Pulses, Total — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Pulses, Total — Yield was 785.1 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
785.1 kg/ha
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
785.1 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
453.5 kg/ha
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

0200400600800196119922024

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 785.1 kg/ha for pulses, total — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 785.1 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 453.5 kg/ha, in 1993.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 25th 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.

Pulses, Total — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Pulses, Total — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 535.9 kg/ha
1962 556.7 kg/ha +3.9%
1963 547.8 kg/ha -1.6%
1964 564.1 kg/ha +3.0%
1965 569.1 kg/ha +0.9%
1966 550.3 kg/ha -3.3%
1967 573.6 kg/ha +4.2%
1968 543.9 kg/ha -5.2%
1969 546.1 kg/ha +0.4%
1970 533 kg/ha -2.4%
1971 541 kg/ha +1.5%
1972 576 kg/ha +6.5%
1973 536.4 kg/ha -6.9%
1974 534.6 kg/ha -0.3%
1975 580.1 kg/ha +8.5%
1976 589.5 kg/ha +1.6%
1977 605.6 kg/ha +2.7%
1978 584.3 kg/ha -3.5%
1979 605.5 kg/ha +3.6%
1980 614.1 kg/ha +1.4%
1981 595.4 kg/ha -3.0%
1982 579.2 kg/ha -2.7%
1983 600.4 kg/ha +3.7%
1984 546.8 kg/ha -8.9%
1985 517.7 kg/ha -5.3%
1986 555.9 kg/ha +7.4%
1987 535.7 kg/ha -3.6%
1988 529.5 kg/ha -1.2%
1989 512.3 kg/ha -3.2%
1990 516.2 kg/ha +0.8%
1991 532.1 kg/ha +3.1%
1992 463.3 kg/ha -12.9%
1993 453.5 kg/ha -2.1%
1994 482.3 kg/ha +6.4%
1995 486.5 kg/ha +0.9%
1996 490.7 kg/ha +0.9%
1997 472.6 kg/ha -3.7%
1998 525 kg/ha +11.1%
1999 499 kg/ha -5.0%
2000 501 kg/ha +0.4%
2001 549.8 kg/ha +9.7%
2002 558 kg/ha +1.5%
2003 522.9 kg/ha -6.3%
2004 537.1 kg/ha +2.7%
2005 535.8 kg/ha -0.2%
2006 562.6 kg/ha +5.0%
2007 585.7 kg/ha +4.1%
2008 613.8 kg/ha +4.8%
2009 639 kg/ha +4.1%
2010 642.6 kg/ha +0.6%
2011 687.5 kg/ha +7.0%
2012 692.1 kg/ha +0.7%
2013 707.9 kg/ha +2.3%
2014 710.3 kg/ha +0.3%
2015 760.8 kg/ha +7.1%
2016 741.4 kg/ha -2.5%
2017 760.2 kg/ha +2.5%
2018 754.9 kg/ha -0.7%
2019 738.7 kg/ha -2.1%
2020 779.5 kg/ha +5.5%
2021 716.5 kg/ha -8.1%
2022 758.4 kg/ha +5.8%
2023 752.5 kg/ha -0.8%
2024 785.1 kg/ha +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 554.17 kg/ha 535.9 kg/ha 573.6 kg/ha 9
1970s 568.6 kg/ha 533 kg/ha 605.6 kg/ha 10
1980s 558.7 kg/ha 512.3 kg/ha 614.1 kg/ha 10
1990s 492.12 kg/ha 453.5 kg/ha 532.1 kg/ha 10
2000s 560.57 kg/ha 501 kg/ha 639 kg/ha 10
2010s 719.64 kg/ha 642.6 kg/ha 760.8 kg/ha 10
2020s 758.4 kg/ha 716.5 kg/ha 785.1 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 22 Finland 2,697 kg/ha compare
  2. 23 Belarus 2,631 kg/ha compare
  3. 24 France 2,624 kg/ha compare
  4. 25 Barbados 2,567 kg/ha compare
  5. 26 Serbia 2,545 kg/ha compare
  6. 27 Puerto Rico 2,488 kg/ha compare
  7. 28 Estonia 2,462 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Pulses, total — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 785.1 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 785.1 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest pulses, total — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 453.5 kg/ha in 1993.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for pulses, total — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses, Total — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pulses, Total — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 12,213 data points, 1961–2024
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