Dry Lentils Consumption by Country

India added 852,755 tonnes of listed dry-lentils supply in a single year — then the five-year view shows the same India adding 592,677 tonnes. The 2023 total reads 5,504,493 tonnes across 165 reporters, with India at 43.8 percent. Canada went to zero from 158,575 tonnes; Russia collapsed to 5,391 from 129,698. Sri Lanka runs first per person at 22.6 grams a day.

Dry Lentils Consumption

India's 2023 dry-lentils figure of 2,411,002 tonnes stands 4.51 times Bangladesh's 534,866, with Türkiye third at 464,669. Sri Lanka's 22.6 grams a day lead the per-person order, ahead of Saint Lucia at 16.35 and Djibouti at 15.45.

Dry Lentils Consumption

#
Country
2023 (tonnes)2023
2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1
India
India India IN
2.41M 4.59
2
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bangladesh BD
534.87K 8.55
3
Türkiye
Türkiye Türkiye TR
464.67K 14.59
4
Ethiopia
Ethiopia Ethiopia ET
206.89K 4.4
5
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka LK
189.51K 22.6
6
Nepal
Nepal Nepal NP
166.64K 15.37
7
Algeria
Algeria Algeria DZ
156.33K 9.28
8
Iraq
Iraq Iraq IQ
155.54K 11.02
9
Pakistan
Pakistan Pakistan PK
121.59K 1.35
10
Syria
Syria Syria SY
95.07K 11.04
11
Venezuela
Venezuela Venezuela VE
72.77K 7.04
12
Colombia
Colombia Colombia CO
69.71K 3.65
13
Iran
Iran Iran IR
61.16K 1.85
14
Morocco
Morocco Morocco MA
61.14K 4.44
15
Peru
Peru Peru PE
60.1K 4.86
16
Spain
Spain Spain ES
52.83K 3.02
17
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia SA
49.8K 4.1
18
Mexico
Mexico Mexico MX
38.89K 0.82
19
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates AE
38.51K 9.91
20
United Kingdom
United Kingdom United Kingdom GB
35.82K 1.43
21
Italy
Italy Italy IT
35K 1.61
22
Egypt
Egypt Egypt EG
34.44K 0.82
23
United States
United States United States US
32.26K 0.26
24
France
France France FR
31.95K 1.32
25
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KZ
22.64K 3.05
26
Chile
Chile Chile CL
19.87K 2.77
27
Yemen
Yemen Yemen YE
18.16K 1.26
28
Ecuador
Ecuador Ecuador EC
18K 2.74
29
Brazil
Brazil Brazil BR
16.46K 0.21
30
Germany
Germany Germany DE
15.32K 0.5
31
Jordan
Jordan Jordan JO
13.67K 3.27
32
Argentina
Argentina Argentina AR
12.47K 0.75
33
Lebanon
Lebanon Lebanon LB
10.13K 4.81
34
Malaysia
Malaysia Malaysia MY
10.11K 0.79
35
Oman
Oman Oman OM
9.27K 5.03
36
Qatar
Qatar Qatar QA
8.93K 8.21
37
Greece
Greece Greece GR
8.51K 2.28
38
Senegal
Senegal Senegal SN
7.46K 1.13
39
Panama
Panama Panama PA
7.44K 4.57
40
Netherlands
Netherlands Netherlands NL
6.89K 1.04
41
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan AZ
6.8K 1.8
42
Kuwait
Kuwait Kuwait KW
6.74K 3.82
43
Djibouti
Djibouti Djibouti DJ
6.5K 15.45
44
South Africa
South Africa South Africa ZA
6.3K 0.27
45
Israel
Israel Israel IL
6.25K 1.85
46
Russia
Russia Russia RU
5.39K 0.1
47
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Czech Republic CZ
5.26K 1.33
48
Belgium
Belgium Belgium BE
4.53K 1.06
49
Tunisia
Tunisia Tunisia TN
4.23K 0.95
50
New Zealand
New Zealand New Zealand NZ
3.59K 1.9
51
Libya
Libya Libya LY
3.51K 1.32
52
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DO
2.72K 0.66
53
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan KG
2.53K 0.98
54
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Bulgaria BG
2.52K 1.02
55
Uruguay
Uruguay Uruguay UY
2.45K 1.98
56
Mauritius
Mauritius Mauritius MU
2.32K 4.98
57
Armenia
Armenia Armenia AM
2.3K 2.14
58
Poland
Poland Poland PL
2.3K 0.16
59
Slovakia
Slovakia Slovakia SK
2.3K 1.14
60
Switzerland
Switzerland Switzerland CH
2.27K 0.7
61
Hungary
Hungary Hungary HU
2.22K 0.63
62
Bhutan
Bhutan Bhutan BT
2.21K 7.7
63
Kenya
Kenya Kenya KE
1.98K 0.1
64
Tajikistan
Tajikistan Tajikistan TJ
1.94K 0.51
65
Sweden
Sweden Sweden SE
1.89K 0.49
66
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago TT
1.69K 3.08
67
Austria
Austria Austria AT
1.68K 0.51
68
Bolivia
Bolivia Bolivia BO
1.57K 0.35
69
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan UZ
1.55K 0.12
70
Maldives
Maldives Maldives MV
1.52K 7.92
71
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan TM
1.24K 0.46
72
Cyprus
Cyprus Cyprus CY
1.24K 2.52
73
Romania
Romania Romania RO
1.21K 0.17
74
Georgia
Georgia Georgia GE
1.08K 0.78
75
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia LC
1.07K 16.35
76
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica CR
