Cow peas, dry — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cow peas, dry — Production was 5.18 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5.18 million t
Change on year
up 12.7%
Rank
5th
of 23 groups
All-time high
5.28 million t
in 2022
All-time low
325,661 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cow peas, dry — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, cow peas, dry — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 5.18 million t.

The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cow peas, dry — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 5.28 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 325,661 t, in 1961.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cow peas, dry — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cow peas, dry — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 325,661 t —
1962 378,721 t +16.3%
1963 392,825 t +3.7%
1964 414,628 t +5.6%
1965 379,623 t -8.4%
1966 370,670 t -2.4%
1967 435,364 t +17.5%
1968 432,736 t -0.6%
1969 443,096 t +2.4%
1970 436,421 t -1.5%
1971 404,255 t -7.4%
1972 483,925 t +19.7%
1973 420,322 t -13.1%
1974 510,623 t +21.5%
1975 619,258 t +21.3%
1976 568,346 t -8.2%
1977 572,569 t +0.7%
1978 677,400 t +18.3%
1979 680,652 t +0.5%
1980 634,272 t -6.8%
1981 697,528 t +10.0%
1982 668,009 t -4.2%
1983 652,202 t -2.4%
1984 626,251 t -4.0%
1985 652,310 t +4.2%
1986 874,477 t +34.1%
1987 716,888 t -18.0%
1988 911,209 t +27.1%
1989 911,765 t +0.1%
1990 765,385 t -16.1%
1991 1.14 million t +48.7%
1992 1.24 million t +9.2%
1993 974,048 t -21.6%
1994 1.17 million t +20.0%
1995 939,949 t -19.6%
1996 1.12 million t +19.0%
1997 995,344 t -11.0%
1998 1.69 million t +69.4%
1999 1.48 million t -12.3%
2000 1.12 million t -24.4%
2001 1.61 million t +44.0%
2002 1.89 million t +17.8%
2003 1.85 million t -2.5%
2004 1.47 million t -20.6%
2005 1.91 million t +30.0%
2006 2.08 million t +9.0%
2007 2.29 million t +10.1%
2008 3.16 million t +38.3%
2009 2.34 million t -26.1%
2010 3.37 million t +44.1%
2011 2.98 million t -11.4%
2012 3.10 million t +3.8%
2013 3.53 million t +14.0%
2014 3.36 million t -4.7%
2015 3.40 million t +1.2%
2016 3.85 million t +13.0%
2017 3.83 million t -0.4%
2018 4.53 million t +18.3%
2019 4.62 million t +1.9%
2020 5.18 million t +12.2%
2021 4.03 million t -22.2%
2022 5.28 million t +31.1%
2023 4.60 million t -12.9%
2024 5.18 million t +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 397,036 t 325,661 t 443,096 t 9
1970s 537,377 t 404,255 t 680,652 t 10
1980s 734,491 t 626,251 t 911,765 t 10
1990s 1.15 million t 765,385 t 1.69 million t 10
2000s 1.97 million t 1.12 million t 3.16 million t 10
2010s 3.66 million t 2.98 million t 4.62 million t 10
2020s 4.86 million t 4.03 million t 5.28 million t 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 2 Niger 2.77 million t compare
  2. 3 Burkina Faso 736,408 t compare
  3. 4 Ghana 324,088 t compare
  4. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 221,423 t compare
  5. 5 Cameroon 250,312 t compare
  6. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 86,170 t compare
  7. 6 Mali 240,297 t compare
  8. 7 Senegal 212,909 t compare
  9. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 115 t compare
  10. 8 Benin 184,466 t compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →

Frequently asked questions

What is cow peas, dry — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Cow peas, dry — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 5.18 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cow peas, dry — production recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 5.28 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest cow peas, dry — production recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 325,661 t in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cow peas, dry — production?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is cow peas, dry — production rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cow peas, dry — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cow peas, dry — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs). Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 02 October 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/cow-peas-dry-production/net-food-importing-developing-countries-nfidcs/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/cow-peas-dry-production/net-food-importing-developing-countries-nfidcs/">Cow peas, dry — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cow peas, dry — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 3,623 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.