Lentils, dry — Production in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lentils, dry — Production was 184,819 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Production in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — production in Bangladesh stood at 184,819 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — production in Bangladesh peaked at 196,829 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42,672 t, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 7th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,528 t | 42,672 t | 51,800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 127,700 t | 63,000 t | 176,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 159,676 t | 147,000 t | 169,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 163,306 t | 152,820 t | 170,505 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,252 t | 60,537 t | 128,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,801 t | 71,100 t | 176,633 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 187,049 t | 177,354 t | 196,829 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 4 Australia 1.27 million t compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 455,960 t compare
- 6 Russian Federation 239,886 t compare
- 8 China (People’s Republic of) 167,596 t compare
- 8 China, mainland 167,596 t compare
- 10 Nepal 152,936 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture share gdp 11.42 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 11.42 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
- Rural population 66.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 117.29 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 813,560 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — production in Bangladesh?
- Lentils, dry — production in Bangladesh was 184,819 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 196,829 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,672 t in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lentils, dry — production?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — production rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lentils, dry — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.