Lentils, dry — Yield in Cyprus
Cyprus: Lentils, dry — Yield was 526.3 kg/ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Lentils, dry — Yield in Cyprus, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — yield in Cyprus is 526.3 kg/ha, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 557.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — yield in Cyprus peaked at 1,000 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 39 kg/ha, in 2003.
Cyprus ranks 51st of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Yield in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 418.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 421.9 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 491 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 189.7 kg/ha | -61.4% |
| 1965 | 303.4 kg/ha | +59.9% |
| 1966 | 947.8 kg/ha | +212.4% |
| 1967 | 990.3 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 757.5 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 1969 | 887.8 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 760.7 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 758.9 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 651.7 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 49.9 kg/ha | -92.3% |
| 1974 | 651.7 kg/ha | +1206.0% |
| 1975 | 757.5 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 863.9 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 799.2 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 882 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 990.3 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 756.2 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 1981 | 863.9 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 761.2 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 700.9 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 797.9 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 1,000 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1986 | 750 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 757.6 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1989 | 666.7 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 750 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 625 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 800 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 1993 | 666.7 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 200 kg/ha | -70.0% |
| 1995 | 500 kg/ha | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 600 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 428.6 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 428.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 428.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39 kg/ha | -90.9% |
| 2004 | 39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56 kg/ha | +43.6% |
| 2006 | 70 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 80 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 100 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 236.4 kg/ha | +136.4% |
| 2010 | 666.7 kg/ha | +182.0% |
| 2011 | 700 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 440 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 303 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 2014 | 321.4 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 409.1 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 500 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 526.3 kg/ha | +5.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 526.3 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,124 kg/ha, 47% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 526.3 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,173 kg/ha, 45% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Yield in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1206.0% | 49.9 kg/ha | 651.7 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +212.4% | 303.4 kg/ha | 947.8 kg/ha |
| 2010 | +182.0% | 236.4 kg/ha | 666.7 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 600.89 kg/ha | 189.7 kg/ha | 990.3 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 716.58 kg/ha | 49.9 kg/ha | 990.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 805.44 kg/ha | 666.7 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 574.17 kg/ha | 200 kg/ha | 800 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 190.62 kg/ha | 39 kg/ha | 428.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 483.31 kg/ha | 303 kg/ha | 700 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — yield in Cyprus?
- Lentils, dry — yield in Cyprus was 526.3 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Cyprus rank for lentils, dry — yield?
- Cyprus ranks 51st out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — yield rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 557.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.