Pulses, Total — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Pulses, Total — Production was 1.02 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.02 million t
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
19th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.21 million t
in 2017
All-time low
102,700 t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 1.02 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.21 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 102,700 t, in 1963.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Pulses, Total — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Pulses, Total — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 103,637 t
1962 119,894 t +15.7%
1963 102,700 t -14.3%
1964 130,654 t +27.2%
1965 138,040 t +5.7%
1966 148,398 t +7.5%
1967 237,727 t +60.2%
1968 276,319 t +16.2%
1969 301,540 t +9.1%
1970 246,900 t -18.1%
1971 207,276 t -16.0%
1972 238,772 t +15.2%
1973 258,076 t +8.1%
1974 296,687 t +15.0%
1975 226,200 t -23.8%
1976 234,300 t +3.6%
1977 232,500 t -0.8%
1978 232,500 t +0.0%
1979 248,900 t +7.1%
1980 260,300 t +4.6%
1981 210,000 t -19.3%
1982 210,000 t +0.0%
1983 190,000 t -9.5%
1984 295,000 t +55.3%
1985 370,000 t +25.4%
1986 560,000 t +51.4%
1987 605,000 t +8.0%
1988 961,000 t +58.8%
1989 726,000 t -24.5%
1990 806,000 t +11.0%
1991 703,000 t -12.8%
1992 706,000 t +0.4%
1993 943,000 t +33.6%
1994 824,000 t -12.6%
1995 605,000 t -26.6%
1996 557,500 t -7.9%
1997 748,000 t +34.2%
1998 702,000 t -6.1%
1999 750,000 t +6.8%
2000 789,000 t +5.2%
2001 967,000 t +22.6%
2002 922,800 t -4.6%
2003 922,800 t +0.0%
2004 875,866 t -5.1%
2005 877,200 t +0.2%
2006 758,000 t -13.6%
2007 695,000 t -8.3%
2008 641,000 t -7.8%
2009 839,400 t +31.0%
2010 917,000 t +9.2%
2011 723,000 t -21.2%
2012 550,000 t -23.9%
2013 657,000 t +19.5%
2014 799,712 t +21.7%
2015 924,177 t +15.6%
2016 1.11 million t +20.1%
2017 1.21 million t +9.1%
2018 777,934 t -35.8%
2019 980,791 t +26.1%
2020 977,359 t -0.3%
2021 1.16 million t +18.5%
2022 1.06 million t -8.1%
2023 1.13 million t +6.7%
2024 1.02 million t -10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 173,212 t 102,700 t 301,540 t 9
1970s 242,211 t 207,276 t 296,687 t 10
1980s 438,730 t 190,000 t 961,000 t 10
1990s 734,450 t 557,500 t 943,000 t 10
2000s 828,807 t 641,000 t 967,000 t 10
2010s 865,041 t 550,000 t 1.21 million t 10
2020s 1.07 million t 977,359 t 1.16 million t 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 16 Kenya 1.20 million t compare
  2. 16 Timor-Leste 10,780 t compare
  3. 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5,356 t compare
  4. 17 Poland 1.15 million t compare
  5. 18 Mozambique 1.03 million t compare
  6. 20 Malawi 842,697 t compare
  7. 21 France 841,760 t compare
  8. 22 Argentina 840,892 t compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Pulses, total — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.02 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 million t in 2017.
What is the lowest pulses, total — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 102,700 t in 1963.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for pulses, total — production?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.