The top ten orange producing areas in China are in 10 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Hubei, Guangdong, Chongqing and Yunnan.

1. The number one citrus planting area is Guangxi, with an area of ??about 7 million acres. Mainly distributed in Guilin City, Hezhou City, Liuzhou City, Nanning City, Wuzhou City, Yulin City, Hechi City, Chongzuo City and other places. The main varieties grown are: sugar orange, navel orange, Wo orange, horse water orange, emperor orange, Maogu orange, tangerine, Shatian pomelo, Sanhong pomelo, etc.

2. The second largest citrus planting province is Hunan, with a planting area of ??approximately 4.969 million acres. Mainly distributed in Yongzhou City, Shaoyang City, Huaihua City, Chenzhou City, Changsha City, Changde City, etc. The main varieties planted are: pomelo, navel orange, satsuma orange, blood orange, ponkan, rock sugar orange, tribute orange, sweet orange, honey pomelo, kumquat, sugar orange, etc.

3. The third largest citrus planting province is Guangdong, with a planting area of ??approximately 4.945 million acres. Mainly distributed in Huaiji, Heyuan, Qingyuan, Shaoguan, Deqing, Fengkai, Yunan, Yingde and other places. The main varieties grown are: Shatang tangerine, Gong tangerine, Mashui tangerine, Xinhui tangerine, Springfield tangerine, Shatian pomelo, honey pomelo, etc.

4. The fourth-ranked citrus planting area is Hubei, with a planting area of ??approximately 4.574 million acres. The citrus planting areas in Hubei are mainly located in Yichang City, including Zigui and Yidu. The main varieties grown are navel orange, Newhall orange, Lunwan orange, etc.

5. The fifth-ranked citrus planting area is Sichuan, with a planting area of ??approximately 4.017 million acres. Mainly distributed in the Chengdu Plain and eastern Sichuan areas, Meishan City, Ziyang City, Chengdu City, Nanchong City, Neijiang City, Dazhou City, Zigong City, and Guang'an City are relatively concentrated. The main cultivated varieties are miscellaneous tangerines (Shiranui, Kiyomi, Chunmi, Huangguo tangerine); wide-skinned tangerines (Ponkan, Wenzhou satsuma), etc.

6. The sixth-ranked citrus planting area is Fujian, with a planting area of ??approximately 3.789 million acres. Mainly distributed in Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Xiamen, etc. The main varieties include century red, ponkan, navel orange, etc.

7. The seventh largest citrus planting province is Jiangxi, with a planting area of ??approximately 3.601 million acres. Mainly distributed in Xunwu, Anyuan, Huichang, Ruijin, Xinfeng, Ningdu, Yudu, Xingguo, etc. The main varieties grown are: Xinyu mandarin oranges, Jinggang mandarin oranges, Nanfeng mandarin oranges, Gannan navel oranges, Newhall navel oranges, Pengna navel oranges, etc.

8. The eighth-ranked citrus planting area is Chongqing, with a planting area of ??approximately 2.426 million acres. Mainly distributed in Wanzhou, Kaixian, Jiangjin, Zhongxian, Yunyang, Hechuan, etc. The main varieties grown are: red-fleshed navel oranges, late-maturing oranges, red oranges, golden oranges, cinnabar oranges, ponkans, ugly oranges, Ehime 38, rose oranges, Harumi oranges, etc.

9. The ninth largest citrus planting province is Zhejiang, with a planting area of ??approximately 1.785 million acres. Mainly distributed in Quzhou, Taizhou, Lishui, Jinhua, Hangzhou, Wenzhou and other places. The main varieties include Wenzhou mandarin orange, ponkan, and pomelo. Among them, Wenzhou mandarin orange is the leading citrus variety in Zhejiang. Huangyan tangerines in Taizhou, Zhejiang are the most famous, and ponkans are the main products in Quzhou.

10. The tenth largest citrus planting province is Yunnan, with a planting area of ??approximately 613,000 acres. Mainly distributed in Binchuan, Panxi, Huaxi and Xinping areas of Dali Prefecture. Binchuan mainly grows Wo tangerine and ponkan varieties; Huaxi and Panxi mainly grow Wenzhou tangerine varieties; Xinping County mainly grows rock sugar orange and other varieties.