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Where can I grow fig?

Ficus carica · Fruit · Perennial

Fig is a great fit (80+) on 58.6 million km² (22.6 million sq mi) of land in 162 countries, 20% of it only with irrigation. The most well-suited land is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Bahia, Brazil and Texas, United States. Where it can't grow, it's usually winters get too cold (75%) and too wet (16%).

Crop fit≤5075100Uncolored land: won't grow

Tap the map for the score at any spot. Each square is a 28 km (17 mile) grid cell.

Great fit (80+)
58.6M km²(22.6M sq mi)
40% of land
Worth a try (50–79)
9.5M km²(3.7M sq mi)
7% of land
Great fit without irrigation
46.7M km²(18.0M sq mi)
Rain alone is enough
Countries
162
With great-fit land

Regions with the most suitable land

  1. 1

    🇧🇷Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Great fit on 557k km² (215k sq mi) · worth a try on 7,900 km² (3,100 sq mi)

    For example Montes Claros (100), Teófilo Otoni (100)

  2. 2

    🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

    Great fit on 538k km² (208k sq mi) · worth a try on 14k km² (5,500 sq mi)

    For example Feira de Santana (100), Vitória da Conquista (100)

  3. 3

    🇺🇸Texas, United States

    Great fit on 383k km² (148k sq mi) · worth a try on 54k km² (21k sq mi)

    For example San Antonio (100), Dallas (100)

  4. 4

    🇧🇷Goiás, Brazil

    Great fit on 334k km² (129k sq mi)

    For example Posse (93), Formosa (92)

  5. 5

    🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Great fit on 305k km² (118k sq mi)

    For example Bahía Blanca (100), San Nicolás de los Arroyos (100)

  6. 6

    🇮🇳Rajasthan, India

    Great fit on 268k km² (103k sq mi) · worth a try on 43k km² (17k sq mi)

    For example Devgarh (97), Udaipur (96)

  7. 7

    🇮🇳Madhya Pradesh, India

    Great fit on 253k km² (98k sq mi) · worth a try on 63k km² (24k sq mi)

    For example Dhār (97), Rājgarh (96)

  8. 8

    🇨🇳Yunnan, China

    Great fit on 244k km² (94k sq mi) · worth a try on 40k km² (15k sq mi)

    For example Chuxiong (100), Kaiyuan (100)

  9. 9

    🇺🇸California, United States

    Great fit on 238k km² (92k sq mi) · worth a try on 24k km² (9,200 sq mi)

    For example Los Angeles (100), San Diego (100)

  10. 10

    🇮🇳Uttar Pradesh, India

    Great fit on 221k km² (85k sq mi) · worth a try on 16k km² (6,200 sq mi)

    For example Sītāpur (100), Khairābād (100)

  11. 11

    🇪🇹Oromiya, Ethiopia

    Great fit on 218k km² (84k sq mi) · worth a try on 42k km² (16k sq mi)

    For example Negēlē (100), Bedēsa (100)

  12. 12

    🇦🇺New South Wales, Australia

    Great fit on 199k km² (77k sq mi) · worth a try on 11k km² (4,300 sq mi)

    For example Maitland (100), Tamworth (100)

  13. 13

    🇨🇳Hunan, China

    Great fit on 180k km² (69k sq mi) · worth a try on 3,400 km² (1,300 sq mi)

    For example Yueyang (97), Shenliu (97)

  14. 14

    🇨🇳Guangxi, China

    Great fit on 178k km² (69k sq mi) · worth a try on 6,500 km² (2,500 sq mi)

    For example Pingxiang (97), Baise (95)

  15. 15

    🇵🇰Punjab, Pakistan

    Great fit on 169k km² (65k sq mi) · worth a try on 37k km² (14k sq mi)

    For example Rawalpindi (100), Sharifabad (100)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

By country

  • 🇧🇷Brazil3.9M km² (1.5M sq mi) · 64% of its land
  • 🇮🇳India2.2M km² (858k sq mi) · 69% of its land
  • 🇨🇳China1.7M km² (665k sq mi) · 31% of its land
  • 🇺🇸United States1.5M km² (596k sq mi) · 28% of its land
  • 🇲🇽Mexico1.4M km² (521k sq mi) · 84% of its land
  • 🇦🇷Argentina1.3M km² (501k sq mi) · 83% of its land
  • 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo1.1M km² (418k sq mi) · 96% of its land
  • 🇹🇿Tanzania834k km² (322k sq mi) · 98% of its land
  • 🇿🇦South Africa790k km² (305k sq mi) · 92% of its land
  • 🇳🇬Nigeria778k km² (300k sq mi) · 87% of its land

Best-suited towns

  1. 100%fit

    Oran

    🇩🇿 Algeria

  2. 100%fit

    Gaza

    🇵🇸 Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory

  3. 100%fit

    Stockton

    🇺🇸 California, United States

  4. 100%fit

    Windhoek

    🇳🇦 Khomas Region, Namibia

  5. 100%fit

    Hargeysa

    🇸🇴 Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia

  6. 100%fit

    Los Angeles

    🇺🇸 California, United States

  7. 100%fit

    Pikine

    🇸🇳 Dakar, Senegal

  8. 100%fit

    Guédiawaye

    🇸🇳 Dakar, Senegal

  9. 100%fit

    Valencia

    🇪🇸 Spain

  10. 100%fit

    Zaragoza

    🇪🇸 Aragon, Spain

  11. 100%fit

    Borama

    🇸🇴 Awdal, Somalia

  12. 100%fit

    Jerusalem

    🇮🇱 Israel

The most comfortable fits among the 2,000 biggest towns, two per region.

What fig needs

Coldest night of the year (average)
Ideal at least 18°F (-8°C)Won't grow below 10°F (-12°C)
Warmest-month average
Ideal 72–90°F (22–32°C)Won't grow below 64°F (18°C) or above 99°F (37°C)
Frost-free days
Ideal at least 200 daysWon't grow below 150 days
Yearly rain
Ideal 9.8–39 in (250–1,000 mm)Won't grow below 5.9 in (150 mm) or above 79 in (2,000 mm)

Tops die back around −10 °C but roots often regrow. Rain at ripening splits fruit.

Sources: UC ANR: Fig production; FAO ECOCROP: Ficus carica. Ranges not yet reviewed by an agronomist.

What stops it elsewhere

  • Winters get too cold75%
  • Too wet16%
  • Summers too cool6%
  • Summers too hot3%

Share of the land scoring under 50, by what holds it back most.

How this map works

Every 28 km square of land is scored 0–100 against the requirements above, using 1991–2020 monthly climate averages with frost, chill and heat estimated by simulating daily weather. Each square is scored with whichever variety fits it best. “With irrigation” ignores rain shortfalls; “Rain-fed only” counts them.

Climate is only part of it: soil, slope, water and markets decide where a crop is actually farmed. Use this to shortlist places, then check them locally.

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