Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Spain
Spain: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 36,504 ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Spain recorded 36,504 ha for lentils, dry — area harvested in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.1% on the previous year and up 115.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Spain peaked at 94,108 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 16,913 ha, in 2007.
Spain ranks 14th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 47,270 ha | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 49,340 ha | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 44,200 ha | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 45,608 ha | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 51,600 ha | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 55,026 ha | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 48,500 ha | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 51,747 ha | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 48,500 ha | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 53,600 ha | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 60,000 ha | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 67,700 ha | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 75,200 ha | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 70,900 ha | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 72,600 ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 71,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 71,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 76,100 ha | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 69,900 ha | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 70,500 ha | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 64,900 ha | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 64,600 ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 61,988 ha | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 60,913 ha | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 66,600 ha | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 94,108 ha | +41.3% |
| 1988 | 68,100 ha | -27.6% |
| 1989 | 45,800 ha | -32.7% |
| 1990 | 45,300 ha | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 41,400 ha | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 33,200 ha | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 28,285 ha | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 30,500 ha | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 36,800 ha | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 41,100 ha | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 32,935 ha | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 27,200 ha | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 21,000 ha | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 24,424 ha | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 27,564 ha | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 29,729 ha | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 28,726 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 33,103 ha | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 36,151 ha | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 18,125 ha | -49.9% |
| 2007 | 16,913 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 16,932 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 23,088 ha | +36.4% |
| 2010 | 29,478 ha | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 38,550 ha | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 36,298 ha | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 27,733 ha | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 24,059 ha | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 30,548 ha | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 26,427 ha | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 36,504 ha | +38.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 36,504 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 629 ha, 58.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Spain's 36,504 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 509 ha, 71.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,699 ha | 44,200 ha | 55,026 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 66,660 ha | 48,500 ha | 76,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,741 ha | 45,800 ha | 94,108 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,772 ha | 21,000 ha | 45,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,476 ha | 16,913 ha | 36,151 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,200 ha | 24,059 ha | 38,550 ha | 8 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Spain?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Spain was 36,504 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 94,108 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,913 ha in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.