Pulses · FAOSTAT 2024

Other pulses n.e.c. production by country

World production of other pulses n.e.c. reached 4.4 million t in 2024, up 32% over ten years. The largest producers were Poland (12.9%), Bangladesh (9.6%), Mozambique (7.2%), together 30% of the world total. It was harvested from 4.1 million ha, an average yield of 1.1 t/ha.

World production, 2024: 4.4 million t
10-year change: +32%
Producing countries: 106
World average yield: 1.08 t/ha

World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Map of other pulses n.e.c. production, 2024

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Producers ranked, 2024

#	Country	Tonnes	Share	10-year change	Yield, t/ha
1	Poland	575,960	12.9%	+86%	2.4
2	Bangladesh	429,231	9.65%	+290%	1.1
3	Mozambique I	321,693	7.23%	+50%	0.7
4	Spain	287,990	6.47%	+405%	1.0
5	United Kingdom E	267,972	6.02%	−7.3%	2.9
6	China I	149,363	3.36%	+21%	2.7
7	Vietnam I	137,221	3.08%	+0.1%	0.9
8	Ethiopia I	130,163	2.93%	+129%	1.3
9	France	128,630	2.89%	+2,044%	1.9
10	Thailand E	126,533	2.84%	+7.2%	1.2
11	Kenya E	118,004	2.65%	+34%	0.6
12	Pakistan I	113,246	2.55%	+40%	0.8
13	Greece	109,270	2.46%	+3,256%	1.2
14	Sudan I	95,318	2.14%	+5.9%	0.9
15	Kyrgyzstan	78,296	1.76%	+5,923%	1.5
16	Sierra Leone I	76,035	1.71%	+1.2%	0.6
17	Nepal	73,519	1.65%	+124%	1.1
18	Nigeria E	68,532	1.54%	+1.9%	0.4
19	Malaysia	62,894	1.41%	—	14.8
20	Guinea I	58,233	1.31%	−0.7%	0.9
21	Central African Republic E	47,647	1.07%	+1.4%	1.0
22	Afghanistan I	44,920	1.01%	−25%	2.2
23	Uzbekistan E	44,522	1.00%	−1.7%	3.8
24	Chad E	43,112	0.97%	−2.9%	0.9
25	Tanzania I	37,289	0.84%	−68%	1.1
26	Belgium	34,380	0.77%	—	4.2
27	Lithuania	33,270	0.75%	+11%	1.8
28	Italy	32,000	0.72%	+584%	1.6
29	South Sudan E	31,659	0.71%	+5.5%	0.8
30	Zambia E	31,225	0.70%	−1.6%	0.5
31	Philippines E	30,731	0.69%	−7.6%	0.8
32	Eritrea I	28,107	0.63%	−4.8%	0.8
33	Tunisia E	27,930	0.63%	+6.7%	0.8
34	Ghana I	26,313	0.59%	+4.3%	0.1
35	Guatemala I	24,358	0.55%	+0.2%	6.8
36	Malawi I	24,178	0.54%	—	1.0
37	Iran I	22,958	0.52%	−8.6%	1.0
38	Namibia E	22,873	0.51%	−2.1%	1.1
39	Mauritania E	22,183	0.50%	+7.1%	0.7
40	Bulgaria	20,700	0.47%	+10,795%	1.2
41	Burkina Faso I	17,254	0.39%	−3.3%	1.0
42	Austria	16,770	0.38%	+119%	2.1
43	Botswana I	15,845	0.36%	+132%	0.4
44	Côte d'Ivoire E	15,825	0.36%	+2.2%	0.8
45	Saudi Arabia I	15,244	0.34%	+2.0%	3.4
