Lentils, dry — Yield in Western Europe
Western Europe: Lentils, dry — Yield was 1,288 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Yield in Western Europe, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, lentils, dry — yield in Western Europe stood at 1,288 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — yield in Western Europe peaked at 2,106 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 548.6 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Western Europe 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Yield in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 758.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 548.6 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 1963 | 778.8 kg/ha | +42.0% |
| 1964 | 859.2 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 1,125 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 1966 | 1,414 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1967 | 1,238 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 944.5 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1969 | 976.4 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 1,377 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 1971 | 1,174 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 1,127 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 1,123 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,450 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1975 | 1,620 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 792.5 kg/ha | -51.1% |
| 1977 | 1,138 kg/ha | +43.6% |
| 1978 | 1,402 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1979 | 1,700 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 1,731 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1,662 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 1,588 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 1,604 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 2,004 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1985 | 2,106 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1,317 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1987 | 1,561 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1988 | 1,564 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,602 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1,916 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 1,744 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 898 kg/ha | -48.5% |
| 1993 | 1,647 kg/ha | +83.4% |
| 1994 | 1,410 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 1,779 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 1,589 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 1,294 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 1,165 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 1,287 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 1,710 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 2001 | 1,413 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 1,509 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 1,214 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 963.6 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 1,580 kg/ha | +63.9% |
| 2006 | 1,298 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 1,209 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1,153 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,456 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 1,504 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,681 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 1,672 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,617 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,362 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 1,350 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,360 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,288 kg/ha | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 960.43 kg/ha | 548.6 kg/ha | 1,414 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,290 kg/ha | 792.5 kg/ha | 1,700 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,674 kg/ha | 1,317 kg/ha | 2,106 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,473 kg/ha | 898 kg/ha | 1,916 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,351 kg/ha | 963.6 kg/ha | 1,710 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,479 kg/ha | 1,288 kg/ha | 1,681 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 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
- 6 Yugoslav SFR 2,165 kg/ha compare
- 7 Croatia 2,086 kg/ha compare
- 8 Tajikistan 1,782 kg/ha compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 1,522 kg/ha compare
- 10 Ukraine 1,506 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — yield in Western Europe?
- Lentils, dry — yield in Western Europe was 1,288 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,106 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 548.6 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Western Europe rank for lentils, dry — yield?
- Western Europe ranks 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — yield rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.