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...

Countries reporting
151
Highest
1,175 1000 t
India
Lowest
0 1000 t
China, Taiwan Province of
Median
3 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,528

What the numbers show

Pulses — Seed is currently reported for 151 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 3 1000 t, and the mean is 35.47 1000 t.

Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 35 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 1,175 1000 t 2023 up 29.3% rising
2 Russian Federation 552 1000 t 2023 up 61.9% rising
3 Niger 393 1000 t 2023 up 51.7% rising
4 Canada 337 1000 t 2023 up 6.3% rising
5 China 281 1000 t 2023 up 20.6% rising
5 China, mainland 281 1000 t 2023 up 20.6% rising
7 Nigeria 221 1000 t 2023 down 6.8% rising
8 Myanmar 167 1000 t 2023 down 32.9% falling
9 Mozambique 127 1000 t 2023 up 64.9% rising
10 Brazil 125 1000 t 2023 up 0.8% falling
11 United Republic of Tanzania 102 1000 t 2023 up 10.9% rising
12 Ethiopia 92 1000 t 2023 up 8.2% rising
13 Türkiye 83 1000 t 2023 up 12.2% falling
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 70 1000 t 2023 up 180.0% rising
15 Malawi 65 1000 t 2023 up 12.1% rising
16 Kenya 63 1000 t 2023 up 70.3% rising
17 Poland 62 1000 t 2023 up 72.2% rising
18 Germany 58 1000 t 2023 up 241.2% rising
18 Australia and New Zealand 58 1000 t 2023 down 32.6% falling
20 Kazakhstan 57 1000 t 2023 up 280.0% volatile
21 Argentina 55 1000 t 2023 up 323.1% rising
22 Australia 54 1000 t 2023 down 34.9% falling
22 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54 1000 t 2023 down 5.3% rising
24 France 53 1000 t 2023 up 8.2% falling
25 Mexico 45 1000 t 2023 down 55.0% falling
26 Angola 41 1000 t 2023 up 5.1% falling
27 Spain 38 1000 t 2023 down 32.1% falling
27 Lithuania 38 1000 t 2023 up 322.2% volatile
29 Pakistan 37 1000 t 2023 down 66.7% falling
29 Uganda 37 1000 t 2023 down 7.5% rising
31 Ukraine 36 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% volatile
32 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27 1000 t 2018 down 10.0% falling
33 Democratic Republic of the Congo 26 1000 t 2023 up 73.3% rising
34 Caribbean 24 1000 t 2023 down 4.0% rising
35 Rwanda 23 1000 t 2023 up 4.5% rising
36 Romania 21 1000 t 2023 up 75.0% volatile
37 Haiti 20 1000 t 2023 up 5.3% rising
38 Italy 18 1000 t 2023 up 5.9% rising
39 Cameroon 16 1000 t 2023 up 23.1% rising
39 Czechia 16 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
39 Egypt 16 1000 t 2023 down 30.4% rising
39 Thailand 16 1000 t 2023 down 11.1% falling
43 Greece 15 1000 t 2023 up 275.0% volatile
44 Syrian Arab Republic 14 1000 t 2023 down 12.5% falling
45 Belarus 13 1000 t 2023 up 8.3% rising
46 Morocco 12 1000 t 2023 down 29.4% falling
47 Nepal 11 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
47 Peru 11 1000 t 2023 down 8.3% flat
49 Guatemala 10 1000 t 2023 down 44.4% falling
50 Zimbabwe 9 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
51 Viet Nam 8 1000 t 2023 down 11.1% falling
52 Burkina Faso 7 1000 t 2023 down 58.8% falling
52 Bangladesh 7 1000 t 2023 up 40.0% rising
52 Honduras 7 1000 t 2023 up 40.0% rising
55 Madagascar 6 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
55 Senegal 6 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
55 El Salvador 6 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% falling
58 Algeria 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
58 Finland 5 1000 t 2023 up 400.0% volatile
58 Nicaragua 5 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
58 Zambia 5 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
58 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
63 Austria 4 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
63 Cuba 4 1000 t 2019 up 100.0% rising
63 Denmark 4 1000 t 2023 up 300.0% rising
63 Estonia 4 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
63 Ghana 4 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
63 Indonesia 4 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
63 Mauritania 4 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
63 New Zealand 4 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
63 Sierra Leone 4 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
63 Tunisia 4 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
73 Afghanistan 3 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
73 Albania 3 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
73 Colombia 3 1000 t 2023 down 40.0% falling
73 Hungary 3 1000 t 2023 down 40.0% falling
73 Israel 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% volatile
73 Cambodia 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
73 Paraguay 3 1000 t 2023 down 57.1% falling
73 Sweden 3 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
73 Republic of Moldova 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
73 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% volatile
83 Chile 2 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
83 Dominican Republic 2 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
83 Guinea 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
83 Latvia 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
83 North Macedonia 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
83 Philippines 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
83 Serbia 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
83 Cabo Verde 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
83 Côte d'Ivoire 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
92 Azerbaijan 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
92 Belgium 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
92 Bulgaria 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
92 Botswana 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
92 Switzerland 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
92 Congo 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
92 Comoros 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
92 Ecuador 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
92 Gambia 1 1000 t 2021 volatile
92 Lebanon 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
92 Lesotho 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
92 Namibia 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
92 Papua New Guinea 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
92 Portugal 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
92 Slovakia 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
92 Tajikistan 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
92 Uzbekistan 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
92 Melanesia 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
92 Republic of Korea 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
92 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
113 Armenia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Bahamas 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Belize 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
113 Barbados 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Bhutan 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Costa Rica 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Cyprus 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Fiji 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Gabon 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Guinea-Bissau 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Grenada 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Guyana 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Croatia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Ireland 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
113 Iraq 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
113 Jamaica 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Jordan 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Liberia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Libya 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Saint Lucia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Sri Lanka 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Luxembourg 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Maldives 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Malta 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Mongolia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 New Caledonia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Norway 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Panama 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
113 Saudi Arabia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Solomon Islands 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Slovenia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Eswatini 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Trinidad and Tobago 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Uruguay 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Timor-Leste 0 1000 t 2023 flat
113 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
113 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.

About this data

Indicator
Pulses — Seed
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
182 places, 2,528 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

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.