Lentils, dry — Yield in Jordan
Jordan: Lentils, dry — Yield was 1,116 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Yield in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — yield in Jordan is 1,116 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — yield in Jordan peaked at 5,729 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 111.8 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Jordan 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Yield in Jordan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 386.7 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 625 kg/ha | +61.6% |
| 1963 | 260.8 kg/ha | -58.3% |
| 1964 | 969 kg/ha | +271.5% |
| 1965 | 1,014 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 564.7 kg/ha | -44.3% |
| 1967 | 1,062 kg/ha | +88.0% |
| 1968 | 479.6 kg/ha | -54.8% |
| 1969 | 855.6 kg/ha | +78.4% |
| 1970 | 244.8 kg/ha | -71.4% |
| 1971 | 1,012 kg/ha | +313.5% |
| 1972 | 787.4 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 1973 | 199.5 kg/ha | -74.7% |
| 1974 | 1,458 kg/ha | +630.9% |
| 1975 | 352.7 kg/ha | -75.8% |
| 1976 | 408.3 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 444.1 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 579 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 1979 | 111.8 kg/ha | -80.7% |
| 1980 | 725.2 kg/ha | +548.7% |
| 1981 | 748.9 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 749.3 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 904.1 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1984 | 509.4 kg/ha | -43.7% |
| 1985 | 702.3 kg/ha | +37.9% |
| 1986 | 617.9 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 1,032 kg/ha | +67.0% |
| 1988 | 1,229 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 499.2 kg/ha | -59.4% |
| 1990 | 958.1 kg/ha | +91.9% |
| 1991 | 488.7 kg/ha | -49.0% |
| 1992 | 966.3 kg/ha | +97.7% |
| 1993 | 580.1 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 577.8 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 752.4 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1996 | 454.8 kg/ha | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 668.9 kg/ha | +47.1% |
| 1998 | 545.1 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 450.1 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 1,039 kg/ha | +130.9% |
| 2001 | 1,223 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 1,411 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 739.5 kg/ha | -47.6% |
| 2004 | 372.9 kg/ha | -49.6% |
| 2005 | 656.2 kg/ha | +76.0% |
| 2006 | 613 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 698.5 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 508.6 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 558.5 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 636.4 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 845.4 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 709.7 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 819.9 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 795.7 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 802.6 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,179 kg/ha | +46.9% |
| 2017 | 5,729 kg/ha | +386.0% |
| 2018 | 3,962 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 2019 | 3,400 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 4,638 kg/ha | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 3,769 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 1,116 kg/ha | -70.4% |
| 2023 | 1,124 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,116 kg/ha | -0.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1,116 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,116 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1,116 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 807.55 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Yield in Jordan 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 | +630.9% | 199.5 kg/ha | 1,458 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +548.7% | 111.8 kg/ha | 725.2 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +386.0% | 1,179 kg/ha | 5,729 kg/ha |
| 1971 | +313.5% | 244.8 kg/ha | 1,012 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 690.83 kg/ha | 260.8 kg/ha | 1,062 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 559.8 kg/ha | 111.8 kg/ha | 1,458 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 771.68 kg/ha | 499.2 kg/ha | 1,229 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 644.23 kg/ha | 450.1 kg/ha | 966.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 782.02 kg/ha | 372.9 kg/ha | 1,411 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,888 kg/ha | 636.4 kg/ha | 5,729 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,353 kg/ha | 1,116 kg/ha | 4,638 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — yield in Jordan?
- Lentils, dry — yield in Jordan was 1,116 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,729 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.8 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for lentils, dry — yield?
- Jordan ranks 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — yield rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.