Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 124,892 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Bangladesh stood at 124,892 ha.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Bangladesh peaked at 295,000 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 62,727 ha, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62,727 ha | — |
| 1962 | 64,346 ha | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 72,035 ha | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 67,583 ha | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 66,369 ha | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 68,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 70,800 ha | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 68,400 ha | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 71,600 ha | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 90,000 ha | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 100,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 120,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 150,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 180,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 200,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 250,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 291,000 ha | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 293,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 295,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 289,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 285,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 248,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 240,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 240,400 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 233,400 ha | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 222,500 ha | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 212,700 ha | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 216,308 ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 215,297 ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 209,085 ha | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 210,078 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 208,915 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 207,444 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 207,600 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 207,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 206,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 206,347 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 205,775 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 205,485 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 166,802 ha | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 164,372 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 157,085 ha | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 154,187 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 154,590 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 153,831 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 134,635 ha | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 137,553 ha | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 72,581 ha | -47.2% |
| 2009 | 70,952 ha | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 77,287 ha | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 82,969 ha | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 86,248 ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 89,840 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 124,617 ha | +38.7% |
| 2015 | 145,492 ha | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 154,515 ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 154,746 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 155,963 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 142,418 ha | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 141,282 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 145,972 ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 144,454 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 135,396 ha | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 124,892 ha | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67,984 ha | 62,727 ha | 72,035 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 196,900 ha | 90,000 ha | 295,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 240,260 ha | 212,700 ha | 289,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 207,433 ha | 205,485 ha | 210,078 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,659 ha | 70,952 ha | 166,802 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,410 ha | 77,287 ha | 155,963 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,399 ha | 124,892 ha | 145,972 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 5 Kazakhstan 350,728 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 236,771 ha compare
- 7 Nepal 145,984 ha compare
- 9 Ethiopia 77,009 ha compare
- 10 China (People’s Republic of) 65,114 ha compare
- 10 China, mainland 65,114 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 11.42 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 11.42 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Bangladesh?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Bangladesh was 124,892 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 295,000 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,727 ha in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.