1.03K 0.55
77
Denmark
Denmark Denmark DK
1.01K 0.46
78
Malawi
Malawi Malawi MW
992.38 0.13
79
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Afghanistan AF
799.85 0.05
80
Cape Verde
Cape Verde Cape Verde CV
769.54 4.04
81
Haiti
Haiti Haiti HT
762.63 0.18
82
Norway
Norway Norway NO
686.88 0.34
83
Bahrain
Bahrain Bahrain BH
644 1.12
84
Croatia
Croatia Croatia HR
639.59 0.45
85
Madagascar
Madagascar Madagascar MG
618.59 0.05
86
Gambia
Gambia Gambia GM
580.76 0.59
87
Serbia
Serbia Serbia RS
567.73 0.23
88
Lithuania
Lithuania Lithuania LT
552.68 0.53
89
Mauritania
Mauritania Mauritania MR
546.64 0.3
90
North Macedonia
North Macedonia North Macedonia MK
518.35 0.78
91
Portugal
Portugal Portugal PT
472.12 0.12
92
French Polynesia
French Polynesia French Polynesia PF
453.86 4.42
93
Laos
Laos Laos LA
440.68 0.16
94
Albania
Albania Albania AL
414.56 0.4
95
Seychelles
Seychelles Seychelles SC
413.18 8.85
96
South Korea
South Korea South Korea KR
351.78 0.02
97
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Hong Kong HK
325.84 0.12
98
Belarus
Belarus Belarus BY
304.75 0.09
99
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BF
283.98 0.03
100
Finland
Finland Finland FI
256.31 0.13
101
Ukraine
Ukraine Ukraine UA
250.28 0.02
102
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
206.64 0.18
103
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast CI
197.7 0.02
104
Barbados
Barbados Barbados BB
170.17 1.65
105
Vietnam
Vietnam Vietnam VN
159.39 0
106
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone SL
148.12 0.05
107
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
148.11 4
108
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Luxembourg LU
138.46 0.57
109
New Caledonia
New Caledonia New Caledonia NC
135.86 1.28
110
Malta
Malta Malta MT
133.57 0.69
111
Taiwan
Taiwan Taiwan TW
133.34 0.02
112
Guatemala
Guatemala Guatemala GT
124.51 0.02
113
Grenada
Grenada Grenada GD
120.25 2.81
114
Guinea
Guinea Guinea GN
116.19 0.02
115
Slovenia
Slovenia Slovenia SI
99.53 0.13
116
Angola
Angola Angola AO
66.29 0
117
Paraguay
Paraguay Paraguay PY
65.7 0.03
118
Uganda
Uganda Uganda UG
60.95 0
119
Congo
Congo Congo CG
60.8 0.03
120
Ireland
Ireland Ireland IE
60.72 0.03
121
Jamaica
Jamaica Jamaica JM
55.42 0.05
122
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda AG
54.97 1.61
123
Rwanda
Rwanda Rwanda RW
54.72 0.01
124
Iceland
Iceland Iceland IS
52.68 0.37
125
Namibia
Namibia Namibia NA
52.19 0.05
126
Philippines
Philippines Philippines PH
52 0
127
El Salvador
El Salvador El Salvador SV
49.24 0.02
128
Niger
Niger Niger NE
46.62 0
129
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegro ME
42.94 0.19
130
Fiji
Fiji Fiji FJ
37.23 0.11
131
Lesotho
Lesotho Lesotho LS
30.89 0.04
132
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ZW
29.5 0
133
Ghana
Ghana Ghana GH
28.93 0
134
Liberia
Liberia Liberia LR
28.8 0.01
135
Botswana
Botswana Botswana BW
13.65 0.02
136
Eswatini
Eswatini Eswatini SZ
12.59 0.03
137
Macau
Macau Macau MO
12.34 0.05
138
Guyana
Guyana Guyana GY
12.03 0.04
139
DR Congo
DR Congo DR Congo CD
11.08 0
140
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands MH
9.24 0.65
141
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Nicaragua NI
8.29 0
142
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
8.27 0.48
143
Gabon
Gabon Gabon GA
7.59 0.01
144
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PG
7.33 0
145
Indonesia
Indonesia Indonesia ID
6.82 0
146
Cambodia
Cambodia Cambodia KH
6.7 0
147
Bahamas
Bahamas Bahamas BS
6.45 0.04
148
Zambia
Zambia Zambia ZM
5.68 0
149
Kiribati
Kiribati Kiribati KI
3.15 0.07
150
Mongolia
Mongolia Mongolia MN
3.06 0
151
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste TL
2.58 0.01
152
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Vanuatu VU
2.18 0.02
153
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe ST
1.19 0.01
154
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands SB
1.01 0
155
Tonga
Tonga Tonga TO
0.53 0.01
156
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau GW
0.17 0
157
Comoros
Comoros Comoros KM
0.11 0
158
Nauru
Nauru Nauru NR
0.09 0.02
159
Belize
Belize Belize BZ
0.07 0
160
Samoa
Samoa Samoa WS
0.05 0
161
Australia
Australia Australia AU
0 0
162
Canada
Canada Canada CA
0 0
163
Myanmar
Myanmar Myanmar MM
0 0
164
Tanzania
Tanzania Tanzania TZ
0 0
165
Tuvalu
Tuvalu Tuvalu TV
0 0

