Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Cyprus
Cyprus: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 19 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Cyprus, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — area harvested in Cyprus is 19 ha, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Cyprus peaked at 1,338 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 3 ha, in 1993.
That places Cyprus 53rd out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,271 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,204 ha | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 1,338 ha | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 1,070 ha | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 669 ha | -37.5% |
| 1966 | 268 ha | -59.9% |
| 1967 | 308 ha | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 268 ha | -13.0% |
| 1969 | 401 ha | +49.6% |
| 1970 | 468 ha | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 535 ha | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 468 ha | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 401 ha | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 468 ha | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 268 ha | -42.7% |
| 1976 | 294 ha | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 254 ha | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 161 ha | -36.6% |
| 1979 | 308 ha | +91.3% |
| 1980 | 201 ha | -34.7% |
| 1981 | 147 ha | -26.9% |
| 1982 | 134 ha | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 107 ha | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 94 ha | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 40 ha | -57.4% |
| 1986 | 40 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 33 ha | -17.5% |
| 1988 | 30 ha | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 ha | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 8 ha | -60.0% |
| 1992 | 5 ha | -37.5% |
| 1993 | 3 ha | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 10 ha | +233.3% |
| 1995 | 4 ha | -60.0% |
| 1996 | 5 ha | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8 ha | +60.0% |
| 1999 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 ha | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 7 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 154 ha | +2100.0% |
| 2004 | 154 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 125 ha | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 100 ha | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 ha | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 55 ha | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 9 ha | -83.6% |
| 2011 | 20 ha | +122.2% |
| 2012 | 25 ha | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 33 ha | +32.0% |
| 2014 | 28 ha | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 22 ha | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 18 ha | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 19 ha | +5.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 19 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 629 ha, 3% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 19 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 509 ha, 4% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2100.0% | 7 ha | 154 ha |
| 1994 | +233.3% | 3 ha | 10 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 755.22 ha | 268 ha | 1,338 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 362.5 ha | 161 ha | 535 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.6 ha | 30 ha | 201 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6 ha | 3 ha | 20 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9 ha | 7 ha | 154 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.75 ha | 9 ha | 33 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Cyprus?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Cyprus was 19 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1,338 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 ha in 1993.
- How does Cyprus rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Cyprus ranks 53rd out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.