Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Argentina
Argentina: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 15,970 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 15,970 ha for lentils, dry — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Argentina peaked at 54,340 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1,499 ha, in 2009.
That places Argentina 18th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,189 ha | +55.0% |
| 1963 | 14,664 ha | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 15,589 ha | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 16,625 ha | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 16,468 ha | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 23,344 ha | +41.8% |
| 1968 | 19,193 ha | -17.8% |
| 1969 | 22,310 ha | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 21,530 ha | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 16,890 ha | -21.6% |
| 1972 | 11,800 ha | -30.1% |
| 1973 | 9,750 ha | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 8,200 ha | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 8,150 ha | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 8,630 ha | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 28,700 ha | +232.6% |
| 1978 | 54,340 ha | +89.3% |
| 1979 | 21,800 ha | -59.9% |
| 1980 | 23,000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 22,050 ha | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 14,000 ha | -36.5% |
| 1983 | 7,380 ha | -47.3% |
| 1984 | 10,500 ha | +42.3% |
| 1985 | 15,500 ha | +47.6% |
| 1986 | 16,900 ha | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 12,800 ha | -24.3% |
| 1988 | 14,955 ha | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 16,900 ha | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 26,900 ha | +59.2% |
| 1991 | 27,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 24,000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 17,200 ha | -28.3% |
| 1995 | 9,000 ha | -47.7% |
| 1996 | 1,500 ha | -83.3% |
| 1997 | 3,500 ha | +133.3% |
| 1998 | 4,500 ha | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 8,000 ha | +77.8% |
| 2000 | 6,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 3,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 2,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 1,500 ha | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,499 ha | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 14,400 ha | +860.6% |
| 2011 | 17,200 ha | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 16,500 ha | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 12,200 ha | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 20,500 ha | +68.0% |
| 2015 | 26,000 ha | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 19,000 ha | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 18,827 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 17,623 ha | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 35,632 ha | +102.2% |
| 2020 | 32,906 ha | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 28,207 ha | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 40,456 ha | +43.4% |
| 2023 | 14,426 ha | -64.3% |
| 2024 | 15,970 ha | +10.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 15,970 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,969 ha, 4.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 15,970 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,144 ha, 3.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +860.6% | 1,499 ha | 14,400 ha |
| 1977 | +232.6% | 8,630 ha | 28,700 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,020 ha | 9,800 ha | 23,344 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,979 ha | 8,150 ha | 54,340 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,398 ha | 7,380 ha | 23,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,660 ha | 1,500 ha | 27,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,200 ha | 1,499 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,788 ha | 12,200 ha | 35,632 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,393 ha | 14,426 ha | 40,456 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Argentina?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Argentina was 15,970 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 54,340 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,499 ha in 2009.
- How does Argentina rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 18th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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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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.