Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Colombia
Colombia: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 4,319 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Colombia stood at 4,319 ha.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Colombia peaked at 27,000 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,213 ha, in 1998.
That places Colombia 29th out of 63 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,022 ha | 17,700 ha | 25,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,000 ha | 20,000 ha | 27,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,756 ha | 3,213 ha | 21,134 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,785 ha | 3,597 ha | 3,954 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,291 ha | 4,000 ha | 4,821 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,469 ha | 4,319 ha | 4,519 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture share gdp 9.95 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.95 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 21.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.34 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 45.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 2.64 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Colombia?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Colombia was 4,319 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,000 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,213 ha in 1998.
- How does Colombia rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.