Lentils, dry — Area harvested in South America
South America: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 28,635 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in South America, 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 South America is 28,635 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in South America peaked at 111,018 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 13,280 ha, in 2005.
That places South America 20th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,417 ha | — |
| 1962 | 69,887 ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 70,149 ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 71,109 ha | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 67,691 ha | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 53,232 ha | -21.4% |
| 1967 | 58,801 ha | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 56,238 ha | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 66,180 ha | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 72,335 ha | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 61,675 ha | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 56,680 ha | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 51,635 ha | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 53,845 ha | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 55,176 ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 58,413 ha | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 82,425 ha | +41.1% |
| 1978 | 111,018 ha | +34.7% |
| 1979 | 94,892 ha | -14.5% |
| 1980 | 97,453 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 91,802 ha | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 74,934 ha | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 53,782 ha | -28.2% |
| 1984 | 57,878 ha | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 74,818 ha | +29.3% |
| 1986 | 78,748 ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 83,730 ha | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 73,095 ha | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 56,710 ha | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 70,344 ha | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 69,213 ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 69,324 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 60,610 ha | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 47,730 ha | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 35,805 ha | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 20,946 ha | -41.5% |
| 1997 | 19,163 ha | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 19,961 ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 20,428 ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 20,878 ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 16,867 ha | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 15,753 ha | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 15,408 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 13,536 ha | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 13,280 ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 13,461 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 13,538 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 13,531 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 13,884 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 27,265 ha | +96.4% |
| 2011 | 28,854 ha | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 28,990 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 25,112 ha | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 32,646 ha | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 38,440 ha | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 30,558 ha | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 31,296 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 31,233 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48,716 ha | +56.0% |
| 2020 | 45,002 ha | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 40,813 ha | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 52,938 ha | +29.7% |
| 2023 | 27,739 ha | -47.6% |
| 2024 | 28,635 ha | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,634 ha | 53,232 ha | 71,109 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 69,809 ha | 51,635 ha | 111,018 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,295 ha | 53,782 ha | 97,453 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,352 ha | 19,163 ha | 70,344 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,014 ha | 13,280 ha | 20,878 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,311 ha | 25,112 ha | 48,716 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,025 ha | 27,739 ha | 52,938 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in South America?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in South America was 28,635 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 111,018 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,280 ha in 2005.
- How does South America rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- South America ranks 20th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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.