India's Rebound and Canada's Drop to Zero

  • India's 852,755-tonne rebound beat the 613,036-tonne net gain on its own.
  • Canada's 158,575 tonnes went to zero; Russia kept 5,391 of 129,698.
  • India's five-year gain ran to 89.0 percent of 666,139 tonnes.
  • Cuba's 489.34 tonnes departed; Azerbaijan arrived at 6,795.
  • Sri Lanka pairs fifth place by volume with first per person at 22.6 grams.

43.8 Percent for India, First Per Person for Sri Lanka

2,411,002 tonnes for India, 534,866 for Bangladesh, 464,669 for Türkiye — then 206,888 for Ethiopia and 189,505 for Sri Lanka. India's 43.8 percent share leaves 62.0 percent for the top three combined, 69.2 for the top five and 81.8 for the top ten. Sri Lanka converts fifth place by volume into first per person at 22.6 grams a day, with Saint Lucia at 16.35 and Djibouti at 15.45 further back.

Changes from 2019 to 2023

One hundred sixty-one reporters bridge 2019 and 2023: their combined figure went from 4,830,693 tonnes to 5,496,832 — a 666,139-tonne, 13.8 percent advance. Cuba and Micronesia departed with 489 tonnes between them while Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Angola and Tuvalu joined with 7,661 — Azerbaijan biggest at 6,795 tonnes. India put on 592,677 tonnes (32.6 percent up), 89.0 percent of the net advance, while Canada came off 182,373 to zero; Ethiopia put on 106,260 (105.6 percent up) and Türkiye 98,296 (26.8 percent up), with Bangladesh off 95,479 (15.1 percent down), Iraq on 80,538 (107.4 percent up), Algeria on 78,450 (100.7 percent up) and Egypt off 42,557 (55.3 percent down).

2023 Up 12.5 Percent as India Rebounds

One hundred sixty-five reporters bridge 2022 and 2023: 4,891,456 tonnes became 5,504,493 — a 613,036-tonne, 12.5 percent advance, with nobody entering or leaving. India put on 852,755 tonnes (54.7 percent up) while Canada came off 158,575 to zero; Bangladesh came off 142,104 (21.0 percent down) and Russia 124,307 (95.8 percent down), with Türkiye on 121,448 (35.4 percent up), Algeria on 78,346 (100.5 percent up), Sri Lanka on 57,036 (43.1 percent up) and Argentina off 43,734 (77.8 percent down).

Lentils Counted Separately From Other Pulses

Dry lentils are reported as a separate FAO item rather than being combined with other pulses in these figures. The daily grams-per-person figure expresses the listed food supply relative to population.

