Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Western Asia
Western Asia: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 345,859 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Western Asia stood at 345,859 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Western Asia peaked at 1.13 million ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 190,419 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 10th out of 24 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190,419 ha | — |
| 1962 | 221,039 ha | +16.1% |
| 1963 | 207,188 ha | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 233,719 ha | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 234,593 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 193,819 ha | -17.4% |
| 1967 | 212,961 ha | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 234,743 ha | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 245,087 ha | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 276,868 ha | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 248,828 ha | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 260,919 ha | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 209,203 ha | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 231,149 ha | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 246,581 ha | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 363,171 ha | +47.3% |
| 1977 | 442,082 ha | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 340,323 ha | -23.0% |
| 1979 | 278,388 ha | -18.2% |
| 1980 | 294,880 ha | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 347,632 ha | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 701,205 ha | +101.7% |
| 1983 | 739,791 ha | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 677,645 ha | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 658,108 ha | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 825,571 ha | +25.4% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million ha | +22.9% |
| 1988 | 1.13 million ha | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 1.09 million ha | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million ha | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 886,529 ha | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 848,734 ha | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 841,488 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 786,117 ha | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 777,209 ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 785,202 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 698,960 ha | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 702,032 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 670,513 ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 589,598 ha | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 622,591 ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 627,953 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 591,415 ha | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 592,260 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 600,182 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 599,166 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 557,339 ha | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 347,075 ha | -37.7% |
| 2009 | 324,133 ha | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 380,722 ha | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 369,725 ha | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 380,424 ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 410,513 ha | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 368,962 ha | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 333,805 ha | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 381,692 ha | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 440,503 ha | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 395,863 ha | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 407,753 ha | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 373,774 ha | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 421,073 ha | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 438,621 ha | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 419,217 ha | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 345,859 ha | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 219,285 ha | 190,419 ha | 245,087 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 289,751 ha | 209,203 ha | 442,082 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 747,384 ha | 294,880 ha | 1.13 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 805,201 ha | 670,513 ha | 1.06 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 545,171 ha | 324,133 ha | 627,953 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 386,996 ha | 333,805 ha | 440,503 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 399,709 ha | 345,859 ha | 438,621 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 7 Nepal 145,984 ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 124,892 ha compare
- 9 Ethiopia 77,009 ha compare
- 10 China 65,114 ha compare
- 10 China, mainland 65,114 ha compare
- 12 Ethiopia PDR 48,100 ha compare
- 13 USSR 44,500 ha compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.1146 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 0.2511 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 6.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Bananas — Production 1.37 million t (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 788,652 An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 291,165 ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 66,983 kg/ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 19.50 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — area harvested in Western Asia?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Western Asia was 345,859 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,419 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Western Asia ranks 10th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.