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.
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. 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. 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). 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). 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. 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. 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.Dry Lentils Consumption
India's Rebound and Canada's Drop to Zero
43.8 Percent for India, First Per Person for Sri Lanka
Changes from 2019 to 2023
2023 Up 12.5 Percent as India Rebounds
Lentils Counted Separately From Other Pulses
Dry Lentils Consumption by Country: Quick Answer
Dry Lentils Consumption by Country
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1
1.82M
3.59
1.68M
3.28
1.84M
3.57
1.56M
3
2.41M
4.59
2
630.35K
10.47
627.97K
10.35
623.29K
10.19
676.97K
10.95
534.87K
8.55
3
366.37K
11.76
403.83K
12.85
390.56K
12.34
343.22K
10.8
464.67K
14.59
4
100.63K
2.38
197.71K
4.56
208.31K
4.67
199.41K
4.36
206.89K
4.4
5
158.58K
19.39
142.75K
17.33
178.04K
21.49
132.47K
15.89
189.51K
22.6
6
167.66K
16.17
191.08K
18.07
179.18K
16.65
172.87K
15.94
166.64K
15.37
7
77.88K
4.93
75.83K
4.72
79.33K
4.86
77.98K
4.7
156.33K
9.28
8
75K
5.82
73.31K
5.56
62.09K
4.6
189.9K
13.76
155.54K
11.02
9
127.46K
1.51
195.5K
2.28
166.37K
1.9
147.22K
1.66
121.59K
1.35
10
98.94K
13.32
134.76K
17.54
131.29K
16.63
112.21K
13.69
95.07K
11.04
11
86.5K
8.19
93.93K
9.05
31.33K
3.04
56.29K
5.47
72.77K
7.04
12
62.51K
3.43
93.25K
5.05
77.68K
4.16
63.87K
3.38
69.71K
3.65
13
64.25K
2.02
60.95K
1.9
54.22K
1.68
100.79K
3.08
61.16K
1.85
14
62.82K
4.75
61.93K
4.64
50.07K
3.71
41.31K
3.03
61.14K
4.44
15
55.6K
4.69
78.18K
6.52
64.8K
5.35
48.83K
4
60.1K
4.86
16
41.19K
2.38
43.14K
2.48
29.21K
1.68
29.77K
1.71
52.83K
3.02
17
50.15K
4.51
50.45K
4.46
46.55K
4.07
50.34K
4.29
49.8K
4.1
18
49.51K
1.08
27.91K
0.6
34.65K
0.74
34.18K
0.73
38.89K
0.82
19
58.36K
17.05
38.31K
11.11
32.99K
9.23
40.04K
10.71
38.51K
9.91
20
24.83K
1.01
36.08K
1.47
24.03K
0.97
24.2K
0.97
35.82K
1.43
21
24.68K
1.12
38.12K
1.74
30.72K
1.41
30K
1.38
35K
1.61
22
77K
1.96
122K
3.06
69K
1.7
19.2K
0.47
34.44K
0.82
23
19.87K
0.16
35.2K
0.28
9.49K
0.08
67.6K
0.54
32.26K
0.26
24
16.1K
0.67
20.71K
0.86
23.41K
0.97
28.28K
1.17
31.95K
1.32
25
5.31K
0.76
2.5K
0.35
8.06K
1.12
22.34K
3.06
22.64K
3.05
26
17.48K
2.49
46.07K
6.52
14.94K
2.1
10.61K
1.49
19.87K
2.77
27
9.31K
0.73
12.68K
0.96
14.67K
1.08
16.23K
1.16
18.16K
1.26
28
20.03K
3.17
23.53K
3.67
20.82K
3.23
19.22K
2.95
18K
2.74
29
14.44K
0.19
21.12K
0.28
15.6K
0.2
16.52K
0.22
16.46K
0.21
30
12.47K
0.41