Dry Lentils Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

India recorded the largest 2023 listed dry-lentils supply at 2,411,002 tonnes, followed by Bangladesh at 534,866 tonnes and Türkiye at 464,669 tonnes. India accounted for 43.8 percent of the 5,504,493-tonne listed total across 165 reporters. Sri Lanka had the highest per-capita figure at 22.6 grams per person per day. The FAO measure represents food available for human consumption, not actual intake.

Dry Lentils Consumption by Country

#
Country
2019 (t)
2019 (g/cap/d)
2020 (t)
2020 (g/cap/d)
2021 (t)
2021 (g/cap/d)
2022 (t)
2022 (g/cap/d)
2023 (t)
2023 (g/cap/d)
1
India
India
1.82M 3.59 1.68M 3.28 1.84M 3.57 1.56M 3 2.41M 4.59
2
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
630.35K 10.47 627.97K 10.35 623.29K 10.19 676.97K 10.95 534.87K 8.55
3
Türkiye
Türkiye
366.37K 11.76 403.83K 12.85 390.56K 12.34 343.22K 10.8 464.67K 14.59
4
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
100.63K 2.38 197.71K 4.56 208.31K 4.67 199.41K 4.36 206.89K 4.4
5
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
158.58K 19.39 142.75K 17.33 178.04K 21.49 132.47K 15.89 189.51K 22.6
6
Nepal
Nepal
167.66K 16.17 191.08K 18.07 179.18K 16.65 172.87K 15.94 166.64K 15.37
7
Algeria
Algeria
77.88K 4.93 75.83K 4.72 79.33K 4.86 77.98K 4.7 156.33K 9.28
8
Iraq
Iraq
75K 5.82 73.31K 5.56 62.09K 4.6 189.9K 13.76 155.54K 11.02
9
Pakistan
Pakistan
127.46K 1.51 195.5K 2.28 166.37K 1.9 147.22K 1.66 121.59K 1.35
10
Syria
Syria
98.94K 13.32 134.76K 17.54 131.29K 16.63 112.21K 13.69 95.07K 11.04
11
Venezuela
Venezuela
86.5K 8.19 93.93K 9.05 31.33K 3.04 56.29K 5.47 72.77K 7.04
12
Colombia
Colombia
62.51K 3.43 93.25K 5.05 77.68K 4.16 63.87K 3.38 69.71K 3.65
13
Iran
Iran
64.25K 2.02 60.95K 1.9 54.22K 1.68 100.79K 3.08 61.16K 1.85
14
Morocco
Morocco
62.82K 4.75 61.93K 4.64 50.07K 3.71 41.31K 3.03 61.14K 4.44
15
Peru
Peru
55.6K 4.69 78.18K 6.52 64.8K 5.35 48.83K 4 60.1K 4.86
16
Spain
Spain
41.19K 2.38 43.14K 2.48 29.21K 1.68 29.77K 1.71 52.83K 3.02
17
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
50.15K 4.51 50.45K 4.46 46.55K 4.07 50.34K 4.29 49.8K 4.1
18
Mexico
Mexico
49.51K 1.08 27.91K 0.6 34.65K 0.74 34.18K 0.73 38.89K 0.82
19
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
58.36K 17.05 38.31K 11.11 32.99K 9.23 40.04K 10.71 38.51K 9.91
20
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
24.83K 1.01 36.08K 1.47 24.03K 0.97 24.2K 0.97 35.82K 1.43
21
Italy
Italy
24.68K 1.12 38.12K 1.74 30.72K 1.41 30K 1.38 35K 1.61
22
Egypt
Egypt
77K 1.96 122K 3.06 69K 1.7 19.2K 0.47 34.44K 0.82
23
United States
United States
19.87K 0.16 35.2K 0.28 9.49K 0.08 67.6K 0.54 32.26K 0.26
24
France
France
16.1K 0.67 20.71K 0.86 23.41K 0.97 28.28K 1.17 31.95K 1.32
25
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
5.31K 0.76 2.5K 0.35 8.06K 1.12 22.34K 3.06 22.64K 3.05
26
Chile
Chile
17.48K 2.49 46.07K 6.52 14.94K 2.1 10.61K 1.49 19.87K 2.77
27
Yemen
Yemen
9.31K 0.73 12.68K 0.96 14.67K 1.08 16.23K 1.16 18.16K 1.26
28
Ecuador
Ecuador
20.03K 3.17 23.53K 3.67 20.82K 3.23 19.22K 2.95 18K 2.74
29
Brazil
Brazil
14.44K 0.19 21.12K 0.28 15.6K 0.2 16.52K 0.22 16.46K 0.21
30
Germany
Germany
12.47K 0.41 17.65K 0.58 14.9K 0.49 15.08K 0.49 15.32K 0.5
31
Jordan
Jordan
8.48K 2.18 14.22K 3.59 10.83K 2.68 9.08K 2.21 13.67K 3.27
32
Argentina
Argentina
29.33K 1.79 34.95K 2.12 31.69K 1.92 56.21K 3.39 12.47K 0.75
33
Lebanon
Lebanon
10K 4.73 13K 6.25 11.49K 5.5 10.37K 4.95 10.13K 4.81
34
Malaysia
Malaysia
9.45K 0.77 7.16K 0.58 6.03K 0.48 4.76K 0.38 10.11K 0.79
35
Oman
Oman
9.95K 5.94 10.35K 6.27 9.06K 5.52 9.23K 5.35 9.27K 5.03
