Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 24.25 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.25 million ha
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
24.58 million ha
in 2022
All-time low
5.46 million ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 24.25 million ha for pulses, total — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 24.58 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.46 million ha, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 5.46 million ha
1962 5.61 million ha +2.7%
1963 5.89 million ha +4.9%
1964 5.93 million ha +0.8%
1965 5.93 million ha -0.1%
1966 6.14 million ha +3.5%
1967 6.42 million ha +4.7%
1968 6.66 million ha +3.8%
1969 6.94 million ha +4.2%
1970 7.12 million ha +2.6%
1971 7.37 million ha +3.5%
1972 7.28 million ha -1.1%
1973 7.22 million ha -0.9%
1974 7.54 million ha +4.4%
1975 7.46 million ha -1.1%
1976 7.60 million ha +1.8%
1977 7.57 million ha -0.4%
1978 7.95 million ha +5.0%
1979 7.57 million ha -4.7%
1980 7.78 million ha +2.8%
1981 8.23 million ha +5.7%
1982 8.55 million ha +3.9%
1983 8.89 million ha +4.0%
1984 8.65 million ha -2.7%
1985 9.18 million ha +6.1%
1986 9.08 million ha -1.1%
1987 9.30 million ha +2.5%
1988 10.24 million ha +10.1%
1989 10.64 million ha +3.9%
1990 10.92 million ha +2.6%
1991 11.71 million ha +7.3%
1992 13.33 million ha +13.8%
1993 12.71 million ha -4.7%
1994 11.88 million ha -6.5%
1995 12.77 million ha +7.5%
1996 12.34 million ha -3.4%
1997 12.42 million ha +0.7%
1998 13.38 million ha +7.7%
1999 13.41 million ha +0.3%
2000 13.47 million ha +0.5%
2001 14.51 million ha +7.7%
2002 15.50 million ha +6.8%
2003 16.20 million ha +4.5%
2004 14.36 million ha -11.3%
2005 16.04 million ha +11.7%
2006 16.68 million ha +4.0%
2007 17.59 million ha +5.5%
2008 18.15 million ha +3.2%
2009 17.32 million ha -4.5%
2010 19.81 million ha +14.3%
2011 19.59 million ha -1.1%
2012 21.16 million ha +8.0%
2013 21.88 million ha +3.4%
2014 21.36 million ha -2.4%
2015 21.03 million ha -1.6%
2016 21.92 million ha +4.2%
2017 22.64 million ha +3.3%
2018 23.02 million ha +1.7%
2019 23.17 million ha +0.7%
2020 24.10 million ha +4.0%
2021 23.99 million ha -0.4%
2022 24.58 million ha +2.4%
2023 24.47 million ha -0.5%
2024 24.25 million ha -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.11 million ha 5.46 million ha 6.94 million ha 9
1970s 7.47 million ha 7.12 million ha 7.95 million ha 10
1980s 9.05 million ha 7.78 million ha 10.64 million ha 10
1990s 12.49 million ha 10.92 million ha 13.41 million ha 10
2000s 15.98 million ha 13.47 million ha 18.15 million ha 10
2010s 21.56 million ha 19.59 million ha 23.17 million ha 10
2020s 24.28 million ha 23.99 million ha 24.58 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 2 Niger 5.73 million ha compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 5.30 million ha compare
  3. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1.55 million ha compare
  4. 4 USSR 4.95 million ha compare
  5. 5 Myanmar 3.39 million ha compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 802,016 ha compare
  7. 6 Canada 3.33 million ha compare
  8. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 797,205 ha compare
  9. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 673,893 ha compare
  10. 7 Australia and New Zealand 3.30 million ha compare
  11. 8 Australia 3.29 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Pulses, total — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 24.25 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 24.58 million ha in 2022.
What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.46 million ha in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pulses, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 12,296 data points, 1961–2024
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