Pulses, Total — Production 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
25.40 million t
India
Lowest
0 t
Malta
Median
54,159 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,211
What the numbers show
Pulses, Total — Production is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 25.40 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 54,159 t, and the mean is 581,294 t.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 1,192.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Pulses, Total — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 25.40 million t | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 6.14 million t | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia and New Zealand | 5.44 million t | 2024 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia | 5.41 million t | 2024 | up 159.9% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 5.14 million t | 1991 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 6 | China | 4.92 million t | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 6 | China | 4.92 million t | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 8 | China, mainland | 4.91 million t | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 4.36 million t | 2024 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 4.17 million t | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 4.17 million t | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 12 | Myanmar | 3.21 million t | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 3.16 million t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 3.16 million t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Brazil | 3.03 million t | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 16 | Niger | 2.85 million t | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.99 million t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 1.36 million t | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 1.28 million t | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 1.28 million t | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 1.27 million t | 2024 | up 1,192.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 1.27 million t | 2024 | up 1,192.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 1.20 million t | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 1.15 million t | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 25 | Mozambique | 1.03 million t | 2024 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Mozambique | 1.03 million t | 2024 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Malawi | 842,697 t | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 841,760 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 840,892 t | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 836,988 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 814,909 t | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Germany | 814,800 t | 2024 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 711,401 t | 2024 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ethiopia PDR | 706,015 t | 1992 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 36 | Cameroon | 680,403 t | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 605,060 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | falling |
| 38 | Ukraine | 587,410 t | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Sudan | 579,294 t | 2024 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 40 | Burundi | 520,001 t | 2024 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 516,522 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Rwanda | 490,563 t | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 43 | Lithuania | 489,390 t | 2024 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Pakistan | 486,330 t | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 45 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 460,835 t | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 46 | Mali | 426,851 t | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 401,794 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 48 | Angola | 371,160 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Czechoslovakia | 360,334 t | 1992 | up 143.4% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 354,168 t | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 354,168 t | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 52 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 328,079 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 53 | Egypt | 321,730 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 53 | Egypt | 321,730 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 55 | Sudan (former) | 311,293 t | 2011 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Peru | 310,009 t | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 279,795 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 272,095 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 59 | Caribbean | 261,042 t | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 60 | Togo | 259,995 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Yugoslav SFR | 241,294 t | 1991 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 62 | Chad | 226,128 t | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Thailand | 215,891 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 64 | Syria | 214,707 t | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 64 | Syrian Arab Republic | 214,707 t | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 66 | Senegal | 213,002 t | 2024 | up 422.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Benin | 200,406 t | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 194,072 t | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 69 | Latvia | 193,700 t | 2024 | up 479.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Italy | 185,580 t | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Indonesia | 185,014 t | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 72 | Greece | 178,360 t | 2024 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 177,447 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 172,822 t | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Yemen | 170,863 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 75 | Yemen | 170,863 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 170,209 t | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 170,209 t | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 159,710 t | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 80 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 153,973 t | 2024 | up 824.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Madagascar | 151,282 t | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 81 | Madagascar | 151,282 t | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 83 | Estonia | 148,740 t | 2024 | up 276.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Colombia | 145,349 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 139,966 t | 2005 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 138,533 t | 2024 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 138,533 t | 2024 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Romania | 126,080 t | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Sweden | 125,660 t | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 121,221 t | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Tunisia | 119,182 t | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 92 | Haiti | 116,528 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 93 | Finland | 116,500 t | 2024 | up 720.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 114,846 t | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 95 | Denmark | 111,000 t | 2024 | up 234.3% | volatile |
| 96 | El Salvador | 100,356 t | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Czechia | 97,080 t | 2024 | up 73.8% | falling |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 96,475 t | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 89,957 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 100 | Ireland | 87,520 t | 2024 | up 324.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Cambodia | 81,977 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 75,897 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 75,897 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 104 | South Africa | 75,109 t | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 105 | Zambia | 73,399 t | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Malaysia | 62,894 t | 2024 | — | rising |
| 107 | Philippines | 62,546 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 108 | Guinea | 58,233 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 55,095 t | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 55,095 t | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54,159 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54,159 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Japan | 53,588 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritania | 52,972 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 114 | Mauritania | 52,972 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 116 | Serbia | 52,258 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 116 | Serbia | 52,258 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 118 | Austria | 49,430 t | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 47,647 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Cuba | 47,463 t | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Chile | 46,379 t | 2024 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 42,564 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Paraguay | 41,230 t | 2024 | down 47.1% | rising |
