Pulses — Production by country
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...
Countries reporting
163
Highest
25,771 1000 t
India
Lowest
0 1000 t
Malta
Median
84 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,815
What the numbers show
Pulses — Production is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 25,771 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 84 1000 t, and the mean is 684.21 1000 t.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 862.2%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Pulses — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 25,771 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,224 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 5,198 1000 t | 2023 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 4 | China | 5,140 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 5,131 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 4,891 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 4,702 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 4,702 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 4,360 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 10 | Myanmar | 3,545 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 3,206 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 2,912 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 13 | United States | 2,862 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 14 | Niger | 2,788 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,066 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 1,360 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 1,311 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 17 | Türkiye | 1,311 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 1,141 1000 t | 2023 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,141 1000 t | 2023 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 21 | France | 1,037 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 22 | Mexico | 980 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 23 | Mozambique | 972 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 942 1000 t | 2023 | up 231.7% | rising |
| 25 | Uganda | 910 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 842 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 27 | Malawi | 818 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 808 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 738 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.4% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 712 1000 t | 2023 | up 862.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Germany | 639 1000 t | 2023 | up 171.9% | rising |
| 32 | Cameroon | 617 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 501 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 462 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 35 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 447 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 36 | Pakistan | 440 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 37 | Ukraine | 409 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 38 | Angola | 398 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 395 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 372 1000 t | 2023 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 369 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 359 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 43 | Nepal | 343 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 44 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 327 1000 t | 2018 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 45 | Egypt | 295 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 45 | Caribbean | 295 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 47 | Vietnam | 286 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 286 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 49 | Peru | 283 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 50 | Thailand | 213 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Morocco | 197 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 193 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 53 | Indonesia | 180 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 54 | Colombia | 179 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 177 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 170 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 164 1000 t | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 160 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 59 | Greece | 159 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Haiti | 155 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 61 | Madagascar | 154 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 153 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 63 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 152 1000 t | 2023 | up 794.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Syria | 150 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 64 | Syrian Arab Republic | 150 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 66 | Senegal | 148 1000 t | 2023 | up 261.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Latvia | 144 1000 t | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Yemen | 140 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 70 | Zambia | 132 1000 t | 2023 | up 312.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Denmark | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 416.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 73 | Algeria | 121 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 120 1000 t | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 75 | Estonia | 119 1000 t | 2023 | up 283.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 117 1000 t | 2023 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 115 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 78 | Czechia | 112 1000 t | 2023 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 79 | Sweden | 105 1000 t | 2023 | up 144.2% | rising |
| 80 | Finland | 99 1000 t | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 98 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 81 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 79 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 86 | Ireland | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 294.7% | volatile |
| 87 | South Africa | 74 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 88 | Philippines | 68 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Norway | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 91 | Guinea | 57 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritania | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia | 53 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 96 | Austria | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 97 | Belgium | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 840.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Chile | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 100 | Moldova | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 100 | Republic of Moldova | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 102 | Paraguay | 39 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 103 | Slovakia | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 277.8% | rising |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Hungary | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 106 | Albania | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 106 | New Zealand | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 108 | Namibia | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 110 | Republic of Korea | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 112 | Ecuador | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 112 | Portugal | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.0% | flat |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 117 | Israel | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 119 | Melanesia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 122 | Comoros | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 123 | Jordan | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 123 | East Timor | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 123 | Timor-Leste | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 126 | Botswana | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Switzerland | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 126 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 129 | Djibouti | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Croatia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 129 | Libya | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 129 | Panama | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Uruguay | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Belize | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 136 | Lesotho | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Cabo Verde | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Laos | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 139 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 141 | Georgia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Liberia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Armenia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 145 | Gambia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Iraq | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Eswatini | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Barbados | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 149 | Jamaica | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 149 | Montenegro | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 154 | Cyprus | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Fiji | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 154 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Guyana | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Mongolia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 154 | Slovenia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 163 | Malta | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 95,453 1000 t
- Asia 40,633 1000 t
- Southern Asia 27,888 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 24,208 1000 t
- Africa 23,572 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 20,852 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 18,996 1000 t
- Americas 14,388 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 12,237 1000 t
- Europe 11,625 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 10,780 1000 t
- Western Africa 9,718 1000 t
- Northern America 7,753 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 6,729 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 5,568 1000 t
- Oceania 5,236 1000 t
- European Union (27) 4,748 1000 t
- South America 4,712 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 4,447 1000 t
- United States of America 2,862 1000 t
- Northern Europe 2,250 1000 t
- Western Europe 1,789 1000 t
- Western Asia 1,689 1000 t
- Middle Africa 1,664 1000 t
- Central America 1,628 1000 t
- Northern Africa 1,296 1000 t
- Central Asia 1,040 1000 t
- Southern Europe 857 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 345 1000 t
- Southern Africa 113 1000 t
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.