Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 3,969 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Peru, 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 Peru is 3,969 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Peru peaked at 6,220 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1,095 ha, in 1971.
That places Peru 27th out of 59 countries 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,140 ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 2,270 ha | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 2,320 ha | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 2,280 ha | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 1,655 ha | -27.4% |
| 1967 | 1,505 ha | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 2,335 ha | +55.1% |
| 1969 | 4,140 ha | +77.3% |
| 1970 | 4,230 ha | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1,095 ha | -74.1% |
| 1972 | 1,310 ha | +19.6% |
| 1973 | 1,275 ha | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1,415 ha | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 1,915 ha | +35.3% |
| 1976 | 2,090 ha | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 2,175 ha | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1,994 ha | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 2,059 ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 3,832 ha | +86.1% |
| 1981 | 4,170 ha | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 4,238 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 5,637 ha | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 6,220 ha | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 5,400 ha | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 5,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,600 ha | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 5,429 ha | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 5,534 ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5,400 ha | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 4,700 ha | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 4,000 ha | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 3,217 ha | -19.6% |
| 1997 | 2,628 ha | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 4,646 ha | +76.8% |
| 1999 | 3,802 ha | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 5,486 ha | +44.3% |
| 2001 | 6,189 ha | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 5,740 ha | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 5,848 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4,491 ha | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 3,561 ha | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 3,703 ha | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 3,900 ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 3,676 ha | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 3,976 ha | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 4,205 ha | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 2,827 ha | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 3,953 ha | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 4,194 ha | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 3,409 ha | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 3,173 ha | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 2,623 ha | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 2,849 ha | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 2,957 ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 3,103 ha | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 2,785 ha | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 2,989 ha | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 2,897 ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 4,258 ha | +47.0% |
| 2024 | 3,969 ha | -6.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 3,969 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,969 ha, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Peru's 3,969 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,144 ha, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +86.1% | 2,059 ha | 3,832 ha |
| 1971 | -74.1% | 4,230 ha | 1,095 ha |
| 1969 | +77.3% | 2,335 ha | 4,140 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,305 ha | 1,505 ha | 4,140 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,956 ha | 1,095 ha | 4,230 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,130 ha | 3,832 ha | 6,220 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,496 ha | 2,628 ha | 5,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,657 ha | 3,561 ha | 6,189 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,329 ha | 2,623 ha | 4,205 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,380 ha | 2,785 ha | 4,258 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Peru?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Peru was 3,969 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6,220 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,095 ha in 1971.
- How does Peru rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 27th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.