Lentils production rose 60.6% to 248,980 tonnes in the USA in 2022, according to Faostat.
Historically, lentils production in the USA reached an all time high of 580,330 tonnes in 2016 and an all time low of 10,160 tonnes in 1961.
USA has been ranked 7th within the group of 42 countries we follow in terms of lentils production, 3 places 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 |
| Australia | tonnes | 292,000 | 865,300 | 542,784 | 359,315 | 525,848 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | tonnes | 65,224 | 197,858 | 194,726 | 116,618 | 115,556 | ||||||||||||||||
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| USA | tonnes | 580,330 | 339,380 | 381,380 | 244,400 | 335,570 | ||||||||||||||||
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