Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 403,801 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 403,801 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 612,476 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 358,365 ha, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 358,365 ha | — |
| 1962 | 373,597 ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 407,799 ha | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 420,167 ha | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 394,506 ha | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 373,975 ha | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 392,540 ha | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 391,291 ha | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 402,639 ha | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 424,850 ha | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 432,033 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 481,071 ha | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 525,553 ha | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 575,046 ha | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 573,537 ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 582,989 ha | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 602,064 ha | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 612,476 ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 610,799 ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 576,833 ha | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 568,707 ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 558,072 ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 595,831 ha | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 530,851 ha | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 532,305 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 535,449 ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 563,031 ha | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 565,196 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 536,552 ha | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 526,492 ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 516,844 ha | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 519,303 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 575,248 ha | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 563,959 ha | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 560,821 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 598,199 ha | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 566,692 ha | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 587,848 ha | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 571,741 ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 543,286 ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 551,359 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 526,945 ha | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 516,402 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 525,141 ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 535,532 ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 514,857 ha | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 523,684 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 462,656 ha | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 453,981 ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 435,105 ha | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 511,263 ha | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 519,496 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 525,688 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 519,684 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 536,670 ha | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 527,423 ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 579,307 ha | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 560,917 ha | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 555,953 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 535,973 ha | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 519,409 ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 495,212 ha | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 454,419 ha | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 403,801 ha | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 390,542 ha | 358,365 ha | 420,167 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 542,042 ha | 424,850 ha | 612,476 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 556,283 ha | 530,851 ha | 595,831 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 558,715 ha | 516,844 ha | 598,199 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 515,384 ha | 453,981 ha | 551,359 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 527,151 ha | 435,105 ha | 579,307 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 481,763 ha | 403,801 ha | 535,973 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 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
- 6 Russian Federation 236,771 ha compare
- 7 Nepal 145,984 ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 124,892 ha compare
- 9 Ethiopia 77,009 ha compare
- 10 China 65,114 ha compare
- 10 China, mainland 65,114 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 403,801 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 612,476 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 358,365 ha in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.