FAOSTAT · 1961–2017
Lentils, dry production in France
In 2017 France produced 39,994 t of lentils, dry. Over ten years it grew by 307%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 31,045 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
- Production, 2017
- 39,994 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +307%
- Record
- 39,994 t
- 2017
Lentils, dry in France, 1961–2017 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39,994 | +67% | 31,045 | 1.29 |
| 2016 | 23,901 | +7.9% | 17,578 | 1.36 |
| 2015 | 22,161 | +0.6% | 16,415 | 1.35 |
| 2014 | 22,033 | −3.3% | 16,176 | 1.36 |
| 2013 | 22,793 | −9.5% | 14,093 | 1.62 |
| 2012 | 25,195 | +7.9% | 15,065 | 1.67 |
| 2011 | 23,344 | +19% | 13,887 | 1.68 |
| 2010 | 19,545 | +50% | 12,994 | 1.50 |
| 2009 | 13,035 | +64% | 8,952 | 1.46 |
| 2008 | 7,957 | −19% | 6,902 | 1.15 |
| 2007 | 9,825 | −30% | 8,127 | 1.21 |
| 2006 | 14,019 | −9.8% | 10,798 | 1.30 |
| 2005 | 15,542 | +93% | 9,839 | 1.58 |
| 2004 | 8,054 | −11% | 8,358 | 0.96 |
| 2003 | 9,026 | +13% | 7,435 | 1.21 |
| 2002 | 8,018 | +28% | 5,312 | 1.51 |
| 2001 | 6,279 | −47% | 4,444 | 1.41 |
| 2000 | 11,874 | +52% | 6,943 | 1.71 |
| 1999 | 7,818 | +37% | 6,076 | 1.29 |
| 1998 | 5,701 | −0.9% | 4,893 | 1.17 |
| 1997 | 5,753 | −23% | 4,447 | 1.29 |
| 1996 | 7,462 | −4.8% | 4,697 | 1.59 |
| 1995 | 7,837 | +33% | 4,405 | 1.78 |
| 1994 | 5,896 | −0.8% | 4,182 | 1.41 |
| 1993 | 5,945 | +83% | 3,610 | 1.65 |
| 1992 | 3,245 | −46% | 3,614 | 0.90 |
| 1991 | 6,044 | −15% | 3,475 | 1.74 |
| 1990 | 7,122 | +6.3% | 3,752 | 1.90 |
| 1989 | 6,700 | +34% | 4,200 | 1.60 |
| 1988 | 5,000 | −63% | 3,200 | 1.56 |
| 1987 | 13,400 | −8.8% | 8,600 | 1.56 |
| 1986 | 14,700 | −10% | 11,200 | 1.31 |
| 1985 | 16,400 | −18% | 7,800 | 2.10 |
| 1984 | 20,000 | +25% | 10,000 | 2.00 |
| 1983 | 16,000 | +51% | 10,000 | 1.60 |
| 1982 | 10,600 | −4.5% | 6,700 | 1.58 |
| 1981 | 11,100 | −24% | 6,700 | 1.66 |
| 1980 | 14,668 | −24% | 8,476 | 1.73 |
| 1979 | 19,200 | +31% | 11,300 | 1.70 |
| 1978 | 14,700 | +0.4% | 10,500 | 1.40 |
| 1977 | 14,639 | +64% | 12,857 | 1.14 |
| 1976 | 8,950 | −51% | 11,300 | 0.79 |
| 1975 | 18,130 | +117% | 11,186 | 1.62 |
| 1974 | 8,370 | +25% | 5,763 | 1.45 |
| 1973 | 6,700 | −26% | 5,958 | 1.12 |
| 1972 | 9,070 | −31% | 8,031 | 1.13 |
| 1971 | 13,130 | −5.0% | 11,169 | 1.18 |
| 1970 | 13,820 | +113% | 10,031 | 1.38 |
| 1969 | 6,480 | −6.0% | 6,631 | 0.98 |
| 1968 | 6,890 | −41% | 7,285 | 0.95 |
| 1967 | 11,660 | −51% | 9,405 | 1.24 |
| 1966 | 23,710 | +60% | 16,746 | 1.42 |
| 1965 | 14,830 | +76% | 13,173 | 1.13 |
| 1964 | 8,420 | −0.1% | 9,792 | 0.86 |
| 1963 | 8,430 | +34% | 10,815 | 0.78 |
| 1962 | 6,310 | −35% | 11,500 | 0.55 |
| 1961 | 9,710 | — | 12,800 | 0.76 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.