36
Qatar
Qatar
11.93K 11.68 11.41K 11.15 11.53K 11.22 10.71K 10.14 8.93K 8.21
37
Greece
Greece
7.66K 1.96 10.02K 2.57 8.87K 2.3 8.62K 2.27 8.51K 2.28
38
Senegal
Senegal
2.07K 0.35 5.23K 0.85 6.38K 1.02 6.19K 0.96 7.46K 1.13
39
Panama
Panama
2.59K 1.68 12.75K 8.14 5.85K 3.69 8.5K 5.29 7.44K 4.57
40
Netherlands
Netherlands
6.57K 1.03 6.06K 0.94 5.82K 0.9 5.54K 0.85 6.89K 1.04
41
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
- - - - 5.5K 1.47 7.5K 2 6.8K 1.8
42
Kuwait
Kuwait
9K 5.55 8.25K 5.14 6.32K 3.97 7.51K 4.48 6.74K 3.82
43
Djibouti
Djibouti
5.45K 13.72 6K 14.87 6.3K 15.39 6.5K 15.66 6.5K 15.45
44
South Africa
South Africa
5.99K 0.28 7.16K 0.32 4.78K 0.21 4.65K 0.2 6.3K 0.27
45
Israel
Israel
6.93K 2.19 7.09K 2.21 6.29K 1.93 6.75K 2.03 6.25K 1.85
46
Russia
Russia
43.11K 0.81 45K 0.84 60K 1.13 129.7K 2.44 5.39K 0.1
47
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
5.46K 1.42 6.57K 1.71 5.84K 1.52 6.08K 1.56 5.26K 1.33
48
Belgium
Belgium
1.86K 0.44 4.09K 0.97 4.86K 1.15 4K 0.94 4.53K 1.06
49
Tunisia
Tunisia
4.07K 0.94 4.55K 1.04 7.82K 1.78 8.54K 1.93 4.23K 0.95
50
New Zealand
New Zealand
3.17K 1.74 3.72K 2.01 3.53K 1.89 3.29K 1.76 3.59K 1.9
51
Libya
Libya
431.9 0.17 881.54 0.34 2.6K 1 3.95K 1.5 3.51K 1.32
52
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
667.78 0.17 4.44K 1.11 4.26K 1.05 484.08 0.12 2.72K 0.66
53
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2.8K 1.18 6.5K 2.67 3.59K 1.44 2.23K 0.88 2.53K 0.98
54
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1.23K 0.48 2.13K 0.84 1.29K 0.51 1.78K 0.72 2.52K 1.02
55
Uruguay
Uruguay
2.2K 1.77 3.02K 2.43 3.72K 3 2.17K 1.76 2.45K 1.98
56
Mauritius
Mauritius
2.9K 6.17 3.19K 6.81 2.55K 5.47 2.94K 6.31 2.32K 4.98
57
Armenia
Armenia
2.8K 2.64 3.3K 3.13 2.5K 2.39 2.5K 2.38 2.3K 2.14
58
Poland
Poland
3.39K 0.24 3.89K 0.28 2.43K 0.17 3.11K 0.22 2.3K 0.16
59
Slovakia
Slovakia
1.93K 0.97 1.65K 0.83 1.13K 0.57 2.08K 1.04 2.3K 1.14
60
Switzerland
Switzerland
1.91K 0.61 2.5K 0.79 2.11K 0.66 1.89K 0.59 2.27K 0.7
61
Hungary
Hungary
2.21K 0.62 2.93K 0.82 1.96K 0.55 2.89K 0.82 2.22K 0.63
62
Bhutan
Bhutan
1.79K 6.42 2.03K 7.24 1.71K 6.05 2.51K 8.81 2.21K 7.7
63
Kenya
Kenya
1.02K 0.05 2.17K 0.11 2.29K 0.12 1.93K 0.1 1.98K 0.1
64
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2.3K 0.66 3K 0.84 1.92K 0.53 2.19K 0.59 1.94K 0.51
65
Sweden
Sweden
1.61K 0.43 2.11K 0.56 1.7K 0.45 1.88K 0.49 1.89K 0.49
66
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
1.66K 3.06 1.9K 3.51 1.44K 2.66 1.58K 2.89 1.69K 3.08
67
Austria
Austria
1.37K 0.42 1.73K 0.53 1.79K 0.55 1.52K 0.46 1.68K 0.51
68
Bolivia
Bolivia
2.19K 0.52 2.88K 0.67 1.31K 0.3 1.08K 0.24 1.57K 0.35
69
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1.19K 0.1 1.21K 0.1 1.15K 0.09 1.29K 0.1 1.55K 0.12
70
Maldives
Maldives
1.39K 7.82 1.26K 6.86 1.36K 7.24 1.21K 6.35 1.52K 7.92
71
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
863.3 0.35 1.02K 0.4 989.27 0.38 1.1K 0.42 1.24K 0.46
72
Cyprus
Cyprus
1.17K 2.48 1.2K 2.52 1.22K 2.54 1.55K 3.19 1.24K 2.52
73
Romania
Romania
669.69 0.09 718.85 0.1 815.45 0.12 1.05K 0.15 1.21K 0.17
74
Georgia
Georgia
734.35 0.53 687.85 0.5 590 0.43 692.47 0.5 1.08K 0.78
75
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
616.88 9.51 615.85 9.47 765.32 11.75 1.07K 16.41 1.07K 16.35
76
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1.03K 0.56 1.04K 0.57 998.48 0.54 1.05K 0.56 1.03K 0.55
77
Denmark
Denmark
534.43 0.25 659.46 0.31 840.81 0.39 975.94 0.45 1.01K 0.46
78
Malawi
Malawi
909.37 0.13 1.03K 0.14 1.19K 0.16 992.74 0.13 992.38 0.13
