Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 59 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 59 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 28.3% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 97,514 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 46 ha, in 2023.
That places Southern Europe 24th 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91,975 ha | — |
| 1962 | 86,082 ha | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 83,247 ha | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 77,320 ha | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 77,288 ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 82,360 ha | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 84,046 ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 71,288 ha | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 70,335 ha | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 64,446 ha | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 67,031 ha | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 71,423 ha | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 78,412 ha | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 85,034 ha | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 80,049 ha | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 80,610 ha | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 77,708 ha | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 77,557 ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 83,555 ha | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 77,008 ha | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 76,504 ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 72,236 ha | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 72,411 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 67,811 ha | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 64,678 ha | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 70,084 ha | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 97,514 ha | +39.1% |
| 1988 | 71,548 ha | -26.6% |
| 1989 | 49,059 ha | -31.4% |
| 1990 | 48,256 ha | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 43,872 ha | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 35,730 ha | -18.6% |
| 1993 | 30,465 ha | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 32,512 ha | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 38,982 ha | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 43,407 ha | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 35,097 ha | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 29,245 ha | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 23,129 ha | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 26,496 ha | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 29,739 ha | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 31,906 ha | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 31,918 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36,211 ha | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 39,554 ha | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 21,856 ha | -44.7% |
| 2007 | 21,673 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 21,445 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 28,457 ha | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 36,134 ha | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 45,269 ha | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 43,925 ha | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 36,068 ha | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 31,671 ha | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 40,369 ha | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 39,310 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 53,900 ha | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 81 ha | -99.8% |
| 2019 | 74 ha | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 71 ha | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 67 ha | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 60 ha | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 46 ha | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 59 ha | +28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,438 ha | 70,335 ha | 91,975 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,582 ha | 64,446 ha | 85,034 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,885 ha | 49,059 ha | 97,514 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,070 ha | 23,129 ha | 48,256 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,926 ha | 21,445 ha | 39,554 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,680 ha | 74 ha | 53,900 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6 ha | 46 ha | 71 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Southern Europe?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Southern Europe was 59 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 97,514 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 ha in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Southern Europe ranks 24th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.