Pulses, Total — Production in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Pulses, Total — Production was 1.34 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.34 million t
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
24th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.45 million t
in 2021
All-time low
518,701 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total — Production in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, pulses, total — production in Northern Africa stood at 1.34 million t.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — production in Northern Africa peaked at 1.45 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 518,701 t, in 1961.

That places Northern Africa 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 825,042 t 518,701 t 972,173 t 9
1970s 965,103 t 727,778 t 1.25 million t 10
1980s 925,419 t 628,825 t 1.13 million t 10
1990s 1.01 million t 837,392 t 1.28 million t 10
2000s 1.06 million t 878,683 t 1.16 million t 10
2010s 1.18 million t 978,134 t 1.38 million t 10
2020s 1.33 million t 1.23 million t 1.45 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 21 France 841,760 t compare
  2. 22 Argentina 840,892 t compare
  3. 23 Uganda 836,988 t compare
  4. 24 Burkina Faso 814,909 t compare
  5. 25 Germany 814,800 t compare
  6. 26 Bangladesh 711,401 t compare
  7. 27 Ethiopia PDR 706,015 t compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — production in Northern Africa?
Pulses, total — production in Northern Africa was 1.34 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest pulses, total — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 518,701 t in 1961.
How does Northern Africa rank for pulses, total — production?
Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa 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.