Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Western Asia
Western Asia: Chick peas, dry — Area harvested was 543,180 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 543,180 ha for chick peas, dry — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Western Asia peaked at 995,185 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 121,920 ha, in 1966.
That places Western Asia 6th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130,274 ha | — |
| 1962 | 143,158 ha | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 123,597 ha | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 138,679 ha | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 168,560 ha | +21.5% |
| 1966 | 121,920 ha | -27.7% |
| 1967 | 150,421 ha | +23.4% |
| 1968 | 150,201 ha | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 162,848 ha | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 136,463 ha | -16.2% |
| 1971 | 149,125 ha | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 221,130 ha | +48.3% |
| 1973 | 276,143 ha | +24.9% |
| 1974 | 293,058 ha | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 215,265 ha | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 222,712 ha | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 199,163 ha | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 235,337 ha | +18.2% |
| 1979 | 246,013 ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 365,685 ha | +48.6% |
| 1981 | 308,113 ha | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 323,205 ha | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 453,563 ha | +40.3% |
| 1984 | 416,947 ha | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 500,711 ha | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 596,024 ha | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 753,670 ha | +26.4% |
| 1988 | 890,477 ha | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 870,313 ha | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 995,185 ha | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 950,356 ha | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 959,358 ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 920,248 ha | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 898,237 ha | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 909,912 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 956,528 ha | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 952,005 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 892,452 ha | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 775,891 ha | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 851,397 ha | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 916,090 ha | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 982,048 ha | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 947,290 ha | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 779,162 ha | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 684,893 ha | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 628,451 ha | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 634,680 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 603,176 ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 556,560 ha | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 550,444 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 506,908 ha | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 526,207 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 530,603 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 465,131 ha | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 450,816 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 433,560 ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 483,581 ha | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 594,539 ha | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 621,869 ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 607,639 ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 568,104 ha | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 534,780 ha | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 533,290 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 543,180 ha | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 143,295 ha | 121,920 ha | 168,560 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 219,441 ha | 136,463 ha | 293,058 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 547,871 ha | 308,113 ha | 890,477 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 921,017 ha | 775,891 ha | 995,185 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 758,375 ha | 556,560 ha | 982,048 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 516,366 ha | 433,560 ha | 621,869 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 557,399 ha | 533,290 ha | 607,639 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
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- Bananas — Production 1.37 million t (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 788,652 An (2024)
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- Tomatoes — Yield 66,983 kg/ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chick peas, dry — area harvested in Western Asia?
- Chick peas, dry — area harvested in Western Asia was 543,180 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 995,185 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,920 ha in 1966.
- How does Western Asia rank for chick peas, dry — area harvested?
- Western Asia ranks 6th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chick peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chick peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.