Lentils production rose 1.27% to 167,441 tonnes in China in 2022, according to Faostat.
Historically, lentils production in China reached an all time high of 172,173 tonnes in 2018 and an all time low of 25,000 tonnes in 1984.
China has been ranked 9th within the group of 42 countries we follow in terms of lentils production, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Lentils Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bangladesh | tonnes | 158,228 | 168,837 | 176,633 | 175,384 | 177,354 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | tonnes | 3,193,800 | 2,558,500 | 2,192,100 | 2,382,000 | 2,867,700 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 155,181 | 171,888 | 172,173 | 164,374 | 164,479 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | tonnes | 976,000 | 1,223,850 | 1,621,810 | 1,227,820 | 1,103,030 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mexico | tonnes | 2,110 | 8,931 | 8,961 | 9,469 | 10,090 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | tonnes | 7,800 | 6,692 | 6,352 | 5,957 | 4,861 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | tonnes | 65,224 | 197,858 | 194,726 | 116,618 | 115,556 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sri Lanka | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | tonnes | 580,330 | 339,380 | 381,380 | 244,400 | 335,570 |
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