World Consumption of Lentil
Consumption in (000) Tonnes
S.No. Countries 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
1 India 737.01 765.05 780.04 779.43 772.96 762.42
2 Bangladesh 153.23 160.16 176.39 197.4 219.3 241.1
3 Canada 92.74 103.12 124.02 150.87 187.43 235.73
4 Turkey 277.16 274.13 262.11 242.75 221.96 200.71
5 Nepal 100.33 104.57 108.55 112.31 115.86 119.31
6 Iran, Islamic Rep of 69.53 80.98 90.96 97.42 101.89 105.91
7 Sri Lanka 75.74 79.02 82.45 85.89 89.3 92.73
8 Egypt 81.57 82.28 82.8 83.31 84.02 84.79
9 Pakistan 73.71 80.41 83.57 83.44 81.21 78.62
10 Syrian Arab Republic 48.64 57.65 65.34 66.86 67.91 69.05
Total of top 10 Countries 1709.66 1787.37 1856.23 1899.68 1941.84 1990.37
Total of other 127 Countries 664.87 673.67 677.54 686.25 707.3 738.42
World Total 2374.53 2461.04 2533.77 2585.93 2649.14 2728.79
Source: FAO
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