Lentils, dry — Area harvested in New Zealand
New Zealand: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 675 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in New Zealand stood at 675 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in New Zealand peaked at 3,452 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 39th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 500 ha | — |
| 1986 | 1,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 1,500 ha | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 2,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 2,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 2,395 ha | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2,737 ha | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 3,452 ha | +26.1% |
| 1993 | 2,845 ha | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 1,800 ha | -36.7% |
| 1995 | 1,400 ha | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 619 ha | -55.8% |
| 1997 | 650 ha | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 500 ha | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,804 ha | +260.8% |
| 2004 | 1,804 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,500 ha | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 800 ha | -46.7% |
| 2007 | 420 ha | -47.5% |
| 2008 | 796 ha | +89.5% |
| 2009 | 632 ha | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 1,402 ha | +121.8% |
| 2011 | 1,756 ha | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 1,167 ha | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 779 ha | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 496 ha | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 772 ha | +55.6% |
| 2016 | 682 ha | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 650 ha | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 702 ha | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 663 ha | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 672 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 679 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 671 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 674 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 675 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 750 ha | 0 ha | 2,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,690 ha | 500 ha | 3,452 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 925.6 ha | 420 ha | 1,804 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 906.9 ha | 496 ha | 1,756 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 674.2 ha | 671 ha | 679 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in New Zealand?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in New Zealand was 675 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3,452 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- New Zealand ranks 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.