Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 426 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Jordan stood at 426 ha.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 129.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 28,645 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 45 ha, in 2019.
That places Jordan 45th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,550 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,800 ha | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 15,720 ha | -24.4% |
| 1964 | 25,875 ha | +64.6% |
| 1965 | 28,645 ha | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 19,480 ha | -32.0% |
| 1967 | 22,790 ha | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 22,520 ha | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 23,122 ha | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 20,577 ha | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 20,531 ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 28,411 ha | +38.4% |
| 1973 | 24,193 ha | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 21,564 ha | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 14,850 ha | -31.1% |
| 1976 | 22,973 ha | +54.7% |
| 1977 | 13,446 ha | -41.5% |
| 1978 | 14,414 ha | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 7,251 ha | -49.7% |
| 1980 | 8,680 ha | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 10,511 ha | +21.1% |
| 1982 | 10,789 ha | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 9,291 ha | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 4,868 ha | -47.6% |
| 1985 | 5,785 ha | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 2,832 ha | -51.0% |
| 1987 | 5,083 ha | +79.5% |
| 1988 | 5,314 ha | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 3,149 ha | -40.7% |
| 1990 | 4,301 ha | +36.6% |
| 1991 | 2,423 ha | -43.7% |
| 1992 | 2,938 ha | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 8,224 ha | +179.9% |
| 1994 | 2,423 ha | -70.5% |
| 1995 | 2,847 ha | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 4,338 ha | +52.4% |
| 1997 | 3,081 ha | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 2,902 ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 411 ha | -85.8% |
| 2000 | 1,066 ha | +159.4% |
| 2001 | 1,565 ha | +46.8% |
| 2002 | 1,191 ha | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 714 ha | -40.1% |
| 2004 | 1,483 ha | +107.7% |
| 2005 | 1,274 ha | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 491 ha | -61.5% |
| 2007 | 262 ha | -46.6% |
| 2008 | 350 ha | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 188 ha | -46.3% |
| 2010 | 385 ha | +104.8% |
| 2011 | 97 ha | -74.8% |
| 2012 | 186 ha | +91.8% |
| 2013 | 261 ha | +40.3% |
| 2014 | 186 ha | -28.7% |
| 2015 | 76 ha | -59.1% |
| 2016 | 95 ha | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 77 ha | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 135 ha | +75.3% |
| 2019 | 45 ha | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 91 ha | +102.2% |
| 2021 | 255 ha | +180.2% |
| 2022 | 502 ha | +96.9% |
| 2023 | 455 ha | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 426 ha | -6.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 426 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,969 ha, 11% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 426 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,339 ha, 32% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,722 ha | 15,720 ha | 28,645 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,821 ha | 7,251 ha | 28,411 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,630 ha | 2,832 ha | 10,789 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,389 ha | 411 ha | 8,224 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 858.4 ha | 188 ha | 1,565 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.3 ha | 45 ha | 385 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 345.8 ha | 91 ha | 502 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Jordan?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Jordan was 426 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 28,645 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 ha in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 45th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.