Pulses, Total — Area harvested by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
223
Highest
28.01 million ha
India
Lowest
0 ha
Malta
Median
43,200 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,226
What the numbers show
Pulses, Total — Area harvested is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 28.01 million ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 43,200 ha, and the mean is 511,824 ha.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 961.3%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Pulses, Total — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 28.01 million ha | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 5.73 million ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 5.30 million ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 4 | USSR | 4.95 million ha | 1991 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 5 | Myanmar | 3.39 million ha | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 3.33 million ha | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.30 million ha | 2024 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 3.29 million ha | 2024 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 2.66 million ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 10 | China | 2.63 million ha | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 10 | China | 2.63 million ha | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 12 | China, mainland | 2.62 million ha | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 13 | Russia | 2.21 million ha | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 2.21 million ha | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 2.01 million ha | 2024 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 2.01 million ha | 2024 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 1.82 million ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 1.60 million ha | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 1.58 million ha | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 1.58 million ha | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.55 million ha | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 1.52 million ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 23 | Pakistan | 1.17 million ha | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 978,777 ha | 2024 | up 678.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 978,777 ha | 2024 | up 678.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Uganda | 963,736 ha | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 27 | Cameroon | 888,229 ha | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia PDR | 856,510 ha | 1992 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 856,202 ha | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 30 | Turkey | 802,016 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 30 | Türkiye | 802,016 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 797,205 ha | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 786,108 ha | 2024 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 752,176 ha | 2024 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 35 | Angola | 713,374 ha | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 697,609 ha | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Rwanda | 679,510 ha | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 38 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 673,893 ha | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 602,028 ha | 2024 | up 79.1% | falling |
| 40 | Ghana | 600,460 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 526,300 ha | 2024 | up 110.5% | falling |
| 42 | Spain | 525,950 ha | 2024 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 43 | Caribbean | 456,148 ha | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 44 | Togo | 442,910 ha | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan | 395,010 ha | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 46 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 373,014 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 47 | Sudan (former) | 345,139 ha | 2011 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Chad | 334,648 ha | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Haiti | 332,239 ha | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 50 | France | 320,840 ha | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 316,189 ha | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Senegal | 300,462 ha | 2024 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Ukraine | 291,100 ha | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Viet Nam | 273,944 ha | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 55 | Nepal | 263,505 ha | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 259,605 ha | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 57 | Germany | 244,600 ha | 2024 | up 181.7% | rising |
| 58 | Benin | 240,526 ha | 2024 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 225,415 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 60 | Syria | 214,171 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 60 | Syrian Arab Republic | 214,171 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 62 | Lithuania | 212,430 ha | 2024 | up 160.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 212,265 ha | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 211,934 ha | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 65 | Yugoslav SFR | 199,745 ha | 1991 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Peru | 198,564 ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 67 | Honduras | 194,498 ha | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 68 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 175,043 ha | 2024 | up 704.4% | falling |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 168,843 ha | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Indonesia | 164,582 ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 71 | Czechoslovakia | 155,669 ha | 1992 | up 86.6% | falling |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 155,038 ha | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 142,145 ha | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Greece | 139,840 ha | 2024 | up 384.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Belarus | 134,613 ha | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 75 | Belarus | 134,613 ha | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 77 | Madagascar | 133,502 ha | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 77 | Madagascar | 133,502 ha | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 79 | Romania | 119,350 ha | 2024 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Colombia | 106,173 ha | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 104,739 ha | 2024 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 104,739 ha | 2024 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Tunisia | 104,682 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 84 | El Salvador | 101,544 ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 85 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 100,417 ha | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritania | 96,899 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritania | 96,899 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 88 | Algeria | 96,691 ha | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 89 | Somalia | 91,330 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Egypt | 90,592 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 90 | Egypt | 90,592 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 92 | Italy | 89,150 ha | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 86,000 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 86,000 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 95 | Yemen | 81,680 ha | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 95 | Yemen | 81,680 ha | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 79,149 ha | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 98 | Latvia | 78,900 ha | 2024 | up 572.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Philippines | 71,870 ha | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 100 | South Africa | 66,818 ha | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65,444 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Côte d'Ivoire | 65,444 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Cambodia | 65,002 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 104 | Guinea | 62,870 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 105 | Estonia | 60,420 ha | 2024 | up 216.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 58,680 ha | 2024 | up 170.1% | falling |
| 107 | Paraguay | 56,880 ha | 2024 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 108 | Eritrea | 49,999 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 108 | Eritrea | 49,999 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 110 | Serbia and Montenegro | 47,523 ha | 2005 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 111 | Central African Republic | 46,881 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Finland | 43,200 ha | 2024 | up 671.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Sweden | 42,370 ha | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Cuba | 40,030 ha | 2024 | down 69.2% | rising |
