Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Americas
Americas: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 2.09 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Americas stood at 2.09 million ha.
The figure is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Americas peaked at 2.62 million ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86,102 ha, in 1966.
That places Americas 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87,837 ha | — |
| 1962 | 97,773 ha | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 100,014 ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 107,105 ha | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 95,250 ha | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 86,102 ha | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 89,480 ha | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 87,603 ha | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 99,811 ha | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 110,884 ha | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 105,483 ha | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 96,637 ha | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 105,603 ha | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 100,623 ha | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 105,451 ha | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 101,347 ha | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 139,860 ha | +38.0% |
| 1978 | 185,477 ha | +32.6% |
| 1979 | 195,753 ha | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 245,762 ha | +25.5% |
| 1981 | 235,724 ha | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 242,170 ha | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 154,746 ha | -36.1% |
| 1984 | 171,497 ha | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 198,575 ha | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 286,319 ha | +44.2% |
| 1987 | 391,244 ha | +36.6% |
| 1988 | 243,246 ha | -37.8% |
| 1989 | 209,180 ha | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 256,327 ha | +22.5% |
| 1991 | 369,655 ha | +44.2% |
| 1992 | 396,828 ha | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 459,035 ha | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 518,110 ha | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 439,932 ha | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 392,582 ha | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 428,975 ha | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 464,540 ha | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 599,068 ha | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 807,010 ha | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 766,601 ha | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 468,632 ha | -38.9% |
| 2003 | 618,725 ha | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 871,287 ha | +40.8% |
| 2005 | 986,736 ha | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 741,534 ha | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 717,432 ha | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 827,646 ha | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million ha | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 1.63 million ha | +41.6% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million ha | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 1.22 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million ha | +37.1% |
| 2016 | 2.62 million ha | +40.2% |
| 2017 | 2.23 million ha | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 1.83 million ha | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million ha | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.97 million ha | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 1.96 million ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.03 million ha | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million ha | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 2.09 million ha | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94,553 ha | 86,102 ha | 107,105 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,712 ha | 96,637 ha | 195,753 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 237,846 ha | 154,746 ha | 391,244 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 432,505 ha | 256,327 ha | 599,068 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 795,560 ha | 468,632 ha | 1.15 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million ha | 1.21 million ha | 2.62 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million ha | 1.71 million ha | 2.09 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 India 1.74 million ha compare
- 2 Canada 1.69 million ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 242,195 ha compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 1.04 million ha compare
- 4 Australia 1.04 million ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 129,738 ha compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 350,728 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 89,150 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 236,771 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.8368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 0.7578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.7575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Americas?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Americas was 2.09 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,102 ha in 1966.
- How does Americas rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas 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.