Lentils, dry — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Lentils, dry — Yield was 1,105 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,105 kg/ha
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
14th
of 24 groups
All-time high
1,191 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
408.2 kg/ha
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Lentils, dry — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

4006008001.0k1.2k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lentils, dry — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 1,105 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lentils, dry — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1,191 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 408.2 kg/ha, in 1973.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 14th of 24 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 — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Lentils, dry — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 490.5 kg/ha
1962 593.7 kg/ha +21.0%
1963 564.1 kg/ha -5.0%
1964 648.5 kg/ha +15.0%
1965 564.3 kg/ha -13.0%
1966 453.4 kg/ha -19.7%
1967 669.1 kg/ha +47.6%
1968 482.7 kg/ha -27.9%
1969 645.1 kg/ha +33.6%
1970 449.4 kg/ha -30.3%
1971 504 kg/ha +12.1%
1972 609.7 kg/ha +21.0%
1973 408.2 kg/ha -33.0%
1974 613.4 kg/ha +50.3%
1975 521.9 kg/ha -14.9%
1976 751.8 kg/ha +44.1%
1977 622.5 kg/ha -17.2%
1978 595.9 kg/ha -4.3%
1979 554 kg/ha -7.0%
1980 719.5 kg/ha +29.9%
1981 756.4 kg/ha +5.1%
1982 674.6 kg/ha -10.8%
1983 663.7 kg/ha -1.6%
1984 557.7 kg/ha -16.0%
1985 619.4 kg/ha +11.1%
1986 697 kg/ha +12.5%
1987 702.1 kg/ha +0.7%
1988 854.2 kg/ha +21.7%
1989 503 kg/ha -41.1%
1990 754.5 kg/ha +50.0%
1991 753.8 kg/ha -0.1%
1992 691.7 kg/ha -8.2%
1993 727.9 kg/ha +5.2%
1994 744.4 kg/ha +2.3%
1995 848.1 kg/ha +13.9%
1996 806 kg/ha -5.0%
1997 742.4 kg/ha -7.9%
1998 814.6 kg/ha +9.7%
1999 543.7 kg/ha -33.3%
2000 709.7 kg/ha +30.5%
2001 926.1 kg/ha +30.5%
2002 876.1 kg/ha -5.4%
2003 935.9 kg/ha +6.8%
2004 844.4 kg/ha -9.8%
2005 896.3 kg/ha +6.1%
2006 938.8 kg/ha +4.7%
2007 812.7 kg/ha -13.4%
2008 674.3 kg/ha -17.0%
2009 947 kg/ha +40.4%
2010 781.8 kg/ha -17.4%
2011 969.8 kg/ha +24.0%
2012 1,045 kg/ha +7.7%
2013 1,129 kg/ha +8.1%
2014 1,043 kg/ha -7.6%
2015 1,160 kg/ha +11.2%
2016 1,188 kg/ha +2.4%
2017 1,191 kg/ha +0.3%
2018 1,045 kg/ha -12.3%
2019 1,131 kg/ha +8.2%
2020 1,155 kg/ha +2.1%
2021 1,112 kg/ha -3.7%
2022 1,014 kg/ha -8.8%
2023 1,122 kg/ha +10.6%
2024 1,105 kg/ha -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 567.93 kg/ha 453.4 kg/ha 669.1 kg/ha 9
1970s 563.08 kg/ha 408.2 kg/ha 751.8 kg/ha 10
1980s 674.76 kg/ha 503 kg/ha 854.2 kg/ha 10
1990s 742.71 kg/ha 543.7 kg/ha 848.1 kg/ha 10
2000s 856.13 kg/ha 674.3 kg/ha 947 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,069 kg/ha 781.8 kg/ha 1,191 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,102 kg/ha 1,014 kg/ha 1,155 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 11 Bangladesh 1,480 kg/ha compare
  2. 12 Canada 1,436 kg/ha compare
  3. 13 Ethiopia 1,371 kg/ha compare
  4. 14 Armenia 1,325 kg/ha compare
  5. 15 Bulgaria 1,324 kg/ha compare
  6. 16 Kazakhstan 1,300 kg/ha compare
  7. 17 France 1,288 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 89 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lentils, dry — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Lentils, dry — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1,105 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1,191 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 408.2 kg/ha in 1973.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for lentils, dry — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is lentils, dry — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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Indicator
Lentils, dry — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
89 places, 4,364 data points, 1961–2024
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