Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Chile
Chile: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 629 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Chile, 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 Chile is 629 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Chile peaked at 52,950 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 629 ha, in 2024.
That places Chile 40th 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,810 ha | — |
| 1962 | 23,880 ha | -17.1% |
| 1963 | 24,930 ha | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 24,870 ha | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 24,077 ha | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 10,572 ha | -56.1% |
| 1967 | 6,800 ha | -35.7% |
| 1968 | 7,390 ha | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 12,645 ha | +71.1% |
| 1970 | 17,280 ha | +36.7% |
| 1971 | 18,070 ha | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 18,270 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 16,030 ha | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 19,530 ha | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 20,550 ha | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 22,500 ha | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 30,390 ha | +35.1% |
| 1978 | 31,840 ha | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 50,360 ha | +58.2% |
| 1980 | 52,950 ha | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 47,660 ha | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 38,860 ha | -18.5% |
| 1983 | 23,050 ha | -40.7% |
| 1984 | 23,730 ha | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 36,360 ha | +53.2% |
| 1986 | 37,270 ha | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 46,330 ha | +24.3% |
| 1988 | 32,750 ha | -29.3% |
| 1989 | 14,690 ha | -55.1% |
| 1990 | 13,930 ha | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 14,870 ha | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 18,970 ha | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 13,370 ha | -29.5% |
| 1994 | 10,250 ha | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 10,735 ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 10,787 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7,247 ha | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 5,059 ha | -30.2% |
| 1999 | 3,170 ha | -37.3% |
| 2000 | 2,192 ha | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 1,320 ha | -39.8% |
| 2002 | 1,100 ha | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 910 ha | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 1,020 ha | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 1,160 ha | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 1,150 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 864 ha | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 940 ha | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 955 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,222 ha | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 1,321 ha | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 1,013 ha | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 1,168 ha | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 1,061 ha | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 942 ha | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 924 ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,540 ha | +66.7% |
| 2018 | 2,420 ha | +57.1% |
| 2019 | 1,731 ha | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 1,125 ha | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 1,390 ha | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 1,346 ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 811 ha | -39.7% |
| 2024 | 629 ha | -22.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 629 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 629 ha, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Chile's 629 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,144 ha, 15% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,219 ha | 6,800 ha | 28,810 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,482 ha | 16,030 ha | 50,360 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,365 ha | 14,690 ha | 52,950 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,839 ha | 3,170 ha | 18,970 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,161 ha | 864 ha | 2,192 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,334 ha | 924 ha | 2,420 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,060 ha | 629 ha | 1,390 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Chile?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Chile was 629 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 52,950 ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 629 ha in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Chile ranks 40th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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.