46	Niger E	15,159	0.34%	+11%	0.4
47	Yemen E	14,233	0.32%	+6.6%	1.3
48	Madagascar E	13,955	0.31%	+18%	1.2
49	Tajikistan E	12,765	0.29%	−74%	5.0
50	DR Congo I	10,838	0.24%	+4.2%	0.4
51	Comoros I	9,917	0.22%	−53%	0.8
52	South Korea I	8,416	0.19%	−16%	1.8
53	Portugal	8,260	0.19%	—	0.5
54	Egypt E	7,474	0.17%	−1.6%	2.2
55	Solomon Islands E	6,645	0.15%	−1.5%	1.1
56	Latvia	5,800	0.13%	+729%	1.2
57	Ukraine E	5,500	0.12%	−70%	1.4
58	Romania	5,150	0.12%	+761%	0.9
59	Zimbabwe E	5,076	0.11%	+9.6%	0.9
60	Cabo Verde E	4,948	0.11%	−24%	0.2
61	Syria I	4,734	0.11%	+7.9%	1.5
62	Turkey	4,059	0.09%	+15%	1.3
63	Papua New Guinea E	3,999	0.09%	+3.6%	0.5
64	Liberia E	3,911	0.09%	+6.0%	0.7
65	Slovakia	3,680	0.08%	+188%	0.8
66	Cameroon I	3,512	0.08%	+4.7%	1.3
67	Guinea-Bissau I	3,210	0.07%	+6.8%	0.5
68	Azerbaijan I	3,156	0.07%	+71%	2.2
69	Russia I	2,982	0.07%	−99%	1.7
70	Peru I	2,474	0.06%	−8.5%	1.5
71	Czechia	2,050	0.05%	−81%	0.9
72	Barbados I	1,560	0.04%	−2.5%	2.5
73	Fiji	1,531	0.03%	−57%	3.6
74	Morocco	1,529	0.03%	−95%	0.7
75	Indonesia E	1,490	0.03%	+3.5%	0.6
76	Sweden	1,420	0.03%	—	2.7
77	Mongolia I	1,417	0.03%	−1.3%	1.1
78	Eswatini I	1,360	0.03%	−5.4%	1.1
79	Bhutan E	1,145	0.03%	+6.2%	0.8
80	Armenia	1,037	0.02%	+569%	2.0
81	Serbia	890	0.02%	—	1.0
82	Albania E	722	0.02%	+3.1%	0.6
83	Laos I	644	0.01%	−90%	1.5
84	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines I	633	0.01%	+9.0%	1.2
85	Lebanon I	596	0.01%	+4.9%	3.5
86	Mexico E	595	0.01%	+49%	0.8
87	Slovenia	490	0.01%	+130%	1.6
88	Gabon I	437	0.01%	+6.8%	1.5
89	Mali E	410	0.01%	+2.2%	1.1
90	Hungary	320	0.01%	−85%	0.8
91	Luxembourg	280	0.01%	+775%	3.1
92	Saint Kitts and Nevis I	241	0.01%	+4.3%	1.1
93	Israel E	229	0.01%	+5.0%	1.3
94	Cyprus	220	0.00%	+165%	1.2
95	Trinidad and Tobago E	158	0.00%	−2.5%	7.5
96	Dominica I	123	0.00%	−2.4%	0.8
97	Algeria E	115	0.00%	−71%	1.0
98	North Macedonia E	112	0.00%	+6.7%	1.1
99	Maldives E	101	0.00%	+1.0%	0.8
100	Senegal E	93	0.00%	−7.0%	1.4
101	Estonia	80	0.00%	—	1.3
102	Suriname I	68	0.00%	−43%	0.9
103	Saint Lucia I	51	0.00%	0.0%	2.1
104	Bahrain	40	0.00%	+300%	40.0
105	Croatia	10	0.00%	—	1.0
106	New Caledonia I	1	0.00%	−50%	0.0

E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.

How concentrated is production?

The largest producer, Poland, accounts for 12.9% of the world total in 2024; the five largest for 42.3% and the ten largest for 57.4%.

