Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Lebanon
Lebanon: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 2,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Lebanon stood at 2,000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 145.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Lebanon peaked at 6,249 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 450 ha, in 2001.
Lebanon ranks 34th of 59 countries on this measure, 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,850 ha | +78.1% |
| 1965 | 2,760 ha | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 4,554 ha | +65.0% |
| 1967 | 2,858 ha | -37.2% |
| 1968 | 2,857 ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,783 ha | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 2,481 ha | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 2,584 ha | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 2,692 ha | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 3,067 ha | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 3,533 ha | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 3,800 ha | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 1,500 ha | -60.5% |
| 1977 | 3,500 ha | +133.3% |
| 1978 | 2,500 ha | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 3,500 ha | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,800 ha | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 3,700 ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 3,650 ha | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 3,700 ha | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 4,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 4,200 ha | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 4,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 4,700 ha | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 5,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 5,300 ha | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 5,826 ha | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 6,022 ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 6,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 6,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 6,210 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 6,249 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3,456 ha | -44.7% |
| 1998 | 1,600 ha | -53.7% |
| 1999 | 1,400 ha | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 685 ha | -51.1% |
| 2001 | 450 ha | -34.3% |
| 2002 | 1,600 ha | +255.6% |
| 2003 | 1,117 ha | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 712 ha | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 788 ha | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 764 ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 762 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 800 ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 803 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,126 ha | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 1,009 ha | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 765 ha | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 863 ha | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 814 ha | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 533 ha | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 902 ha | +69.2% |
| 2017 | 1,218 ha | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 480 ha | -60.6% |
| 2019 | 1,103 ha | +129.8% |
| 2020 | 1,637 ha | +48.4% |
| 2021 | 2,349 ha | +43.5% |
| 2022 | 2,310 ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,989 ha | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 2,000 ha | +0.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 2,000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,114 ha, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 2,000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,339 ha, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +255.6% | 450 ha | 1,600 ha |
| 1977 | +133.3% | 1,500 ha | 3,500 ha |
| 2019 | +129.8% | 480 ha | 1,103 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,607 ha | 1,600 ha | 4,554 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,916 ha | 1,500 ha | 3,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,075 ha | 3,500 ha | 5,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,826 ha | 1,400 ha | 6,249 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 848.1 ha | 450 ha | 1,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 881.3 ha | 480 ha | 1,218 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,057 ha | 1,637 ha | 2,349 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 31 Malawi 2,343 ha compare
- 32 Kenya 2,227 ha compare
- 33 Martinique 2,073 ha compare
- 35 Madagascar 1,277 ha compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 1,088 ha compare
- 37 Myanmar 960 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 39.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 46.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Lebanon?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Lebanon was 2,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6,249 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 450 ha in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Lebanon ranks 34th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.