> In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 314 t of lemons and limes, the 94th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 71%.

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# Lemons and limes production in Puerto Rico

In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 314 t of lemons and limes, the 94th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 71%. The record was 6,000 t in 1962. Area harvested: 466 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024314 t
World rank94 of 107
10-year change+71%
Record6,000 t1962

## Lemons and limes in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.7world 16.0 (−96%)
kg per person0.10world 2.84
10-year change+71%world +45%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 92 | [Saint Lucia](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/saint-lucia/) | 325 | 0.00% |
| 93 | [Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/burkina-faso/) | 321 | 0.00% |
| 94 | **Puerto Rico** | 314 | 0.00% |
| 95 | [Malta](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/malta/) | 240 | 0.00% |
| 96 | [Kuwait](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/kuwait/) | 205 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 107 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/)

### Map of world production of lemons and limes

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 314 | −63% | 466 | 0.67 |
| 2023 | 860 | +10% | 735 | 1.17 |
| 2022 | 780 | +26% | 419 | 1.86 |
| 2021 | 617 | +26% | 437 | 1.41 |
| 2020 | 489 | +33% | 334 | 1.46 |
| 2019 | 367 | +22% | 272 | 1.35 |
| 2018 | 300 | 0.0% | 248 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 300 | +7.5% | 144 | 2.08 |
| 2016 | 279 | +21% | 116 | 2.41 |
| 2015 | 230 | +25% | 95 | 2.42 |
| 2014 | 184 | −41% | 75 | 2.45 |
| 2013 | 313 | −28% | 96 | 3.26 |
| 2012 | 436 | −1.6% | 122 | 3.57 |
| 2011 | 443 | −8.1% | 114 | 3.89 |
| 2010 | 482 | +22% | 114 | 4.23 |
| 2009 | 395 | +7.6% | 87 | 4.54 |
| 2008 | 367 | −3.4% | 75 | 4.89 |
| 2007 | 380 | +18% | 73 | 5.21 |
| 2006 | 321 | +45% | 58 | 5.53 |
| 2005 | 222 | +455% | 40 | 5.55 |
| 2004 | 40 | +5.3% | 7 | 5.71 |
| 2003 | 38 | −97% | 7 | 5.43 |
| 2002 | 1,139 | +4.2% | 130 | 8.76 |
| 2001 | 1,093 | −14% | 125 | 8.74 |
| 2000 | 1,272 | −15% | 145 | 8.77 |
| 1999 | 1,503 | −17% | 170 | 8.84 |
| 1998 | 1,811 | −26% | 405 | 4.47 |
| 1997 | 2,440 | −19% | 329 | 7.42 |
| 1996 | 3,000 | +0.2% | 383 | 7.83 |
| 1995 | 2,994 | −0.0% | 367 | 8.16 |
| 1994 | 2,995 | −19% | 340 | 8.81 |
| 1993 | 3,709 | +8.0% | 429 | 8.65 |
| 1992 | 3,435 | −0.8% | 391 | 8.79 |
| 1991 | 3,463 | −7.3% | 409 | 8.47 |
| 1990 | 3,735 | +1.7% | 345 | 10.83 |
| 1989 | 3,672 | −0.9% | 390 | 9.42 |
| 1988 | 3,704 | +2.5% | 390 | 9.50 |
| 1987 | 3,615 | +8.9% | 390 | 9.27 |
| 1986 | 3,320 | −27% | 390 | 8.51 |
| 1985 | 4,540 | +38% | 450 | 10.09 |
| 1984 | 3,288 | −8.0% | — | — |
| 1983 | 3,573 | −2.5% | — | — |
| 1982 | 3,664 | −9.9% | — | — |
| 1981 | 4,065 | +19% | — | — |
| 1980 | 3,427 | +12% | — | — |
| 1979 | 3,053 | +2.0% | — | — |
| 1978 | 2,994 | −5.7% | — | — |
| 1977 | 3,175 | −11% | — | — |
| 1976 | 3,570 | −2.3% | — | — |
| 1975 | 3,654 | +18% | — | — |
| 1974 | 3,107 | +22% | — | — |
| 1973 | 2,540 | −42% | — | — |
| 1972 | 4,354 | −19% | — | — |
| 1971 | 5,352 | +64% | — | — |
| 1970 | 3,266 | −10% | — | — |
| 1969 | 3,629 | +25% | — | — |
| 1968 | 2,903 | +3.2% | — | — |
| 1967 | 2,812 | −13% | — | — |
| 1966 | 3,220 | −6.2% | — | — |
| 1965 | 3,434 | +14% | — | — |
| 1964 | 3,000 | −25% | — | — |
| 1963 | 4,000 | −33% | — | — |
| 1962 | 6,000 | +200% | — | — |
| 1961 | 2,000 | — | — | — |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of lemons and limes in Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico produced 314 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world for production of lemons and limes?

Puerto Rico ranked 94th of 107 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 16.5% of the world total.

### How has the production of lemons and limes in Puerto Rico changed?

It rose by 71% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +45% for the world. The record was 6,000 t in 1962.

### What is the yield of lemons and limes in Puerto Rico?

0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (314 t from 466 ha), against a world average of 16.0 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Puerto Rico is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/india/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/mexico/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/china/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/argentina/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/turkey/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/brazil/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/united-states/)[Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/spain/)[South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/south-africa/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/colombia/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/iran/)[Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/italy/)
[All countries producing lemons and limes](https://husfarm.com/production/lemons-and-limes/)

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[Agricultural production in Puerto Rico](https://husfarm.com/production/country/puerto-rico/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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