79
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
- - - - 625.95 0.04 950.01 0.06 799.85 0.05
80
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
638.73 3.4 1.09K 5.79 565.53 3 748.96 3.95 769.54 4.04
81
Haiti
Haiti
42.47 0.01 382.21 0.09 457.21 0.11 235.94 0.06 762.63 0.18
82
Norway
Norway
494.57 0.25 691.35 0.35 523.35 0.27 530.78 0.27 686.88 0.34
83
Bahrain
Bahrain
2.35K 4.33 2.35K 4.34 2.5K 4.56 4.41K 7.88 644 1.12
84
Croatia
Croatia
468.14 0.32 562.37 0.39 581.81 0.41 639.54 0.45 639.59 0.45
85
Madagascar
Madagascar
629.3 0.06 616.87 0.06 622.97 0.06 613.71 0.06 618.59 0.05
86
Gambia
Gambia
3.61 0 1.57 0 4.31 0 1.79 0 580.76 0.59
87
Serbia
Serbia
346.37 0.14 460.02 0.18 524.62 0.21 602.38 0.24 567.73 0.23
88
Lithuania
Lithuania
280 0.27 200 0.2 532.19 0.52 566.6 0.55 552.68 0.53
89
Mauritania
Mauritania
0 0 41.99 0.03 190.12 0.11 407.13 0.23 546.64 0.3
90
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
586 0.85 778.51 1.14 655.96 0.97 919.54 1.37 518.35 0.78
91
Portugal
Portugal
191.7 0.05 148.36 0.04 516.64 0.14 2.13K 0.56 472.12 0.12
92
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
366.69 3.6 561.94 5.51 390.33 3.82 441 4.31 453.86 4.42
93
Laos
Laos
514.09 0.19 455.29 0.17 231.92 0.09 265.86 0.1 440.68 0.16
94
Albania
Albania
393.19 0.37 327.3 0.31 155.02 0.15 660.48 0.64 414.56 0.4
95
Seychelles
Seychelles
405.02 9.43 577.88 13.16 429.68 9.57 478.37 10.44 413.18 8.85
96
South Korea
South Korea
379.24 0.02 469.17 0.02 745.43 0.04 435.1 0.02 351.78 0.02
97
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
312.29 0.11 353.19 0.13 408.7 0.15 315.83 0.12 325.84 0.12
98
Belarus
Belarus
435.74 0.13 220.72 0.06 263.06 0.08 300.03 0.09 304.75 0.09
99
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
322.12 0.04 611.24 0.08 349.62 0.04 215.27 0.03 283.98 0.03
100
Finland
Finland
265.73 0.13 208.91 0.1 173.44 0.09 217.58 0.11 256.31 0.13
101
Ukraine
Ukraine
805.1 0.05 681.16 0.04 885.13 0.05 387.37 0.03 250.28 0.02
102
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
165.61 0.14 219.93 0.18 206.22 0.17 267.98 0.23 206.64 0.18
103
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
83.06 0.01 112.49 0.01 63.95 0.01 122.92 0.01 197.7 0.02
104
Barbados
Barbados
158.31 1.54 192.14 1.87 177.18 1.72 200.88 1.95 170.17 1.65
105
Vietnam
Vietnam
88.08 0 128.98 0 103.65 0 154.62 0 159.39 0
106
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
135.08 0.05 119.6 0.04 93.99 0.03 164.28 0.05 148.12 0.05
107
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
136.76 3.6 131.97 3.49 170.17 4.53 216 5.8 148.11 4
108
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
136.18 0.6 136.45 0.59 120.3 0.51 136.4 0.57 138.46 0.57
109
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
143.82 1.39 111.04 1.07 88.27 0.85 108.83 1.04 135.86 1.28
110
Malta
Malta
116.77 0.63 137.87 0.73 131.35 0.69 134.11 0.7 133.57 0.69
111
Taiwan
Taiwan
174.63 0.02 209.71 0.02 223.95 0.03 256.85 0.03 133.34 0.02
112
Guatemala
Guatemala
118.1 0.02 157.04 0.02 135.85 0.02 167.86 0.03 124.51 0.02
113
Grenada
Grenada
53.22 1.26 88.9 2.09 92.03 2.16 118.37 2.77 120.25 2.81
114
Guinea
Guinea
13.9 0 16.56 0 18.24 0 45.38 0.01 116.19 0.02
115
Slovenia
Slovenia
60.28 0.08 36.49 0.05 88.92 0.12 104.43 0.14 99.53 0.13
116
Angola
Angola
- - 43.16 0 132.72 0.01 473.1 0.04 66.29 0
117
Paraguay
Paraguay
241.56 0.1 202.07 0.08 185.93 0.08 188.77 0.08 65.7 0.03
118
Uganda
Uganda
110.33 0.01 84.84 0.01 10.46 0 20.02 0 60.95 0
119
Congo
Congo
8.44 0 31.28 0.01 14.77 0.01 25.15 0.01 60.8 0.03
120
Ireland
Ireland
