Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested was 903,438 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 903,438 ha for pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.37 million ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 241,987 ha, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 264,686 ha | — |
| 1962 | 241,987 ha | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 274,130 ha | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 292,477 ha | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 291,680 ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 287,350 ha | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 288,217 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 304,761 ha | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 318,588 ha | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 306,402 ha | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 320,936 ha | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 354,596 ha | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 306,681 ha | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 352,486 ha | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 308,284 ha | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 338,986 ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 338,162 ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 334,384 ha | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 294,403 ha | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 274,105 ha | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 314,052 ha | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 335,934 ha | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 328,169 ha | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 338,367 ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 348,475 ha | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 361,710 ha | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 337,216 ha | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 351,227 ha | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 356,814 ha | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 353,968 ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 392,373 ha | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 496,374 ha | +26.5% |
| 1993 | 522,070 ha | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 534,545 ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 568,844 ha | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 624,308 ha | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 606,077 ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 632,682 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 679,413 ha | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 758,000 ha | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 896,659 ha | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 961,205 ha | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 996,168 ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million ha | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million ha | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.30 million ha | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million ha | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million ha | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million ha | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.29 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million ha | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.37 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 937,461 ha | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 912,304 ha | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million ha | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 969,214 ha | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 855,208 ha | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million ha | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 903,438 ha | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 284,875 ha | 241,987 ha | 318,588 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 325,532 ha | 294,403 ha | 354,596 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 334,607 ha | 274,105 ha | 361,710 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 541,065 ha | 353,968 ha | 679,413 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million ha | 758,000 ha | 1.11 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million ha | 912,304 ha | 1.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 957,360 ha | 855,208 ha | 1.04 million ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 903,438 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 241,987 ha in 1962.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for pigeon peas, dry — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 7 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested. 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.