Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Ecuador
Ecuador: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 3,749 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 3,749 ha for lentils, dry — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Ecuador peaked at 10,678 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 428 ha, in 1984.
That places Ecuador 28th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,007 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,678 ha | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 9,785 ha | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 9,330 ha | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 4,709 ha | -49.5% |
| 1966 | 2,537 ha | -46.1% |
| 1967 | 3,152 ha | +24.2% |
| 1968 | 2,320 ha | -26.4% |
| 1969 | 2,085 ha | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 2,295 ha | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 2,620 ha | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 2,300 ha | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 3,580 ha | +55.7% |
| 1974 | 3,700 ha | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 3,561 ha | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 3,193 ha | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 1,160 ha | -63.7% |
| 1978 | 844 ha | -27.2% |
| 1979 | 673 ha | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 671 ha | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 922 ha | +37.4% |
| 1982 | 836 ha | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 715 ha | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 428 ha | -40.1% |
| 1985 | 558 ha | +30.4% |
| 1986 | 2,178 ha | +290.3% |
| 1987 | 2,200 ha | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 2,890 ha | +31.4% |
| 1989 | 2,620 ha | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 2,780 ha | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 3,270 ha | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 3,820 ha | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 2,840 ha | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 2,580 ha | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 2,070 ha | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 1,942 ha | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 2,435 ha | +25.4% |
| 1998 | 2,543 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,741 ha | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 3,532 ha | +102.9% |
| 2001 | 2,761 ha | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 3,313 ha | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 3,450 ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 2,725 ha | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 3,159 ha | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 3,170 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,200 ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,300 ha | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 3,438 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3,473 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,524 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3,550 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3,481 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3,503 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3,672 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 3,628 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,702 ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3,711 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,699 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3,708 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,724 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,737 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,749 ha | +0.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3,749 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,969 ha, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3,749 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,144 ha, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +290.3% | 558 ha | 2,178 ha |
| 2000 | +102.9% | 1,741 ha | 3,532 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,067 ha | 2,085 ha | 10,678 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,393 ha | 673 ha | 3,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,402 ha | 428 ha | 2,890 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,602 ha | 1,741 ha | 3,820 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,211 ha | 2,725 ha | 3,532 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,568 ha | 3,438 ha | 3,711 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,723 ha | 3,699 ha | 3,749 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Ecuador?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Ecuador was 3,749 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 10,678 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 428 ha in 1984.
- How does Ecuador rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.