Year	Top 5 share	Top 10 share	Countries with data
2000	41.3%	60.6%	95
2005	46.9%	63.2%	100
2010	40.0%	57.5%	101
2015	34.7%	52.9%	104
2020	33.1%	51.7%	106
2024	42.3%	57.4%	106

By continent, 2024

Continent	Production	Share of world	Share in 2014	10-year change	Countries
Europe	1.5 million t	34.7%	36.5%	+26%	26
Asia	1.4 million t	31.1%	26.1%	+58%	29
Africa	1.3 million t	30.1%	36.0%	+11%	37
North and Central America	27,719 t	0.6%	0.9%	−12%	8
Oceania	12,176 t	0.3%	0.4%	−14%	4
South America	2,542 t	0.1%	0.1%	−9.9%	2

Sums of country figures; the world total also includes countries without a continent assignment, so shares may not add up to 100%.

Fastest growing and declining producers, 2014–2024

Countries with at least 0.5% of world production in 2024, change over ten years.

Growing

Kyrgyzstan	78,296 t	+5,923%
Greece	109,270 t	+3,256%
France	128,630 t	+2,044%
Italy	32,000 t	+584%
Spain	287,990 t	+405%

Declining

Tanzania	37,289 t	−68%
Afghanistan	44,920 t	−25%
Iran	22,958 t	−8.6%
Philippines	30,731 t	−7.6%
United Kingdom	267,972 t	−7.3%

Area harvested and yields

The world average yield was 1.08 t/ha in 2024.

Production, 2014–2024: +32%
Harvested area: +18%
Average yield: +12%
World area, 2024: 4.1 million ha

Most of the increase came from a larger harvested area rather than higher yields.

World area harvested, 1961–2024 (hectares)

Highest yields

Country	Yield, t/ha	vs world
Malaysia	14.8	+1,272%
Guatemala	6.8	+531%
Belgium	4.2	+293%
Uzbekistan	3.8	+257%
United Kingdom	2.9	+171%

Lowest yields

Country	Yield, t/ha	vs world
Ghana	0.1	−91%
Nigeria	0.4	−58%
Zambia	0.5	−56%
Kenya	0.6	−46%
Sierra Leone	0.6	−41%

Among countries with at least 0.5% of world production. Yield = production ÷ harvested area; it depends on climate, varieties, irrigation and how the crop is counted, so it is not a measure of efficiency alone.

Long-term trend, 1961–2024

Average growth per year, 1961–2024: +0.5%
Average growth per year, last 10 years: +2.8%
Record year: 2024 4.4 million t
Largest yearly fall: 1991 −24%

Decade	Average per year	vs previous decade
1960s (1961–1969)	3.1 million t	—
1970s	3.0 million t	−3.6%
1980s	3.1 million t	+5.0%
1990s	2.3 million t	−26%
2000s	2.5 million t	+7.6%
2010s	3.2 million t	+29%
2020s (2020–2024)	4.3 million t	+34%

Production per person, 2024

World production of other pulses n.e.c. was 0.55 kg per person in 2024. The highest figures, among countries with at least 1 million inhabitants:

#	Country	kg per person	Production
1	Poland	14.9	575,960 t
2	Lithuania	11.6	33,270 t
3	Kyrgyzstan	10.9	78,296 t
4	Greece	10.9	109,270 t
5	Mozambique	9.29	321,693 t
6	Central African Republic	8.94	47,647 t
7	Sierra Leone	8.80	76,035 t
8	Eritrea	7.95	28,107 t
9	Namibia	7.55	22,873 t
10	Botswana	6.28	15,845 t

Production divided by population (FAOSTAT population estimates, 2024). Production per person is not consumption: countries export, import and use crops for feed, processing and industry.

International trade, 2024

World exports: 576,197 t
Export value: USD 438 m
Exports as share of production: 13%
Average export price: 0.76 USD/kg

Mozambique was the largest exporter with 41.2% of the quantity reported by exporting countries; China was the largest importer with 38.9%. World exports grew 63% over ten years.

