Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 1.04 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Australia, 1988–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.04 million ha for lentils, dry — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 448.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Australia peaked at 1.04 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 293 ha, in 1991.
That places Australia 4th out of 59 countries 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2,000 ha | — |
| 1989 | 3,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 4,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 293 ha | -92.7% |
| 1992 | 479 ha | +63.5% |
| 1993 | 980 ha | +104.6% |
| 1994 | 5,203 ha | +430.9% |
| 1995 | 6,503 ha | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 13,763 ha | +111.6% |
| 1997 | 41,990 ha | +205.1% |
| 1998 | 66,000 ha | +57.2% |
| 1999 | 75,000 ha | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 101,392 ha | +35.2% |
| 2001 | 113,045 ha | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 165,000 ha | +46.0% |
| 2003 | 83,063 ha | -49.7% |
| 2004 | 127,612 ha | +53.6% |
| 2005 | 178,170 ha | +39.6% |
| 2006 | 207,474 ha | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 130,000 ha | -37.3% |
| 2008 | 116,997 ha | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 104,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 218,763 ha | +110.3% |
| 2011 | 172,840 ha | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 165,400 ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 169,700 ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 189,000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 224,944 ha | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 275,648 ha | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 418,495 ha | +51.8% |
| 2018 | 400,100 ha | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 412,381 ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 500,872 ha | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 575,200 ha | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 873,264 ha | +51.8% |
| 2023 | 804,131 ha | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.04 million ha | +28.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.04 million ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 629 ha, 1648.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +430.9% | 980 ha | 5,203 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,500 ha | 2,000 ha | 3,000 ha | 2 |
| 1990s | 21,421 ha | 293 ha | 75,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,675 ha | 83,063 ha | 207,474 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 264,727 ha | 165,400 ha | 418,495 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 758,053 ha | 500,872 ha | 1.04 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 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 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
- 7 Nepal 145,984 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Australia?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Australia was 1.04 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 293 ha in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 448.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.