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Area & Production of Lentils in the World (2008) |
| S.No. |
Country |
Area (In Hectare) |
Production in Tonnes |
%age Share |
|
1 |
Canada |
700,200 |
1,043,200 |
29.44 |
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2 |
India |
1,470,000 |
910,000 |
25.68 |
|
3 |
Turkey |
390,000 |
540,000 |
15.24 |
|
4 |
Nepal |
189,497 |
161,147 |
4.55 |
|
5 |
Australia |
106,000 |
153,000 |
4.32 |
|
6 |
China |
70,000 |
130,000 |
3.67 |
|
7 |
Iran |
225,000 |
115,000 |
3.25 |
|
8 |
USA |
106,430 |
109,360 |
3.09 |
|
9 |
Syria |
149,142 |
109,033 |
3.08 |
|
10 |
Ethiopia |
107,428 |
94,103 |
2.66 |
|
11 |
Bangladesh |
72,613 |
71,535 |
2.02 |
|
12 |
Spain |
18,200 |
15,400 |
0.43 |
|
13 |
Pakistan |
30,400 |
14,600 |
0.41 |
| Total
of Top Ten Countries |
3,634,910 |
3,466,378 |
97.83 |
| Other
Countries |
116,772 |
76,732 |
2.17 |
|
World Total |
3,751,682 |
3,543,110 |
100.00 |
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Source: Food & Agriculture Organization |
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