FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Lentils, dry production in India
In 2024 India produced 1.8 million t of lentils, dry, the 2nd largest in the world (22.7% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 76%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 1.7 million ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1.8 million t
- World rank
- 2 of 43
- 10-year change
- +76%
- Record
- 1.8 million t
- 2024
Lentils, dry in India, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,791,436 | +15% | 1,742,671 | 1.03 |
| 2023 | 1,558,637 | +23% | 1,636,781 | 0.95 |
| 2022 | 1,268,830 | −15% | 1,411,920 | 0.90 |
| 2021 | 1,493,850 | +35% | 1,468,310 | 1.02 |
| 2020 | 1,103,030 | −10% | 1,302,690 | 0.85 |
| 2019 | 1,227,820 | −24% | 1,362,720 | 0.90 |
| 2018 | 1,621,810 | +33% | 1,549,210 | 1.05 |
| 2017 | 1,223,850 | +25% | 1,461,140 | 0.84 |
| 2016 | 976,000 | −5.7% | 1,276,000 | 0.76 |
| 2015 | 1,035,000 | +1.8% | 1,469,000 | 0.70 |
| 2014 | 1,017,000 | −10% | 1,341,000 | 0.76 |
| 2013 | 1,134,000 | +7.1% | 1,423,000 | 0.80 |
| 2012 | 1,058,700 | +12% | 1,562,000 | 0.68 |
| 2011 | 943,800 | −8.5% | 1,597,400 | 0.59 |
| 2010 | 1,031,600 | +8.2% | 1,479,400 | 0.70 |
| 2009 | 953,300 | +18% | 1,375,900 | 0.69 |
| 2008 | 810,000 | −11% | 1,310,000 | 0.62 |
| 2007 | 910,000 | −3.8% | 1,470,000 | 0.62 |
| 2006 | 946,200 | −4.8% | 1,510,000 | 0.63 |
| 2005 | 994,200 | −4.2% | 1,470,000 | 0.68 |
| 2004 | 1,037,800 | +19% | 1,400,000 | 0.74 |
| 2003 | 873,200 | −10% | 1,380,000 | 0.63 |
| 2002 | 974,400 | +6.5% | 1,470,000 | 0.66 |
| 2001 | 915,200 | −15% | 1,477,800 | 0.62 |
| 2000 | 1,078,900 | +15% | 1,461,600 | 0.74 |
| 1999 | 937,800 | +17% | 1,388,500 | 0.68 |
| 1998 | 803,900 | −16% | 1,288,300 | 0.62 |
| 1997 | 962,000 | +35% | 1,369,400 | 0.70 |
| 1996 | 713,700 | −8.9% | 1,255,400 | 0.57 |
| 1995 | 783,800 | +4.8% | 1,155,900 | 0.68 |
| 1994 | 748,000 | −5.4% | 1,183,400 | 0.63 |
| 1993 | 790,800 | −1.4% | 1,203,900 | 0.66 |
| 1992 | 801,700 | −5.8% | 1,189,100 | 0.67 |
| 1991 | 851,400 | +21% | 1,187,800 | 0.72 |
| 1990 | 706,200 | −3.7% | 1,111,800 | 0.64 |
| 1989 | 733,600 | +11% | 1,081,100 | 0.68 |
| 1988 | 660,300 | +0.2% | 1,040,300 | 0.63 |
| 1987 | 659,300 | −0.5% | 1,087,000 | 0.61 |
| 1986 | 662,500 | +21% | 1,090,700 | 0.61 |
| 1985 | 547,100 | +2.5% | 982,500 | 0.56 |
| 1984 | 533,700 | +9.2% | 943,100 | 0.57 |
| 1983 | 488,700 | −1.6% | 996,400 | 0.49 |
| 1982 | 496,500 | +6.7% | 945,200 | 0.53 |
| 1981 | 465,200 | +45% | 934,900 | 0.50 |
| 1980 | 320,300 | −28% | 848,800 | 0.38 |
| 1979 | 447,200 | +16% | 1,018,100 | 0.44 |
| 1978 | 384,000 | −2.4% | 880,700 | 0.44 |
| 1977 | 393,500 | −15% | 853,300 | 0.46 |
| 1976 | 460,700 | +0.8% | 936,600 | 0.49 |
| 1975 | 457,100 | +12% | 952,700 | 0.48 |
| 1974 | 406,600 | +9.2% | 925,100 | 0.44 |
| 1973 | 372,500 | −10% | 833,600 | 0.45 |
| 1972 | 415,700 | +12% | 800,100 | 0.52 |
| 1971 | 371,000 | −3.1% | 744,000 | 0.50 |
| 1970 | 382,900 | −4.3% | 762,800 | 0.50 |
| 1969 | 400,000 | +4.3% | 776,800 | 0.51 |
| 1968 | 383,600 | +33% | 751,700 | 0.51 |
| 1967 | 287,900 | −22% | 829,100 | 0.35 |
| 1966 | 368,900 | −7.8% | 843,400 | 0.44 |
| 1965 | 400,000 | +38% | 840,100 | 0.48 |
| 1964 | 289,000 | −17% | 785,300 | 0.37 |
| 1963 | 349,521 | +2.7% | 767,273 | 0.46 |
| 1962 | 340,377 | −5.1% | 770,915 | 0.44 |
| 1961 | 358,666 | — | 791,149 | 0.45 |
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.