Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 122,446 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — area harvested in Africa is 122,446 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Africa peaked at 208,155 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 104,580 ha, in 1980.
That places Africa 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 159,702 ha | 146,025 ha | 178,764 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 171,418 ha | 119,101 ha | 205,180 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 134,818 ha | 104,580 ha | 156,640 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 121,745 ha | 108,198 ha | 151,555 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,405 ha | 115,681 ha | 154,296 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,650 ha | 132,424 ha | 208,155 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 145,852 ha | 122,446 ha | 172,860 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Africa?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Africa was 122,446 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 208,155 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,580 ha in 1980.
- How does Africa rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lentils, 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.