Lentils, dry — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Lentils, dry — Gross Production Index Number was 148.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — gross production index number in Southern Asia is 148.31, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — gross production index number in Southern Asia peaked at 148.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.39, in 1967.
Southern Asia ranks 8th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.1 | — |
| 1962 | 32.12 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 33.63 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 29.73 | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 36.23 | +21.9% |
| 1966 | 33.79 | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 29.39 | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 35.37 | +20.3% |
| 1969 | 36.63 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 36.34 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 35.97 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 40 | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 43.24 | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 47.34 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 50.18 | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 45.34 | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 45.35 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50.36 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 41.25 | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 51.29 | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 53.2 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 51.98 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 55.26 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 57.48 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 65.86 | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 63.19 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 66.58 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 69.88 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 68.16 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 80.11 | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 79.72 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 82.44 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 81.56 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 81.19 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.46 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 92.17 | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 81.27 | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 89.55 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 97.75 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 88.2 | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 92.62 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 86.08 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 97.92 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 94.87 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 89.72 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 88.31 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 74.44 | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 83.53 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 88.72 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 86.77 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 95.74 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 103.5 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 99.25 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 101.67 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 99.07 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 116.13 | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 143.07 | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 116.7 | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 108.91 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 134.64 | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 120.28 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 136.68 | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 148.31 | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.33 | 29.39 | 36.63 | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.31 | 35.97 | 50.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.6 | 41.25 | 69.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.36 | 68.16 | 92.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.34 | 74.44 | 97.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.06 | 86.77 | 143.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.76 | 108.91 | 148.31 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — gross production index number in Southern Asia?
- Lentils, dry — gross production index number in Southern Asia was 148.31 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — gross production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 148.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — gross production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.39 in 1967.
- How does Southern Asia rank for lentils, dry — gross production index number?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lentils, dry — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.