44.91 0.02 69.13 0.04 60.61 0.03 71.79 0.04 60.72 0.03
121
Jamaica
Jamaica
103.69 0.1 105.43 0.1 33.48 0.03 83.53 0.08 55.42 0.05
122
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
56.3 1.69 102.95 3.07 50.57 1.5 58.68 1.73 54.97 1.61
123
Rwanda
Rwanda
5.74 0 21.29 0 21.46 0 27.07 0.01 54.72 0.01
124
Iceland
Iceland
41.23 0.31 45.34 0.34 37.52 0.28 51.4 0.37 52.68 0.37
125
Namibia
Namibia
51.53 0.05 59 0.06 69.63 0.07 47.25 0.04 52.19 0.05
126
Philippines
Philippines
139.2 0 271.69 0.01 70.24 0 82.02 0 52 0
127
El Salvador
El Salvador
18.11 0.01 31.3 0.01 33.27 0.01 42.46 0.02 49.24 0.02
128
Niger
Niger
829.01 0.1 859.49 0.1 980.31 0.11 3.91K 0.42 46.62 0
129
Montenegro
Montenegro
14.95 0.07 16.61 0.07 25.73 0.12 45.21 0.2 42.94 0.19
130
Fiji
Fiji
42.61 0.13 82.48 0.25 68.34 0.2 54.01 0.16 37.23 0.11
131
Lesotho
Lesotho
50.93 0.06 30.06 0.04 21.28 0.03 16.22 0.02 30.89 0.04
132
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
15.2 0 1.76K 0.31 15.5 0 13.04 0 29.5 0
133
Ghana
Ghana
33.28 0 0 0 1.69 0 0 0 28.93 0
134
Liberia
Liberia
3.55 0 33.38 0.02 66.26 0.03 32.62 0.02 28.8 0.01
135
Botswana
Botswana
0 0 123.84 0.14 70.08 0.08 13.68 0.02 13.65 0.02
136
Eswatini
Eswatini
5.42 0.01 23.22 0.05 6.23 0.01 57.01 0.13 12.59 0.03
137
Macau
Macau
7.01 0.03 14.83 0.06 11.29 0.04 11.15 0.04 12.34 0.05
138
Guyana
Guyana
6.26 0.02 6.06 0.02 7.05 0.02 18.44 0.06 12.03 0.04
139
DR Congo
DR Congo
8.39 0 81.73 0 94.14 0 47.41 0 11.08 0
140
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
2.17 0.13 5.41 0.35 5.5 0.36 7.99 0.55 9.24 0.65
141
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
5.57 0 9.97 0 7.69 0 8.13 0 8.29 0
142
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
9.62 0.56 54.08 3.16 7.35 0.43 39.49 2.32 8.27 0.48
143
Gabon
Gabon
1.78 0 6.17 0.01 3.8 0 8.73 0.01 7.59 0.01
144
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
2.19 0 1.05 0 33.74 0.01 5.78 0 7.33 0
145
Indonesia
Indonesia
2.61 0 10.73 0 5.74 0 6.71 0 6.82 0
146
Cambodia
Cambodia
13.54 0 5.6 0 1.96 0 3.48 0 6.7 0
147
Bahamas
Bahamas
2.93 0.02 52.09 0.36 3.58 0.02 11.86 0.08 6.45 0.04
148
Zambia
Zambia
4.75 0 4.79 0 5.2 0 3.46 0 5.68 0
149
Kiribati
Kiribati
1.44 0.03 0.03 0 0.13 0 2.23 0.05 3.15 0.07
150
Mongolia
Mongolia
1.68 0 16.56 0.01 18.32 0.02 22.54 0.02 3.06 0
151
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
4.04 0.01 1.1 0 0.7 0 1.67 0 2.58 0.01
152
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
0.49 0 0.81 0.01 1.34 0.01 1.22 0.01 2.18 0.02
153
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
0.79 0.01 1.03 0.01 0.31 0 0.5 0.01 1.19 0.01
154
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
1.71 0.01 1.29 0 0.55 0 0.47 0 1.01 0
155
Tonga
Tonga
0 0 0.74 0.02 0.82 0.02 0.44 0.01 0.53 0.01
156
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
0 0 143.19 0.19 101.63 0.14 101.56 0.13 0.17 0
157
Comoros
Comoros
11.26 0.04 29.85 0.1 5.51 0.02 8.83 0.03 0.11 0
158
Nauru
Nauru
0.88 0.21 0.69 0.16 0.17 0.04 0.38 0.09 0.09 0.02
159
Belize
Belize
2.91 0.02 3.94 0.03 5.03 0.03 1.43 0.01 0.07 0
160
Samoa
Samoa
0.28 0 - - 0.58 0.01 0.06 0 0.05 0
161
Australia
Australia
13.55K 1.46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162
Canada
Canada
182.37K 13.22 92.04K 6.61 101.87K 7.26 158.58K 11.19 0 0
163
Myanmar
Myanmar
868.74 0.05 0 0 456.54 0.02 0 0 0 0
164
Tanzania
Tanzania
32.36 0 14.28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
165
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
- - - - 0.11 0.03 0 0 0 0
166
Cuba
Cuba
489.34 0.12 - - - - - - - -
167
Micronesia
Micronesia
0.03 0 0.39 0.01 0.03 0 - - - -

