |
| 1982 | +158.3% | 12 ha | 31 ha |
| 1972 | +155.8% | 172 ha | 440 ha |
| 1975 | +146.9% | 113 ha | 279 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 913 ha | 165 ha | 1,690 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 251.3 ha | 18 ha | 650 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 299.9 ha | 12 ha | 810 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 470.2 ha | 259 ha | 774 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 621.8 ha | 555 ha | 651 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 475.5 ha | 280 ha | 558 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 291.6 ha | 289 ha | 293 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 67 Paraguay 321 ha compare
- 67 Switzerland 321 ha compare
- 69 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 320 ha compare
- 71 New Zealand 280 ha compare
- 72 Eswatini 261 ha compare
- 73 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 250 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plums and sloes — area harvested in Jordan?
- Plums and sloes — area harvested in Jordan was 293 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,690 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 ha in 1980.
- How does Jordan rank for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 70th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plums and sloes — 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.