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Top 10 Lentil Producing Countries

by Vishul Malik

Here are the top 10 lentil producing countries in the world, based on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) data for the year 2019: India –…


Here are the top 10 lentil producing countries in the world, based on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) data for the year 2019:

  • India – 9,358,096 metric tons of lentils produced
  • Canada – 3,416,200 metric tons of lentils produced
  • Turkey – 532,131 metric tons of lentils produced
  • Australia – 460,000 metric tons of lentils produced
  • United States – 375,100 metric tons of lentils produced
  • Syria – 364,000 metric tons of lentils produced
  • Nepal – 352,504 metric tons of lentils produced
  • Myanmar – 322,640 metric tons of lentils produced
  • Iran – 308,327 metric tons of lentils produced
  • Mexico – 249,057 metric tons of lentils produced

 

Top Ten Lentil Producing Countries

S.No. Country Production(Tonnes) 2014
1 Canada 1987000
2 India 1100000
3 Turkey 345000
4 Australia 238120
5 Nepal 226830
6 Bangladesh 157000
7 United States of America 156310
8 Ethiopia 137354
9 China, mainland 125000
10 China 125000

 

Other Lentil Producing Countries

S.No. Country Production(Tonnes) 2014
11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 84948
12 Syrian Arab Republic 70907
13 Spain 54000
14 Morocco 30671
15 France 22033
16 Russian Federation 20204
17 Yemen 9049
18 Mexico 8556
19 Pakistan 8031
20 Greece 5847
21 Algeria 5341
22 Kazakhstan 4000
23 Kenya 3510
24 Peru 3288
25 Ecuador 2773
26 New Zealand 2531
27 Argentina 2460
28 Italy 1873
29 Lebanon 1492
30 Martinique 1368
31 Colombia 1224
32 Uzbekistan 1100
33 Malawi 1096
34 Azerbaijan 1095
35 Myanmar 1000
36 Iraq 866
37 Egypt 843
38 Madagascar 833
39 Tajikistan 827
40 Tunisia 750
41 Chile 557
42 Occupied Palestinian Territory 395
43 Bulgaria 220
44 Ukraine 180
45 Jordan 148

 

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