Methodology

Every percentage compares two endpoint years across reporters holding values in both, with the earlier year as the base. Tonnes come from FAO Supply Utilization Accounts element 5141 (food supply quantity); daily grams per person from element 665 — for lentils, dry, 2019 through 2023. Counted is supply available for human consumption in the reference year, not intake. Zero-base years yield no percentage; a zero reports zero and a blank reports nothing.

Tables carry reporters alone — 167 held a value in at least one year from 2019 through 2023 — with World, regional and China (aggregate) rows omitted; China is the China reporter. Tonnes match FAO's publication, unrounded, and the 2023 listed total of 5,504,493 tonnes aggregates the 165 reporters with a 2023 value. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Lentils, dry, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did India's dry-lentils supply increase in 2023?

India added 852,755 tonnes in 2022-2023 while Canada came off 158,575 to zero — beating the 613,036-tonne net gain on its own, with Türkiye, Algeria and Sri Lanka pulling the other way.

How did Canada reach zero in five years?

Canada went from 182,373 tonnes in 2019 to zero in 2023, via 158,575 in 2022. The slide is traced in the figures without identifying what drove it.

Fifth by volume, first per person — how come?

Sri Lanka's 189,505 tonnes work out to 22.6 grams a day per person, the highest figure shown. One ranking pits reporters against each other; the other divides the same supply by population.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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