Pulses — Seed 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...
What the numbers show
Pulses — Seed is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 1,175 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in China, Taiwan Province of.
The median across all reporting countries is 5 1000 t, and the mean is 47.48 1000 t.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).
Pulses — Seed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1,175 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 552 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 552 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 4 | Niger | 393 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 337 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 6 | China | 281 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 6 | China, mainland | 281 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 221 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 9 | Myanmar | 167 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 125 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 102 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 92 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 14 | Türkiye | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 16 | United States | 78 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 70 1000 t | 2023 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 70 1000 t | 2023 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 62 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 241.2% | rising |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 58 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 323.1% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 54 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 54 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 28 | France | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 29 | Mexico | 45 1000 t | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 30 | Angola | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 322.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Pakistan | 37 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 33 | Uganda | 37 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 36 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 27 1000 t | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 38 | Caribbean | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 39 | Rwanda | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Haiti | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Cameroon | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 47 | Greece | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Syria | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 48 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 50 | Belarus | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 51 | Morocco | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 52 | Nepal | 11 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 54 | Guatemala | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 56 | Vietnam | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 56 | Viet Nam | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 58 | Honduras | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 58 | South Africa | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 62 | Madagascar | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 65 | Algeria | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 65 | Finland | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Zambia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Austria | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Cuba | 4 1000 t | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 70 | Denmark | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 70 | Estonia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Indonesia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 70 | Mauritania | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | New Zealand | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Tunisia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 80 | Afghanistan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | Albania | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | Colombia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 80 | Hungary | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 80 | Israel | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Moldova | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 80 | Sweden | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Chile | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 91 | Guinea | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Latvia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Philippines | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Serbia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 91 | Cabo Verde | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 91 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 101 | Belgium | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Botswana | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Switzerland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Congo | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Comoros | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Ecuador | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Gambia | 1 1000 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Lebanon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Lesotho | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Namibia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 101 | Papua New Guinea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Portugal | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Slovakia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Melanesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Republic of Korea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Belize | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Ireland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Iraq | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Jordan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Laos | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Panama | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Uruguay | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | China, Taiwan Province of | 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 5,166 1000 t
- Asia 1,963 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,405 1000 t
- Africa 1,390 1000 t
- Southern Asia 1,288 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,236 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,150 1000 t
- Europe 1,032 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 787 1000 t
- Americas 722 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 707 1000 t
- Western Africa 668 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 581 1000 t
- Northern America 415 1000 t
- European Union (27) 350 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 312 1000 t
- South America 209 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 201 1000 t
- Northern Europe 126 1000 t
- Western Europe 117 1000 t
- Western Asia 103 1000 t
- Middle Africa 92 1000 t
- Southern Europe 81 1000 t
- United States of America 78 1000 t
- Central America 74 1000 t
- Oceania 59 1000 t
- Central Asia 59 1000 t
- Northern Africa 37 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 30 1000 t
- Southern Africa 11 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.