| 115 | Botswana | 39,033 ha | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 116 | South Sudan | 38,777 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 116 | South Sudan | 38,777 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 35,814 ha | 2024 | up 67.3% | falling |
| 119 | Ecuador | 33,339 ha | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 31,339 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Cabo Verde | 31,339 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Denmark | 31,100 ha | 2024 | up 270.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Japan | 30,242 ha | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Portugal | 30,200 ha | 2024 | up 576.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 28,240 ha | 2024 | up 961.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Austria | 23,340 ha | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Chile | 22,855 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Namibia | 21,288 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 21,029 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 21,029 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 131 | Serbia | 20,537 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 131 | Serbia | 20,537 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 133 | Albania | 20,131 ha | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 134 | Slovakia | 19,030 ha | 2024 | up 196.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovakia | 19,030 ha | 2024 | up 196.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Ireland | 18,940 ha | 2024 | up 441.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 16,919 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 16,004 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 16,004 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 140 | Djibouti | 15,861 ha | 2024 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo | 14,853 ha | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 141 | Congo | 14,853 ha | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 143 | Panama | 14,808 ha | 2024 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 144 | Costa Rica | 14,662 ha | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 145 | Hungary | 14,590 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Melanesia | 14,033 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 147 | Comoros | 13,166 ha | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Comoros | 13,166 ha | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | 12,727 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | 12,727 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 11,205 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 11,205 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 10,454 ha | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 10,287 ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Belgium | 9,850 ha | 2024 | up 641.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Lesotho | 9,558 ha | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 156 | Lesotho | 9,558 ha | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 158 | Croatia | 9,230 ha | 2024 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Croatia | 9,230 ha | 2024 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,162 ha | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 161 | Republic of Korea | 8,827 ha | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Israel | 8,292 ha | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 163 | New Zealand | 7,638 ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 164 | Timor-Leste | 7,627 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 7,437 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 166 | Norway | 7,331 ha | 2024 | up 340.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Belize | 7,228 ha | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Lebanon | 6,581 ha | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 169 | Uruguay | 6,483 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 6,061 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 171 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5,507 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Liberia | 5,347 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 173 | Eswatini | 4,743 ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 173 | Eswatini | 4,743 ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 4,550 ha | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 176 | Libya | 4,372 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 177 | Malaysia | 4,261 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 178 | Switzerland | 3,964 ha | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Gambia | 3,608 ha | 2024 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 179 | Gambia | 3,608 ha | 2024 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 181 | Georgia | 3,483 ha | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 182 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3,398 ha | 1999 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Laos | 3,145 ha | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 183 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,145 ha | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 185 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,800 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Bhutan | 2,799 ha | 2024 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 187 | Palestine | 2,629 ha | 2022 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 188 | Iraq | 2,283 ha | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Réunion | 2,210 ha | 2006 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Martinique | 2,073 ha | 2006 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 191 | Armenia | 1,734 ha | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 191 | Armenia | 1,734 ha | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 193 | Jordan | 1,640 ha | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Jamaica | 1,629 ha | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Mongolia | 1,304 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,027 ha | 2024 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 197 | Guyana | 973 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Barbados | 654 ha | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 199 | Slovenia | 590 ha | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 514 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 200 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 514 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 202 | Montenegro | 499 ha | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 203 | Fiji | 425 ha | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Fiji | 425 ha | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Luxembourg | 390 ha | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 206 | Gabon | 289 ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 207 | Cyprus | 270 ha | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 208 | Dominica | 245 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 209 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 210 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 209 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 210 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 211 | Grenada | 197 ha | 2024 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 212 | Bahamas | 135 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 212 | Bahamas | 135 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 214 | Maldives | 119 ha | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 215 | New Caledonia | 109 ha | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 216 | Puerto Rico | 95 ha | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 217 | Guadeloupe | 80 ha | 2006 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 218 | Suriname | 72 ha | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 219 | Saint Lucia | 24 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 219 | Saint Lucia | 24 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 221 | Bahrain | 1 ha | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 221 | Bahrain | 1 ha | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 223 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | 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 91.24 million ha
- Asia 40.34 million ha
- Southern Asia 30.83 million ha
- Africa 30.09 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 29.74 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 25.36 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 24.25 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 15.35 million ha
- Western Africa 15.34 million ha
- Americas 11.78 million ha
- Eastern Africa 10.87 million ha
- Europe 5.71 million ha
- Northern America 4.89 million ha
- South-eastern Asia 4.20 million ha
- South America 4.15 million ha
- Eastern Europe 3.43 million ha
- Oceania 3.32 million ha
- Eastern Asia 3.04 million ha
- Middle Africa 2.80 million ha
- European Union (27) 2.65 million ha
- Central America 2.28 million ha
- United States of America 1.56 million ha
- Western Asia 1.14 million ha
- Central Asia 1.13 million ha
- Northern Africa 950,951 ha
- Southern Europe 856,494 ha
- Northern Europe 810,880 ha
- Western Europe 605,784 ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 540,992 ha
- Southern Africa 141,439 ha
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.