17.65K
0.58
14.9K
0.49
15.08K
0.49
15.32K
0.5
31
8.48K
2.18
14.22K
3.59
10.83K
2.68
9.08K
2.21
13.67K
3.27
32
29.33K
1.79
34.95K
2.12
31.69K
1.92
56.21K
3.39
12.47K
0.75
33
10K
4.73
13K
6.25
11.49K
5.5
10.37K
4.95
10.13K
4.81
34
9.45K
0.77
7.16K
0.58
6.03K
0.48
4.76K
0.38
10.11K
0.79
35
9.95K
5.94
10.35K
6.27
9.06K
5.52
9.23K
5.35
9.27K
5.03
36
11.93K
11.68
11.41K
11.15
11.53K
11.22
10.71K
10.14
8.93K
8.21
37
7.66K
1.96
10.02K
2.57
8.87K
2.3
8.62K
2.27
8.51K
2.28
38
2.07K
0.35
5.23K
0.85
6.38K
1.02
6.19K
0.96
7.46K
1.13
39
2.59K
1.68
12.75K
8.14
5.85K
3.69
8.5K
5.29
7.44K
4.57
40
6.57K
1.03
6.06K
0.94
5.82K
0.9
5.54K
0.85
6.89K
1.04
41
-
-
-
-
5.5K
1.47
7.5K
2
6.8K
1.8
42
9K
5.55
8.25K
5.14
6.32K
3.97
7.51K
4.48
6.74K
3.82
43
5.45K
13.72
6K
14.87
6.3K
15.39
6.5K
15.66
6.5K
15.45
44
5.99K
0.28
7.16K
0.32
4.78K
0.21
4.65K
0.2
6.3K
0.27
45
6.93K
2.19
7.09K
2.21
6.29K
1.93
6.75K
2.03
6.25K
1.85
46
43.11K
0.81
45K
0.84
60K
1.13
129.7K
2.44
5.39K
0.1
47
5.46K
1.42
6.57K
1.71
5.84K
1.52
6.08K
1.56
5.26K
1.33
48
1.86K
0.44
4.09K
0.97
4.86K
1.15
4K
0.94
4.53K
1.06
49
4.07K
0.94
4.55K
1.04
7.82K
1.78
8.54K
1.93
4.23K
0.95
50
3.17K
1.74
3.72K
2.01
3.53K
1.89
3.29K
1.76
3.59K
1.9
51
431.9
0.17
881.54
0.34
2.6K
1
3.95K
1.5
3.51K
1.32
52
667.78
0.17
4.44K
1.11
4.26K
1.05
484.08
0.12
2.72K
0.66
53
2.8K
1.18
6.5K
2.67
3.59K
1.44
2.23K
0.88
2.53K
0.98
54
1.23K
0.48
2.13K
0.84
1.29K
0.51
1.78K
0.72
2.52K
1.02
55
2.2K
1.77
3.02K
2.43
3.72K
3
2.17K
1.76
2.45K
1.98
56
2.9K
6.17
3.19K
6.81
2.55K
5.47
2.94K
6.31
2.32K
4.98
57
2.8K
2.64
3.3K
3.13
2.5K
2.39
2.5K
2.38
2.3K
2.14
58
3.39K
0.24
3.89K
0.28
2.43K
0.17
3.11K
0.22
2.3K
0.16
59
1.93K
0.97
1.65K
0.83
1.13K
0.57
2.08K
1.04
2.3K
1.14
60
1.91K
0.61
2.5K
0.79
2.11K
0.66
1.89K
0.59
2.27K
0.7
61
2.21K
0.62
2.93K
0.82
1.96K
0.55
2.89K
0.82
2.22K
0.63
62
1.79K
6.42
2.03K
7.24
1.71K
6.05
2.51K
8.81
2.21K
7.7
63
1.02K
0.05
2.17K
0.11
2.29K
0.12
1.93K
0.1
1.98K
0.1
64
2.3K
0.66
3K
0.84
1.92K
0.53
2.19K
0.59
1.94K
0.51
65
1.61K
0.43
2.11K
0.56
1.7K
0.45
1.88K
0.49
1.89K
0.49
66
1.66K
3.06
1.9K
3.51
1.44K
2.66
1.58K
2.89
1.69K
3.08
67
1.37K
0.42
1.73K
0.53
1.79K
0.55
1.52K
0.46
1.68K
0.51
68
2.19K
0.52
2.88K
0.67
1.31K
0.3
1.08K
0.24
1.57K
0.35
69
1.19K
0.1
1.21K
0.1
1.15K
0.09
1.29K
0.1
1.55K
0.12
70
1.39K
7.82
1.26K
6.86
1.36K
7.24
1.21K
6.35
1.52K
7.92
71
863.3
0.35
1.02K
0.4
989.27
0.38
1.1K
0.42
1.24K
0.46
72
1.17K
2.48
1.2K
2.52
1.22K
2.54
1.55K
3.19
1.24K
2.52
73
669.69
0.09
718.85
0.1
815.45
0.12
1.05K
0.15
1.21K
0.17
74
734.35
0.53
687.85
0.5
590
0.43
692.47
0.5
1.08K
0.78
75
616.88
9.51
615.85
9.47
765.32
11.75
1.07K
16.41
1.07K
16.35
76
1.03K
0.56
1.04K
0.57
998.48
0.54
