Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Eritrea
Eritrea: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 514 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Eritrea stood at 514 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Eritrea peaked at 1,704 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 136 ha, in 2008.
Eritrea ranks 42nd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 768 ha | — |
| 1994 | 680 ha | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 250 ha | -63.2% |
| 1996 | 614 ha | +145.6% |
| 1997 | 200 ha | -67.4% |
| 1998 | 738 ha | +269.0% |
| 1999 | 1,200 ha | +62.6% |
| 2000 | 832 ha | -30.7% |
| 2001 | 847 ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,704 ha | +101.2% |
| 2003 | 617 ha | -63.8% |
| 2004 | 563 ha | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 1,001 ha | +77.8% |
| 2006 | 785 ha | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 796 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 136 ha | -82.9% |
| 2009 | 1,415 ha | +940.4% |
| 2010 | 1,338 ha | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 596 ha | -55.5% |
| 2012 | 568 ha | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 534 ha | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 552 ha | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 537 ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 546 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 533 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 528 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 523 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 525 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 508 ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 518 ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 517 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 514 ha | -0.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 514 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,343 ha, 22% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 514 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,227 ha, 23% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +940.4% | 136 ha | 1,415 ha |
| 1998 | +269.0% | 200 ha | 738 ha |
| 1996 | +145.6% | 250 ha | 614 ha |
| 2002 | +101.2% | 847 ha | 1,704 ha |
| 2008 | -82.9% | 796 ha | 136 ha |
| 2005 | +77.8% | 563 ha | 1,001 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 635.71 ha | 200 ha | 1,200 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 869.6 ha | 136 ha | 1,704 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 625.5 ha | 523 ha | 1,338 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 516.4 ha | 508 ha | 525 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 39 New Zealand 675 ha compare
- 40 Chile 629 ha compare
- 41 Tajikistan 565 ha compare
- 43 Slovakia 509 ha compare
- 44 Yugoslav SFR 502 ha
- 45 Jordan 426 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Eritrea?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Eritrea was 514 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,704 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 136 ha in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Eritrea ranks 42nd out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.