World Lemons and limes production: country ranking and trends
World Lemons and limes ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)23.19M t2024
Countries127
#1India3.84M t
10-year change+45.4 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Lemons and limes production reaches 23.19M t. India ranks first with 3.84M t, about 16.5 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +45.4 %.
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Which country produces the most Lemons and limes?
India ranks #1 for 2024 with 3.84M t.
How is the world total for Lemons and limes calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | India | 3.84M t | 16.5 % |
| #2 | Mexico | 3.29M t | 14.2 % |
| #3 | China | 2.32M t | 10.0 % |
| #4 | Argentina | 2.15M t | 9.3 % |
| #5 | Turkey | 1.73M t | 7.5 % |
| #6 | Brazil | 1.72M t | 7.4 % |
| #7 | United States | 927.1k t | 4.0 % |
| #8 | Spain | 919.5k t | 4.0 % |
| #9 | South Africa | 748.6k t | 3.2 % |
| #10 | Colombia | 592.3k t | 2.6 % |
| #11 | Iran | 509.9k t | 2.2 % |
| #12 | Italy | 431.6k t | 1.9 % |
| #13 | Peru | 419.1k t | 1.8 % |
| #14 | Sudan | 415.4k t | 1.8 % |
| #15 | Egypt | 381.9k t | 1.6 % |
| #16 | Chile | 281.0k t | 1.2 % |
| #17 | Thailand | 168.4k t | 0.7 % |
| #18 | Kenya | 135.2k t | 0.6 % |
| #19 | Syria | 134.0k t | 0.6 % |
| #20 | Saudi Arabia | 124.2k t | 0.5 % |
Production
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