Based on a comparison of 124 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in citrus fruit production with 48,321 kt followed by Brazil and India. On the other end of the scale was Maldives with 0.038 kt, Russia with 0.071 kt and Seychelles with 0.100 kt.
Total citrus fruit production reached 166,303 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.37 % more than in the previous year and 19.3 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total citrus fruit production reached an all time high of 166,303 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 25,066 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.15 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 29.1 % of citrus fruit production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 49.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 72.7 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Citrus Fruit Production indicator page.
Citrus Fruit Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Argentina | kt | 3,281 | 3,272 | 3,542 | 3,283 | 2,684 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | kt | 19,309 | 19,835 | 19,416 | 19,673 | 19,416 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 37,649 | 38,019 | 40,192 | 44,257 | 44,152 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | kt | 4,254 | 4,531 | 4,433 | 4,374 | 5,343 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 11,581 | 11,419 | 12,545 | 14,013 | 14,271 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 2,138 | 2,295 | 2,510 | 2,563 | 2,723 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | kt | 3,095 | 3,329 | 3,936 | 4,126 | 4,057 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | kt | 2,766 | 2,812 | 2,507 | 2,896 | 2,940 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | kt | 8,265 | 8,354 | 8,581 | 8,757 | 8,903 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | kt | 4,041 | 4,074 | 4,121 | 4,170 | 4,183 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | kt | 2,194 | 2,481 | 3,014 | 2,961 | 2,965 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | kt | 7,086 | 6,331 | 6,778 | 6,010 | 6,696 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 4,293 | 4,770 | 4,902 | 4,301 | 4,349 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 7,936 | 7,008 | 5,555 | 7,406 | 7,147 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | kt | 1,134 | 1,337 | 1,513 | 1,836 | 2,093 |