Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 2.80 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.80 million ha
Change on year
up 4.4%
Rank
13th
of 36 regions
All-time high
2.80 million ha
in 2024
All-time low
580,090 ha
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested in Middle Africa is 2.80 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Middle Africa peaked at 2.80 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 580,090 ha, in 1967.

That places Middle Africa 13th out of 36 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 594,124 ha 580,090 ha 602,817 ha 9
1970s 670,125 ha 625,974 ha 715,076 ha 10
1980s 676,959 ha 629,868 ha 739,760 ha 10
1990s 844,088 ha 642,266 ha 1.07 million ha 10
2000s 1.23 million ha 1.04 million ha 1.74 million ha 10
2010s 2.32 million ha 1.88 million ha 2.57 million ha 10
2020s 2.63 million ha 2.51 million ha 2.80 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 10 China 2.63 million ha compare
  2. 11 China, mainland 2.62 million ha compare
  3. 12 Russian Federation 2.21 million ha compare
  4. 13 Mozambique 2.01 million ha compare
  5. 14 Kenya 1.82 million ha compare
  6. 15 Burkina Faso 1.60 million ha compare
  7. 16 Ethiopia 1.58 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — area harvested in Middle Africa?
Pulses, total — area harvested in Middle Africa was 2.80 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.80 million ha in 2024.
What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 580,090 ha in 1967.
How does Middle Africa rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
Middle Africa ranks 13th out of 36 regions with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle Africa 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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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.