Pulses, Total — Production in Europe

Europe: Pulses, Total — Production was 11.82 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.82 million t
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
16.81 million t
in 1990
All-time low
5.13 million t
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total — Production in Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pulses, total — production in Europe is 11.82 million t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — production in Europe peaked at 16.81 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.13 million t, in 2007.

Europe ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Pulses, Total — Production in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Pulses, Total — Production in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7.61 million t —
1962 10.84 million t +42.5%
1963 11.34 million t +4.6%
1964 13.76 million t +21.3%
1965 9.92 million t -27.9%
1966 10.51 million t +5.9%
1967 10.16 million t -3.3%
1968 10.02 million t -1.4%
1969 10.80 million t +7.8%
1970 10.48 million t -3.0%
1971 9.66 million t -7.8%
1972 9.41 million t -2.6%
1973 10.51 million t +11.7%
1974 10.94 million t +4.1%
1975 7.64 million t -30.2%
1976 10.29 million t +34.7%
1977 9.31 million t -9.6%
1978 9.80 million t +5.3%
1979 6.48 million t -33.8%
1980 8.50 million t +31.1%
1981 6.57 million t -22.7%
1982 9.22 million t +40.3%
1983 11.32 million t +22.8%
1984 12.27 million t +8.3%
1985 13.44 million t +9.5%
1986 12.38 million t -7.9%
1987 15.32 million t +23.7%
1988 15.60 million t +1.8%
1989 16.07 million t +3.0%
1990 16.81 million t +4.6%
1991 12.36 million t -26.4%
1992 13.21 million t +6.9%
1993 13.55 million t +2.5%
1994 12.36 million t -8.8%
1995 9.15 million t -26.0%
1996 9.15 million t -0.0%
1997 10.19 million t +11.4%
1998 9.28 million t -8.9%
1999 8.02 million t -13.6%
2000 7.25 million t -9.6%
2001 8.14 million t +12.3%
2002 8.21 million t +0.9%
2003 7.79 million t -5.2%
2004 8.80 million t +13.0%
2005 7.54 million t -14.4%
2006 6.89 million t -8.6%
2007 5.13 million t -25.6%
2008 5.66 million t +10.4%
2009 6.12 million t +8.1%
2010 6.81 million t +11.2%
2011 7.06 million t +3.6%
2012 6.38 million t -9.5%
2013 6.16 million t -3.5%
2014 7.27 million t +18.0%
2015 8.74 million t +20.1%
2016 9.98 million t +14.3%
2017 12.66 million t +26.8%
2018 9.90 million t -21.8%
2019 9.69 million t -2.1%
2020 10.29 million t +6.2%
2021 10.74 million t +4.4%
2022 11.33 million t +5.4%
2023 11.43 million t +0.9%
2024 11.82 million t +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.55 million t 7.61 million t 13.76 million t 9
1970s 9.45 million t 6.48 million t 10.94 million t 10
1980s 12.07 million t 6.57 million t 16.07 million t 10
1990s 11.41 million t 8.02 million t 16.81 million t 10
2000s 7.15 million t 5.13 million t 8.80 million t 10
2010s 8.47 million t 6.16 million t 12.66 million t 10
2020s 11.12 million t 10.29 million t 11.82 million t 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 5 Türkiye 1.28 million t compare
  2. 5 USSR 5.14 million t compare
  3. 6 China 4.92 million t compare
  4. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 460,835 t compare
  5. 7 China, mainland 4.91 million t compare
  6. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 401,794 t compare
  7. 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 328,079 t compare
  8. 8 Nigeria 4.36 million t compare
  9. 9 Russian Federation 4.17 million t compare
  10. 10 Myanmar 3.21 million t compare
  11. 10 Viet Nam 279,795 t compare
  12. 11 Ethiopia 3.16 million t compare
  13. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 214,707 t compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — production in Europe?
Pulses, total — production in Europe was 11.82 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — production recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 16.81 million t in 1990.
What is the lowest pulses, total — production recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 5.13 million t in 2007.
How does Europe rank for pulses, total — production?
Europe ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total — production rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pulses, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 12,284 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.