Chinese Citrus Production Technical Efficiency Estimates, 2012-2024

Stochastic frontier function estimation results by Yuan Wu measure the technical efficiency of citrus planting in seven major Chinese provinces from 2012 to 2024. The dataset, shared on figshare, contains model outputs showing an overall average technical efficiency of 0.837. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in agricultural technical efficiency based on the reported time-series results.
• Model the impact of input factors like labor and fertilizer on output based on the described production function.
• Investigate regional disparities in farming efficiency based on the described east-central-west comparisons.
• Study economies of scale in agriculture based on the described scale effect findings.

Strengths

• Provides a calculated average technical efficiency score of 0.837 for the studied period.
• Covers a 13-year time range from 2012 to 2024.
• Focuses on seven major citrus-producing provinces in China, offering regional specificity.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope, likely containing only summary or model results.

Provenance

Source

Yuan Wu via figshare.

Collection Method

Generated by adopting a stochastic frontier analysis model on panel data for citrus planting operations.

Time Range

2012 to 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 17:27:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Seven major citrus-producing provinces and cities in China.