Lentils, dry — Yield in China, mainland
China, mainland: Lentils, dry — Yield was 2,574 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Yield in China, mainland, 1984–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 2,574 kg/ha for lentils, dry — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — yield in China, mainland peaked at 2,579 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,000 kg/ha, in 1984.
That places China, mainland 2nd out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Yield in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1985 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,067 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1,170 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 1,091 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 1,778 kg/ha | +63.0% |
| 1991 | 1,591 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 1,515 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 1,454 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1,053 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 1,263 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 1,250 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,142 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 1,362 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 1,000 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 1,160 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 1,087 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 1,136 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,467 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 2,087 kg/ha | +42.3% |
| 2005 | 1,698 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 1,868 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 2,062 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 2,190 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1,936 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 2,000 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2,500 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 2,164 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 2,000 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 2,083 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2,383 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 2,372 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,536 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 2,474 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,454 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,481 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,559 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,579 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,555 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,574 kg/ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,055 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,170 kg/ha | 6 |
| 1990s | 1,341 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,778 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,669 kg/ha | 1,087 kg/ha | 2,190 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,297 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 2,536 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,550 kg/ha | 2,481 kg/ha | 2,579 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 Germany 5,000 kg/ha compare
- 1 Türkiye 1,672 kg/ha compare
- 2 China 2,574 kg/ha compare
- 4 Egypt 2,539 kg/ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 1,002 kg/ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 603.6 kg/ha compare
- 5 New Zealand 2,470 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — yield in China, mainland?
- Lentils, dry — yield in China, mainland was 2,574 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — yield recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,579 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — yield recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does China, mainland rank for lentils, dry — yield?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — yield rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lentils, dry — Yield. 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.