Pigeon peas, dry — Production in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Pigeon peas, dry — Production was 811,553 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pigeon peas, dry — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pigeon peas, dry — production in Eastern Africa is 811,553 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 932,871 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81,300 t, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pigeon peas, dry — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81,300 t | — |
| 1962 | 84,300 t | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 102,644 t | +21.8% |
| 1964 | 96,260 t | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 98,803 t | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 83,670 t | -15.3% |
| 1967 | 102,628 t | +22.7% |
| 1968 | 108,244 t | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 132,888 t | +22.8% |
| 1970 | 129,106 t | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 129,235 t | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 133,408 t | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 119,600 t | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 138,100 t | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 117,800 t | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 138,100 t | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 142,700 t | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 145,700 t | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 116,474 t | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 127,561 t | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 130,188 t | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 137,845 t | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 143,602 t | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 131,959 t | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 140,716 t | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 146,722 t | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 147,830 t | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 166,887 t | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 214,704 t | +28.7% |
| 1990 | 259,022 t | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 222,939 t | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 239,341 t | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 248,333 t | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 254,689 t | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 245,464 t | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 257,384 t | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 264,037 t | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 277,328 t | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 321,525 t | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 329,027 t | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 349,041 t | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 373,215 t | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 395,178 t | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 381,679 t | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 366,223 t | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 449,148 t | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 466,046 t | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 356,452 t | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 367,944 t | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 480,488 t | +30.6% |
| 2011 | 596,349 t | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 632,773 t | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 722,160 t | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 862,685 t | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 827,358 t | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 791,099 t | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 847,451 t | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 638,446 t | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 617,766 t | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 784,294 t | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 703,087 t | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 685,211 t | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 932,871 t | +36.1% |
| 2024 | 811,553 t | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98,971 t | 81,300 t | 132,888 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 131,022 t | 116,474 t | 145,700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 148,801 t | 127,561 t | 214,704 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,006 t | 222,939 t | 321,525 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 383,395 t | 329,027 t | 466,046 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 701,658 t | 480,488 t | 862,685 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 783,403 t | 685,211 t | 932,871 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pigeon peas, dry — production in Eastern Africa?
- Pigeon peas, dry — production in Eastern Africa was 811,553 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 932,871 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,300 t in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for pigeon peas, dry — production?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pigeon peas, 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.