Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Northern America
Northern America: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 2.06 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Northern America stood at 2.06 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Northern America peaked at 2.59 million ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14,973 ha, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 4th of 24 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Northern America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,973 ha | — |
| 1962 | 23,067 ha | +54.1% |
| 1963 | 23,876 ha | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 29,946 ha | +25.4% |
| 1965 | 21,448 ha | -28.4% |
| 1966 | 26,709 ha | +24.5% |
| 1967 | 24,685 ha | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 25,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 27,700 ha | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 32,667 ha | +17.9% |
| 1971 | 36,900 ha | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 33,000 ha | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 45,307 ha | +37.3% |
| 1974 | 38,032 ha | -16.1% |
| 1975 | 41,000 ha | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 36,080 ha | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 50,500 ha | +40.0% |
| 1978 | 66,560 ha | +31.8% |
| 1979 | 83,575 ha | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 136,894 ha | +63.8% |
| 1981 | 129,100 ha | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 144,860 ha | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 88,570 ha | -38.9% |
| 1984 | 92,560 ha | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 117,120 ha | +26.5% |
| 1986 | 196,040 ha | +67.4% |
| 1987 | 295,860 ha | +50.9% |
| 1988 | 164,230 ha | -44.5% |
| 1989 | 140,330 ha | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 175,690 ha | +25.2% |
| 1991 | 287,140 ha | +63.4% |
| 1992 | 318,090 ha | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 385,660 ha | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 458,430 ha | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 393,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 360,160 ha | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 398,610 ha | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 435,540 ha | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 567,220 ha | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 774,504 ha | +36.5% |
| 2001 | 743,824 ha | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 443,508 ha | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 595,112 ha | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 847,243 ha | +42.4% |
| 2005 | 962,659 ha | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 719,209 ha | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 696,084 ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 805,824 ha | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million ha | +40.2% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million ha | +41.4% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million ha | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million ha | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million ha | +37.9% |
| 2016 | 2.59 million ha | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 2.19 million ha | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 1.79 million ha | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million ha | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.91 million ha | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 1.91 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.97 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.67 million ha | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 2.06 million ha | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,156 ha | 14,973 ha | 29,946 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,362 ha | 32,667 ha | 83,575 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 150,556 ha | 88,570 ha | 295,860 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 377,954 ha | 175,690 ha | 567,220 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 771,747 ha | 443,508 ha | 1.13 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million ha | 1.17 million ha | 2.59 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.90 million ha | 1.67 million ha | 2.06 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 1 India 1.74 million ha compare
- 2 Canada 1.69 million ha compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 1.04 million ha compare
- 4 Australia 1.04 million ha compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 350,728 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 236,771 ha compare
- 7 Nepal 145,984 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Northern America?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Northern America was 2.06 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 million ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,973 ha in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Northern America ranks 4th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.