Area & Production of Lentil during 2009 |
S.No. |
Country |
Production in
Tonnes |
Area in Hectares |
%age share |
1 |
Canada |
1510200 |
963200 |
38.55 |
2 |
India |
950000 |
1380000 |
24.25 |
3 |
Turkey |
302181 |
210287 |
7.71 |
4 |
USA |
265760 |
164709 |
6.78 |
5 |
Nepal |
147725 |
183798 |
3.77 |
6 |
Australia |
143000 |
104000 |
3.65 |
7 |
Ethiopia |
123777 |
105596 |
3.16 |
8 |
China |
120000 |
62000 |
3.06 |
9 |
Syria |
102461 |
100721 |
2.62 |
10 |
Iran |
83985 |
189692 |
2.14 |
11 |
Bangladesh |
60537 |
70952 |
1.55 |
12 |
Pakistan |
14400 |
30900 |
0.37 |
13 |
Spain |
12600 |
23200 |
0.32 |
14 |
France |
11900 |
8952 |
0.30 |
15 |
Morocco |
10441 |
27221 |
0.27 |
Total of top 15 countries |
3858967 |
3625228 |
98.50 |
Total of other 35 countries |
58956 |
75570 |
1.50 |
World Total |
3917923 |
3700798 |
100.00 |
Source: FAO 2009 |
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