Other pulses n.e.c. — Production in Africa

Africa: Other pulses n.e.c. — Production was 1.34 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.34 million t
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
8th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1.50 million t
in 2022
All-time low
660,723 t
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Other pulses n.e.c. — Production in Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 1.34 million t for other pulses n.e.c. — production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other pulses n.e.c. — production in Africa peaked at 1.50 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 660,723 t, in 1996.

Africa ranks 8th of 30 groups 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 739,448 t 674,088 t 783,292 t 9
1970s 799,108 t 769,206 t 835,597 t 10
1980s 815,076 t 666,721 t 939,834 t 10
1990s 755,127 t 660,723 t 850,029 t 10
2000s 896,427 t 674,750 t 1.10 million t 10
2010s 1.18 million t 980,203 t 1.30 million t 10
2020s 1.39 million t 1.34 million t 1.50 million t 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 5 Spain 287,990 t compare
  2. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 267,972 t compare
  3. 7 China 149,363 t compare
  4. 7 China, mainland 149,363 t compare
  5. 9 Viet Nam 137,221 t compare
  6. 10 Ethiopia 130,163 t compare
  7. 11 France 128,630 t compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other pulses n.e.c. — production in Africa?
Other pulses n.e.c. — production in Africa was 1.34 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other pulses n.e.c. — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.50 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest other pulses n.e.c. — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 660,723 t in 1996.
How does Africa rank for other pulses n.e.c. — production?
Africa ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is other pulses n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other pulses n.e.c. — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other pulses n.e.c. — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
157 places, 8,239 data points, 1961–2024
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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.