World exports, 2000–2024 (tonnes)

Largest exporters

#	Country	Tonnes	Share	Value	USD/kg	10-year change
1	Mozambique	237,668	41.2%	USD 152 m	0.64	+1,554%
2	Myanmar	95,031	16.5%	USD 66.4 m	0.70	+161%
3	India	70,843	12.3%	USD 71.0 m	1.00	+405%
4	United Kingdom	67,586	11.7%	USD 25.9 m	0.38	−39%
5	United Arab Emirates	17,840	3.1%	USD 18.3 m	1.03	+64%
6	Afghanistan	15,429	2.7%	USD 6.1 m	0.39	+0.3%
7	Spain	9,132	1.6%	USD 24.3 m	2.67	−8.9%
8	Thailand	9,046	1.6%	USD 5.3 m	0.58	+142%
9	China	8,562	1.5%	USD 11.1 m	1.30	+51%
10	United States	7,245	1.3%	USD 5.5 m	0.77	−77%

Largest importers

#	Country	Tonnes	Share	Value	USD/kg	10-year change
1	China	162,850	38.9%	USD 147 m	0.90	+255%
2	Pakistan	97,248	23.2%	USD 102 m	1.05	+12%
3	Bangladesh	28,679	6.8%	USD 21.4 m	0.75	+1,834%
4	Saudi Arabia	16,954	4.0%	USD 19.6 m	1.15	+18%
5	United States	12,797	3.1%	USD 24.3 m	1.90	−50%
6	Netherlands	11,762	2.8%	USD 7.7 m	0.66	+1,178%
7	United Arab Emirates	9,785	2.3%	USD 8.0 m	0.82	−75%
8	Qatar	8,423	2.0%	USD 8.6 m	1.03	+140%
9	Malaysia	6,863	1.6%	USD 8.5 m	1.24	−54%
10	Canada	6,670	1.6%	USD 10.5 m	1.58	+82%

FAOSTAT detailed trade data (Crops and livestock products trade, release of 23 July 2026): quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported by countries; exports include re-exports. Shares are of the total reported by all exporting or importing countries. World exports and imports do not match because of timing, valuation (exports FOB, imports CIF) and gaps in reporting. Processed products such as juices, dried or canned goods are separate items.

Questions and answers

Which country produces the most other pulses n.e.c.?

Poland was the largest producer in 2024 with 575,960 t, 12.9% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

What is the world production of other pulses n.e.c.?

World production was 4.4 million t in 2024, +32% compared with 2014.

Which countries produce the most other pulses n.e.c.?

In 2024: Poland (575,960 t, 12.9%), Bangladesh (429,231 t, 9.6%), Mozambique (321,693 t, 7.2%), Spain (287,990 t, 6.5%), United Kingdom (267,972 t, 6.0%). Together they account for 42.3% of the world total.

What is the average yield of other pulses n.e.c.?

The world average was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (4.4 million t from 4.1 million ha harvested).

Which country exports the most other pulses n.e.c.?

Mozambique exported 237,668 t in 2024, 41.2% of reported world exports, worth USD 152 m, according to FAOSTAT trade data.

Which country imports the most other pulses n.e.c.?

China imported 162,850 t in 2024, 38.9% of reported world imports.

Where does this data come from?

Production and area figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (dataset Crops and livestock products, release of 23 December 2025). Shares, rankings, changes and averages are calculated by Husfarm.

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About the data

Figures are production in tonnes as reported to or estimated by FAO for each calendar year; the latest year is 2024.
Letters next to a country mark figures that are not official national data: E estimated by FAO, I imputed by FAO (filled in by a statistical model), X taken from an external organisation. Treat them as approximate.
Shares are relative to the FAO world total; ten-year changes compare 2024 with 2014; yield is production divided by area harvested; average growth per year is the compound annual rate between the two years.
Country series on Husfarm start in 2000; the world series starts in 1961.

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