1.05K
0.56
1.03K
0.55
77
534.43
0.25
659.46
0.31
840.81
0.39
975.94
0.45
1.01K
0.46
78
909.37
0.13
1.03K
0.14
1.19K
0.16
992.74
0.13
992.38
0.13
79
-
-
-
-
625.95
0.04
950.01
0.06
799.85
0.05
80
638.73
3.4
1.09K
5.79
565.53
3
748.96
3.95
769.54
4.04
81
42.47
0.01
382.21
0.09
457.21
0.11
235.94
0.06
762.63
0.18
82
494.57
0.25
691.35
0.35
523.35
0.27
530.78
0.27
686.88
0.34
83
2.35K
4.33
2.35K
4.34
2.5K
4.56
4.41K
7.88
644
1.12
84
468.14
0.32
562.37
0.39
581.81
0.41
639.54
0.45
639.59
0.45
85
629.3
0.06
616.87
0.06
622.97
0.06
613.71
0.06
618.59
0.05
86
3.61
0
1.57
0
4.31
0
1.79
0
580.76
0.59
87
346.37
0.14
460.02
0.18
524.62
0.21
602.38
0.24
567.73
0.23
88
280
0.27
200
0.2
532.19
0.52
566.6
0.55
552.68
0.53
89
0
0
41.99
0.03
190.12
0.11
407.13
0.23
546.64
0.3
90
586
0.85
778.51
1.14
655.96
0.97
919.54
1.37
518.35
0.78
91
191.7
0.05
148.36
0.04
516.64
0.14
2.13K
0.56
472.12
0.12
92
366.69
3.6
561.94
5.51
390.33
3.82
441
4.31
453.86
4.42
93
514.09
0.19
455.29
0.17
231.92
0.09
265.86
0.1
440.68
0.16
94
393.19
0.37
327.3
0.31
155.02
0.15
660.48
0.64
414.56
0.4
95
405.02
9.43
577.88
13.16
429.68
9.57
478.37
10.44
413.18
8.85
96
379.24
0.02
469.17
0.02
745.43
0.04
435.1
0.02
351.78
0.02
97
312.29
0.11
353.19
0.13
408.7
0.15
315.83
0.12
325.84
0.12
98
435.74
0.13
220.72
0.06
263.06
0.08
300.03
0.09
304.75
0.09
99
322.12
0.04
611.24
0.08
349.62
0.04
215.27
0.03
283.98
0.03
100
265.73
0.13
208.91
0.1
173.44
0.09
217.58
0.11
256.31
0.13
101
805.1
0.05
681.16
0.04
885.13
0.05
387.37
0.03
250.28
0.02
102
165.61
0.14
219.93
0.18
206.22
0.17
267.98
0.23
206.64
0.18
103
83.06
0.01
112.49
0.01
63.95
0.01
122.92
0.01
197.7
0.02
104
158.31
1.54
192.14
1.87
177.18
1.72
200.88
1.95
170.17
1.65
105
88.08
0
128.98
0
103.65
0
154.62
0
159.39
0
106
135.08
0.05
119.6
0.04
93.99
0.03
164.28
0.05
148.12
0.05
107
136.76
3.6
131.97
3.49
170.17
4.53
216
5.8
148.11
4
108
136.18
0.6
136.45
0.59
120.3
0.51
136.4
0.57
138.46
0.57
109
143.82
1.39
111.04
1.07
88.27
0.85
108.83
1.04
135.86
1.28
110
116.77
0.63
137.87
0.73
131.35
0.69
134.11
0.7
133.57
0.69
111
174.63
0.02
209.71
0.02
223.95
0.03
256.85
0.03
133.34
0.02
112
118.1
0.02
157.04
0.02
135.85
0.02
167.86
0.03
124.51
0.02
113
53.22
1.26
88.9
2.09
92.03
2.16
118.37
2.77
120.25
2.81
114
13.9
0
16.56
0
18.24
0
45.38
0.01
116.19
0.02
115
60.28
0.08
36.49
0.05
88.92
0.12
104.43
0.14
99.53
0.13
116
-
-
43.16
0
132.72
0.01
473.1
0.04
66.29
0
117
241.56
0.1
202.07
0.08
185.93
0.08
188.77
0.08
65.7
0.03
118
110.33
0.01
84.84
0.01
10.46
0
20.02
0
60.95
0
119
8.44
0
31.28
0.01
14.77
0.01
25.15
0.01
60.8
0.03
120
44.91
0.02
69.13
0.04
60.61
0.03
71.79
0.04
60.72
0.03
121
103.69
0.1
105.43
0.1
