Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Türkiye
Türkiye: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 242,195 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Türkiye, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 242,195 ha for lentils, dry — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Türkiye peaked at 979,632 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 85,000 ha, in 1973.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 104,600 ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 103,300 ha | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 105,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 100,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 99,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 100,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 103,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 105,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 103,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 85,000 ha | -17.5% |
| 1974 | 116,000 ha | +36.5% |
| 1975 | 124,500 ha | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 186,000 ha | +49.4% |
| 1977 | 240,000 ha | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 177,300 ha | -26.1% |
| 1979 | 172,000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 190,500 ha | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 255,000 ha | +33.9% |
| 1982 | 622,750 ha | +144.2% |
| 1983 | 650,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 604,013 ha | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 576,640 ha | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 747,415 ha | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 913,635 ha | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 979,632 ha | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 882,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 905,170 ha | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 787,449 ha | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 741,104 ha | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 711,653 ha | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 645,733 ha | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 627,468 ha | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 619,641 ha | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 558,522 ha | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 540,150 ha | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 510,368 ha | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 453,229 ha | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 469,760 ha | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 490,322 ha | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 439,953 ha | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 438,990 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 439,732 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 424,148 ha | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 389,471 ha | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 196,068 ha | -49.7% |
| 2009 | 210,287 ha | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 234,378 ha | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 214,746 ha | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 234,769 ha | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 281,151 ha | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 243,370 ha | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 223,772 ha | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 246,322 ha | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 292,455 ha | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 259,374 ha | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 281,741 ha | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 247,642 ha | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 296,551 ha | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 342,577 ha | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 322,930 ha | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 242,195 ha | -25.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Türkiye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +144.2% | 255,000 ha | 622,750 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101,433 ha | 99,000 ha | 105,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 141,180 ha | 85,000 ha | 240,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 642,158 ha | 190,500 ha | 979,632 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 664,726 ha | 510,368 ha | 905,170 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 395,196 ha | 196,068 ha | 490,322 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 251,208 ha | 214,746 ha | 292,455 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 290,379 ha | 242,195 ha | 342,577 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 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
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 129,738 ha compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 350,728 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 89,150 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 236,771 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Türkiye?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Türkiye was 242,195 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 979,632 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,000 ha in 1973.
- How does Türkiye rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.