Lentils, dry — Production in Canada
Canada: Lentils, dry — Production was 2.43 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Production in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.43 million t for lentils, dry — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 35.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — production in Canada peaked at 3.19 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
That places Canada 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Production in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 0 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | — |
| 1966 | 0 t | — |
| 1967 | 0 t | — |
| 1968 | 0 t | — |
| 1969 | 0 t | — |
| 1970 | 0 t | — |
| 1971 | 0 t | — |
| 1972 | 0 t | — |
| 1973 | 5 t | — |
| 1974 | 24 t | +380.0% |
| 1975 | 300 t | +1150.0% |
| 1976 | 290 t | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1,980 t | +582.8% |
| 1978 | 10,610 t | +435.9% |
| 1979 | 15,740 t | +48.4% |
| 1980 | 25,500 t | +62.0% |
| 1981 | 55,700 t | +118.4% |
| 1982 | 90,200 t | +61.9% |
| 1983 | 57,400 t | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 38,900 t | -32.2% |
| 1985 | 62,000 t | +59.4% |
| 1986 | 170,500 t | +175.0% |
| 1987 | 313,600 t | +83.9% |
| 1988 | 58,600 t | -81.3% |
| 1989 | 96,200 t | +64.2% |
| 1990 | 213,200 t | +121.6% |
| 1991 | 342,800 t | +60.8% |
| 1992 | 349,000 t | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 348,700 t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 450,400 t | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 432,000 t | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 402,500 t | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 378,800 t | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 479,800 t | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 723,800 t | +50.9% |
| 2000 | 914,100 t | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 566,300 t | -38.0% |
| 2002 | 328,000 t | -42.1% |
| 2003 | 484,600 t | +47.7% |
| 2004 | 915,800 t | +89.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 million t | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 692,800 t | -40.5% |
| 2007 | 733,900 t | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million t | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million t | +46.7% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million t | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million t | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million t | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.26 million t | +47.1% |
| 2014 | 1.99 million t | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 2.54 million t | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 3.19 million t | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million t | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 2.19 million t | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million t | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.87 million t | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 1.59 million t | -44.4% |
| 2022 | 2.33 million t | +46.2% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million t | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 2.43 million t | +35.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.43 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 597 t, 4072.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Production in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +1150.0% | 24 t | 300 t |
| 1977 | +582.8% | 290 t | 1,980 t |
| 1978 | +435.9% | 1,980 t | 10,610 t |
| 1974 | +380.0% | 5 t | 24 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,895 t | 0 t | 15,740 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 96,860 t | 25,500 t | 313,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 412,100 t | 213,200 t | 723,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 837,320 t | 328,000 t | 1.53 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million t | 1.54 million t | 3.19 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million t | 1.59 million t | 2.87 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 India 1.79 million t compare
- 3 Türkiye 405,000 t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 1.27 million t compare
- 4 Australia 1.27 million t compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 89,354 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — production in Canada?
- Lentils, dry — production in Canada was 2.43 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — production recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — production recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for lentils, dry — production?
- Canada ranks 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — production rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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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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.