Lemon and lime production rose 26.0% to 6.15 kt in Cyprus in 2022, according to Faostat.
Historically, lemon and lime production in Cyprus reached an all time high of 43.0 kt in 1990 and an all time low of 4.88 kt in 2021. When compared to Cyprus's main peers, lemon and lime production in Egypt amounted to 358 kt, 89.9 kt in Greece, 71.4 kt in Israel and 1,323 kt in Turkey in 2022.
Cyprus has been ranked 64th within the group of 95 countries we follow in terms of lemon and lime production, 13 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Lemon and Lime Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Albania | kt | ... | ... | 3.61 | 3.22 | 3.77 | 4.08 | 4.59 | ||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cyprus | kt | 8.18 | 6.19 | 6.22 | 5.69 | 5.39 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | kt | 348 | 366 | 355 | 314 | 376 | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | kt | 64.8 | 76.2 | 88.4 | 82.3 | 87.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | kt | 474 | 489 | 501 | 516 | 502 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | kt | 4.48 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 5.18 | 5.38 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | kt | 67.0 | 74.8 | 71.0 | 75.6 | 71.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Jordan | kt | 31.7 | 34.6 | 35.1 | 39.2 | 30.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Lebanon | kt | 116 | 104 | 103 | 105 | 106 | ||||||||||||||||
Libya | kt | 21.3 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 20.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Macedonia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Saudi Arabia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49.7 | 51.7 | 51.7 | 57.2 | ||
Sudan | kt | 270 | 281 | 309 | 324 | 341 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | kt | 187 | 154 | 174 | 153 | 106 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 851 | 1,007 | 1,100 | 950 | 1,189 |