| 124 | Belgium | 41,000 t | 2024 | up 601.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 39,430 t | 2024 | up 988.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Republic of Moldova | 37,474 t | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36,580 t | 2024 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 128 | South Sudan | 35,539 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 128 | South Sudan | 35,539 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 130 | Eritrea | 35,223 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 130 | Eritrea | 35,223 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 132 | Hungary | 33,080 t | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovakia | 27,950 t | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovakia | 27,950 t | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Somalia | 27,393 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Albania | 27,221 t | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 137 | New Zealand | 26,150 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 138 | Ecuador | 24,744 t | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 139 | Namibia | 22,999 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 21,300 t | 2024 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 20,221 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 20,221 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 19,507 t | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 19,507 t | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 145 | Croatia | 19,200 t | 2024 | up 464.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Croatia | 19,200 t | 2024 | up 464.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 17,907 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 15,845 t | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 15,809 t | 1999 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | 15,244 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 151 | Republic of Korea | 14,401 t | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Lebanon | 12,719 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Portugal | 12,360 t | 2024 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Melanesia | 12,176 t | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Congo | 11,385 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 155 | Congo | 11,385 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 11,050 t | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 10,780 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 159 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10,715 t | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Comoros | 10,317 t | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Comoros | 10,317 t | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Jordan | 9,635 t | 2024 | up 243.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Norway | 8,700 t | 2024 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Switzerland | 8,184 t | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Israel | 8,169 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Libya | 7,470 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 167 | Panama | 6,791 t | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 6,645 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Uruguay | 6,516 t | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 170 | Belize | 6,265 t | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Laos | 5,356 t | 2024 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 171 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5,356 t | 2024 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 173 | Palestine | 5,301 t | 2022 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 174 | Djibouti | 5,009 t | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 4,948 t | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Cabo Verde | 4,948 t | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Georgia | 4,281 t | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 3,999 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 179 | Liberia | 3,911 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,869 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 181 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3,720 t | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Iraq | 3,571 t | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Armenia | 3,234 t | 2024 | down 40.7% | flat |
| 183 | Armenia | 3,234 t | 2024 | down 40.7% | flat |
| 185 | Gambia | 2,881 t | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 185 | Gambia | 2,881 t | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 187 | Eswatini | 2,752 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 187 | Eswatini | 2,752 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 189 | Bhutan | 2,726 t | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Jamaica | 1,850 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Réunion | 1,795 t | 2006 | up 199.2% | rising |
| 192 | Montenegro | 1,715 t | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 193 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,701 t | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 194 | Lesotho | 1,684 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Lesotho | 1,684 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Barbados | 1,680 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 197 | Fiji | 1,531 t | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Fiji | 1,531 t | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Mongolia | 1,417 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Guyana | 1,314 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 1,180 t | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 202 | Slovenia | 1,070 t | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Martinique | 1,066 t | 2006 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 204 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 676.74 t | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 204 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 676.74 t | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 206 | Gabon | 437.08 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Cyprus | 420 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Grenada | 273.82 t | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 209 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 241.04 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 209 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 241.04 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 211 | Puerto Rico | 235.15 t | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Dominica | 205.96 t | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 213 | Bahamas | 179.94 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Bahamas | 179.94 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 215 | Maldives | 101.06 t | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 216 | Suriname | 67.53 t | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 217 | Saint Lucia | 51.07 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 217 | Saint Lucia | 51.07 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 219 | Bahrain | 40 t | 2024 | up 312.8% | volatile |
| 219 | Bahrain | 40 t | 2024 | up 312.8% | volatile |
| 221 | Guadeloupe | 30 t | 2006 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 222 | New Caledonia | 1.03 t | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 223 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 97.07 million t
- Asia 40.27 million t
- Southern Asia 27.49 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 23.87 million t
- Africa 23.57 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 20.55 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 19.03 million t
- Americas 15.96 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 12.65 million t
- Europe 11.82 million t
- Eastern Africa 10.45 million t
- Western Africa 9.92 million t
- Northern America 8.98 million t
- Eastern Europe 6.62 million t
- European Union (27) 5.50 million t
- Oceania 5.45 million t
- Eastern Asia 5.32 million t
- South America 4.72 million t
- South-eastern Asia 4.12 million t
- United States of America 2.84 million t
- Northern Europe 2.30 million t
- Central America 2.00 million t
- Western Europe 1.76 million t
- Western Asia 1.75 million t
- Middle Africa 1.74 million t
- Central Asia 1.60 million t
- Northern Africa 1.34 million t
- Southern Europe 1.14 million t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 310,879 t
- Southern Africa 118,389 t
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.