Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 366,732 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 366,732 ha.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 512,894 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 212,765 ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 212,765 ha | — |
| 1962 | 218,960 ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 231,296 ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 230,102 ha | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 232,397 ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 234,686 ha | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 241,684 ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 242,484 ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 251,172 ha | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 274,456 ha | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 291,011 ha | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 317,505 ha | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 357,433 ha | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 385,033 ha | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 407,819 ha | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 392,998 ha | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 447,541 ha | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 451,704 ha | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 454,532 ha | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 433,158 ha | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 441,142 ha | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 423,857 ha | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 412,480 ha | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 394,493 ha | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 374,415 ha | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 373,671 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 370,537 ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 403,564 ha | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 383,009 ha | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 381,768 ha | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 385,414 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 392,211 ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 432,054 ha | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 441,344 ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 431,231 ha | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 460,849 ha | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 428,151 ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 448,451 ha | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 459,768 ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 435,544 ha | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 450,454 ha | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 409,766 ha | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 401,686 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 408,180 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 434,233 ha | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 420,883 ha | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 441,732 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 386,168 ha | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 377,766 ha | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 360,085 ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 417,094 ha | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 434,776 ha | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 439,408 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 445,661 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 465,580 ha | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 488,392 ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 512,894 ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 498,068 ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 492,858 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 476,721 ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 461,574 ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 441,485 ha | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 408,787 ha | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 366,732 ha | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 232,838 ha | 212,765 ha | 251,172 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 378,003 ha | 274,456 ha | 454,532 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 401,033 ha | 370,537 ha | 441,142 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 426,124 ha | 381,768 ha | 460,849 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 416,641 ha | 377,766 ha | 450,454 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 455,482 ha | 360,085 ha | 512,894 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 431,060 ha | 366,732 ha | 476,721 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 India 1.74 million ha compare
- 2 Canada 1.69 million ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 242,195 ha compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 1.04 million ha compare
- 4 Australia 1.04 million ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 129,738 ha compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 350,728 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 89,150 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.4713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 366,732 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 512,894 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 212,765 ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.