Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 36,076 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa is 36,076 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 110,180 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 25,108 ha, in 2016.
That places Northern Africa 18th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69,495 ha | — |
| 1962 | 75,229 ha | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 69,850 ha | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 73,509 ha | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 75,156 ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 67,263 ha | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 52,425 ha | -22.1% |
| 1968 | 68,424 ha | +30.5% |
| 1969 | 81,164 ha | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 81,064 ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 74,329 ha | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 87,805 ha | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 80,566 ha | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 87,505 ha | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 89,035 ha | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 109,930 ha | +23.5% |
| 1977 | 73,150 ha | -33.5% |
| 1978 | 70,792 ha | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 58,846 ha | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 61,010 ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 53,191 ha | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 55,120 ha | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 95,215 ha | +72.7% |
| 1984 | 99,290 ha | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 110,180 ha | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 100,700 ha | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 108,850 ha | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 81,419 ha | -25.2% |
| 1989 | 72,620 ha | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 70,435 ha | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 59,628 ha | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 54,461 ha | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 52,910 ha | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 53,893 ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 54,259 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 60,681 ha | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 59,446 ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 64,131 ha | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 47,431 ha | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 45,193 ha | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 46,571 ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 65,068 ha | +39.7% |
| 2003 | 58,244 ha | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 58,049 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 52,054 ha | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 54,698 ha | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 37,463 ha | -31.5% |
| 2008 | 40,631 ha | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 40,739 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 47,463 ha | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 72,835 ha | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 58,861 ha | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 62,921 ha | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 54,476 ha | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 53,161 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 25,108 ha | -52.8% |
| 2017 | 65,681 ha | +161.6% |
| 2018 | 69,567 ha | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 74,272 ha | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 59,188 ha | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 54,475 ha | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 47,151 ha | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 47,754 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 36,076 ha | -24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,279 ha | 52,425 ha | 81,164 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 81,302 ha | 58,846 ha | 109,930 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,760 ha | 53,191 ha | 110,180 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,728 ha | 47,431 ha | 70,435 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,871 ha | 37,463 ha | 65,068 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,434 ha | 25,108 ha | 74,272 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,929 ha | 36,076 ha | 59,188 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Northern Africa was 36,076 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 110,180 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,108 ha in 2016.
- How does Northern Africa rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 18th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.