Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Greece
Greece: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 12,307 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Greece recorded 12,307 ha for lentils, dry — area harvested in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 341.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Greece peaked at 23,909 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 683 ha, in 2000.
That places Greece 19th out of 59 countries with data for 2017, 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,909 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,683 ha | -30.2% |
| 1963 | 12,470 ha | -25.3% |
| 1964 | 12,440 ha | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 12,510 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 11,860 ha | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 11,829 ha | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 10,220 ha | -13.6% |
| 1969 | 9,200 ha | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 8,400 ha | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 7,300 ha | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 6,600 ha | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 6,100 ha | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 5,800 ha | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 5,500 ha | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 4,900 ha | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 4,000 ha | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 4,200 ha | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 4,900 ha | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 5,100 ha | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 4,300 ha | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 5,600 ha | +30.2% |
| 1983 | 6,200 ha | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 4,100 ha | -33.9% |
| 1985 | 1,900 ha | -53.7% |
| 1986 | 1,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,749 ha | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 1,577 ha | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 1,538 ha | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1,291 ha | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 868 ha | -32.8% |
| 1992 | 908 ha | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 800 ha | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 708 ha | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 773 ha | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 689 ha | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 711 ha | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 753 ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 732 ha | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 683 ha | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 822 ha | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 769 ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 694 ha | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 1,182 ha | +70.3% |
| 2005 | 1,442 ha | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 1,790 ha | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 2,788 ha | +55.8% |
| 2008 | 2,560 ha | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 3,378 ha | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 4,110 ha | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 4,647 ha | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 4,913 ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 5,566 ha | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 5,040 ha | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 6,611 ha | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 9,559 ha | +44.6% |
| 2017 | 12,307 ha | +28.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12,307 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 629 ha, 19.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12,307 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 509 ha, 24.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,458 ha | 9,200 ha | 23,909 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,770 ha | 4,000 ha | 8,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,396 ha | 1,538 ha | 6,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 823.3 ha | 689 ha | 1,291 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,611 ha | 683 ha | 3,378 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,594 ha | 4,110 ha | 12,307 ha | 8 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Greece?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Greece was 12,307 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23,909 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 683 ha in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 341.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.