33.48
0.03
83.53
0.08
55.42
0.05
122
56.3
1.69
102.95
3.07
50.57
1.5
58.68
1.73
54.97
1.61
123
5.74
0
21.29
0
21.46
0
27.07
0.01
54.72
0.01
124
41.23
0.31
45.34
0.34
37.52
0.28
51.4
0.37
52.68
0.37
125
51.53
0.05
59
0.06
69.63
0.07
47.25
0.04
52.19
0.05
126
139.2
0
271.69
0.01
70.24
0
82.02
0
52
0
127
18.11
0.01
31.3
0.01
33.27
0.01
42.46
0.02
49.24
0.02
128
829.01
0.1
859.49
0.1
980.31
0.11
3.91K
0.42
46.62
0
129
14.95
0.07
16.61
0.07
25.73
0.12
45.21
0.2
42.94
0.19
130
42.61
0.13
82.48
0.25
68.34
0.2
54.01
0.16
37.23
0.11
131
50.93
0.06
30.06
0.04
21.28
0.03
16.22
0.02
30.89
0.04
132
15.2
0
1.76K
0.31
15.5
0
13.04
0
29.5
0
133
33.28
0
0
0
1.69
0
0
0
28.93
0
134
3.55
0
33.38
0.02
66.26
0.03
32.62
0.02
28.8
0.01
135
0
0
123.84
0.14
70.08
0.08
13.68
0.02
13.65
0.02
136
5.42
0.01
23.22
0.05
6.23
0.01
57.01
0.13
12.59
0.03
137
7.01
0.03
14.83
0.06
11.29
0.04
11.15
0.04
12.34
0.05
138
6.26
0.02
6.06
0.02
7.05
0.02
18.44
0.06
12.03
0.04
139
8.39
0
81.73
0
94.14
0
47.41
0
11.08
0
140
2.17
0.13
5.41
0.35
5.5
0.36
7.99
0.55
9.24
0.65
141
5.57
0
9.97
0
7.69
0
8.13
0
8.29
0
142
9.62
0.56
54.08
3.16
7.35
0.43
39.49
2.32
8.27
0.48
143
1.78
0
6.17
0.01
3.8
0
8.73
0.01
7.59
0.01
144
2.19
0
1.05
0
33.74
0.01
5.78
0
7.33
0
145
2.61
0
10.73
0
5.74
0
6.71
0
6.82
0
146
13.54
0
5.6
0
1.96
0
3.48
0
6.7
0
147
2.93
0.02
52.09
0.36
3.58
0.02
11.86
0.08
6.45
0.04
148
4.75
0
4.79
0
5.2
0
3.46
0
5.68
0
149
1.44
0.03
0.03
0
0.13
0
2.23
0.05
3.15
0.07
150
1.68
0
16.56
0.01
18.32
0.02
22.54
0.02
3.06
0
151
4.04
0.01
1.1
0
0.7
0
1.67
0
2.58
0.01
152
0.49
0
0.81
0.01
1.34
0.01
1.22
0.01
2.18
0.02
153
0.79
0.01
1.03
0.01
0.31
0
0.5
0.01
1.19
0.01
154
1.71
0.01
1.29
0
0.55
0
0.47
0
1.01
0
155
0
0
0.74
0.02
0.82
0.02
0.44
0.01
0.53
0.01
156
0
0
143.19
0.19
101.63
0.14
101.56
0.13
0.17
0
157
11.26
0.04
29.85
0.1
5.51
0.02
8.83
0.03
0.11
0
158
0.88
0.21
0.69
0.16
0.17
0.04
0.38
0.09
0.09
0.02
159
2.91
0.02
3.94
0.03
5.03
0.03
1.43
0.01
0.07
0
160
0.28
0
-
-
0.58
0.01
0.06
0
0.05
0
161
13.55K
1.46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
182.37K
13.22
92.04K
6.61
101.87K
7.26
158.58K
11.19
0
0
163
868.74
0.05
0
0
456.54
0.02
0
0
0
0
164
32.36
0
14.28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
165
-
-
-
-
0.11
0.03
0
0
0
0
166
489.34
0.12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
167
0.03
0
0.39
0.01
0.03
0
-
-
-
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Methodology
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.
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Updated: 03.10.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/SCL
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