Other pulses n.e.c. — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Other pulses n.e.c. — Production was 685,120 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
685,120 t
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
8th
of 27 groups
All-time high
1.82 million t
in 1976
All-time low
262,891 t
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 685,120 t for other pulses n.e.c. — production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 121.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other pulses n.e.c. — production in Southern Asia peaked at 1.82 million t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 262,891 t, in 2008.

Southern Asia ranks 8th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Other pulses n.e.c. — Production in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Other pulses n.e.c. — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 1.78 million t —
1962 1.66 million t -7.0%
1963 1.68 million t +1.7%
1964 1.73 million t +2.5%
1965 1.72 million t -0.3%
1966 1.29 million t -25.1%
1967 1.24 million t -4.0%
1968 1.40 million t +13.4%
1969 1.39 million t -1.3%
1970 1.47 million t +6.0%
1971 1.55 million t +5.3%
1972 1.61 million t +4.3%
1973 1.24 million t -23.2%
1974 1.50 million t +21.2%
1975 1.51 million t +0.5%
1976 1.82 million t +20.7%
1977 1.38 million t -24.0%
1978 1.57 million t +13.3%
1979 1.63 million t +4.0%
1980 1.22 million t -25.1%
1981 1.32 million t +8.2%
1982 1.33 million t +0.6%
1983 1.38 million t +4.0%
1984 1.75 million t +26.6%
1985 1.43 million t -18.5%
1986 1.45 million t +2.0%
1987 1.48 million t +1.5%
1988 1.24 million t -15.9%
1989 1.51 million t +21.3%
1990 1.24 million t -17.6%
1991 564,682 t -54.5%
1992 526,338 t -6.8%
1993 486,412 t -7.6%
1994 493,943 t +1.5%
1995 523,936 t +6.1%
1996 500,368 t -4.5%
1997 459,120 t -8.2%
1998 451,139 t -1.7%
1999 408,041 t -9.6%
2000 394,975 t -3.2%
2001 403,028 t +2.0%
2002 362,986 t -9.9%
2003 402,464 t +10.9%
2004 328,643 t -18.3%
2005 335,226 t +2.0%
2006 320,346 t -4.4%
2007 301,763 t -5.8%
2008 262,891 t -12.9%
2009 270,635 t +2.9%
2010 334,944 t +23.8%
2011 320,854 t -4.2%
2012 353,317 t +10.1%
2013 374,312 t +5.9%
2014 310,016 t -17.2%
2015 447,155 t +44.2%
2016 414,924 t -7.2%
2017 361,837 t -12.8%
2018 357,824 t -1.1%
2019 384,163 t +7.4%
2020 452,250 t +17.7%
2021 682,493 t +50.9%
2022 694,989 t +1.8%
2023 697,643 t +0.4%
2024 685,120 t -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.54 million t 1.24 million t 1.78 million t 9
1970s 1.53 million t 1.24 million t 1.82 million t 10
1980s 1.41 million t 1.22 million t 1.75 million t 10
1990s 565,523 t 408,041 t 1.24 million t 10
2000s 338,296 t 262,891 t 403,028 t 10
2010s 365,935 t 310,016 t 447,155 t 10
2020s 642,499 t 452,250 t 697,643 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 5 Spain 287,990 t compare
  2. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 37,289 t compare
  3. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 267,972 t compare
  4. 7 China 149,363 t compare
  5. 7 China, mainland 149,363 t compare
  6. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22,958 t compare
  7. 8 Melanesia 12,176 t compare
  8. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,838 t compare
  9. 9 Ethiopia 130,163 t compare
  10. 10 France 128,630 t compare
  11. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 4,734 t compare
  12. 11 Thailand 126,533 t compare
  13. 11 Türkiye 4,059 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 Southern Asia?
Other pulses n.e.c. — production in Southern Asia was 685,120 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.82 million t in 1976.
What is the lowest other pulses n.e.c. — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 262,891 t in 2008.
How does Southern Asia rank for other pulses n.e.c. — production?
Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is other pulses n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 121.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.