Lentils, dry — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 89,882 ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, lentils, dry — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 89,882 ha.
The figure is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 183.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 133,751 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 29,726 ha, in 2008.
That places European Union (27) 15th out of 24 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 115,270 ha | — |
| 1962 | 104,934 ha | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 100,651 ha | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 93,237 ha | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 98,893 ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 110,877 ha | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 100,945 ha | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 86,063 ha | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 82,864 ha | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 81,265 ha | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 84,574 ha | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 82,994 ha | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 86,983 ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 92,445 ha | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 92,525 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 92,369 ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 91,377 ha | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 89,142 ha | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 95,908 ha | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 87,859 ha | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 91,722 ha | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 90,510 ha | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 97,457 ha | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 88,146 ha | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 86,600 ha | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 103,851 ha | +19.9% |
| 1987 | 133,751 ha | +28.8% |
| 1988 | 98,675 ha | -26.2% |
| 1989 | 68,958 ha | -30.1% |
| 1990 | 60,564 ha | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 51,815 ha | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 42,901 ha | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 39,039 ha | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 40,795 ha | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 47,766 ha | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 54,572 ha | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 45,548 ha | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 40,363 ha | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 34,914 ha | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 38,194 ha | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 36,416 ha | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 38,554 ha | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 42,738 ha | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 49,010 ha | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 52,975 ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 35,600 ha | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 31,704 ha | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 29,726 ha | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 39,707 ha | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 52,677 ha | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 61,509 ha | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 60,985 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 51,758 ha | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 48,195 ha | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 58,583 ha | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 61,221 ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 89,882 ha | +46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99,304 ha | 82,864 ha | 115,270 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 88,958 ha | 81,265 ha | 95,908 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 94,753 ha | 68,958 ha | 133,751 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,828 ha | 34,914 ha | 60,564 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,462 ha | 29,726 ha | 52,975 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,601 ha | 48,195 ha | 89,882 ha | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in European Union (27) was 89,882 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 133,751 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,726 ha in 2008.
- How does European Union (27) rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 15th out of 24 groups with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.