> In 2024 Australia produced 228,000 t of peas, dry, the 12th largest in the world (1.61% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 33%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/australia/

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# Peas, dry production in Australia

In 2024 Australia produced 228,000 t of peas, dry, the 12th largest in the world (1.61% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 33%. The record was 585,000 t in 2005. Area harvested: 192,000 ha, yield 1.2 t/ha.

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Production, 2024228,000 t
World rank12 of 95
10-year change−33%
Record585,000 t2005

## Peas, dry in Australia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Australia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total1.6%2.9% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.2world 1.9 (−38%)
kg per person8.54world 1.73
10-year change−33%world +20%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 | [United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/united-kingdom/) | 293,360 | 2.1% |
| 11 | [Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/spain/) | 263,260 | 1.9% |
| 12 | **Australia** | 228,000 | 1.6% |
| 13 | [Lithuania](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/lithuania/) | 216,170 | 1.5% |
| 14 | [Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/argentina/) | 215,308 | 1.5% |

[Full ranking of 95 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/)

### Map of world production of peas, dry

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

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 228,000 | −27% | 192,000 | 1.19 |
| 2023 | 313,809 | +20% | 198,000 | 1.58 |
| 2022 | 261,140 | −35% | 192,000 | 1.36 |
| 2021 | 399,280 | +90% | 251,710 | 1.59 |
| 2020 | 210,500 | +32% | 247,616 | 0.85 |
| 2019 | 159,556 | −50% | 229,512 | 0.70 |
| 2018 | 317,209 | −24% | 291,489 | 1.09 |
| 2017 | 415,186 | +103% | 230,170 | 1.80 |
| 2016 | 204,500 | −30% | 238,100 | 0.86 |
| 2015 | 290,400 | −15% | 237,000 | 1.23 |
| 2014 | 342,100 | 0.0% | 244,500 | 1.40 |
| 2013 | 342,100 | +7.0% | 244,500 | 1.40 |
| 2012 | 319,680 | −6.7% | 280,500 | 1.14 |
| 2011 | 342,500 | −13% | 248,900 | 1.38 |
| 2010 | 394,675 | +11% | 317,515 | 1.24 |
| 2009 | 356,000 | +49% | 285,000 | 1.25 |
| 2008 | 238,141 | −11% | 299,791 | 0.79 |
| 2007 | 268,000 | +91% | 293,000 | 0.91 |
| 2006 | 140,000 | −76% | 384,000 | 0.36 |
| 2005 | 585,000 | +102% | 366,000 | 1.60 |
| 2004 | 289,362 | −41% | 412,710 | 0.70 |
| 2003 | 487,428 | +173% | 354,224 | 1.38 |
| 2002 | 178,286 | −65% | 379,713 | 0.47 |
| 2001 | 512,000 | +12% | 337,000 | 1.52 |
| 2000 | 456,000 | +28% | 397,000 | 1.15 |
| 1999 | 357,300 | +20% | 321,000 | 1.11 |
| 1998 | 298,000 | −5.6% | 369,000 | 0.81 |
| 1997 | 315,700 | −30% | 366,000 | 0.86 |
| 1996 | 454,193 | −14% | 336,000 | 1.35 |
| 1995 | 529,919 | +120% | 381,617 | 1.39 |
| 1994 | 240,407 | −57% | 460,580 | 0.52 |
| 1993 | 558,453 | +22% | 399,832 | 1.40 |
| 1992 | 456,311 | −3.4% | 382,338 | 1.19 |
| 1991 | 472,571 | +49% | 426,534 | 1.11 |
| 1990 | 318,068 | −18% | 318,035 | 1.00 |
| 1989 | 389,416 | −25% | 330,197 | 1.18 |
| 1988 | 517,344 | +6.3% | 456,447 | 1.13 |
| 1987 | 486,840 | −5.0% | 442,104 | 1.10 |
| 1986 | 512,631 | +113% | 313,577 | 1.63 |
| 1985 | 240,687 | +47% | 208,000 | 1.16 |
| 1984 | 164,088 | +23% | 139,552 | 1.18 |
| 1983 | 133,400 | +302% | 92,500 | 1.44 |
| 1982 | 33,158 | −70% | 25,363 | 1.31 |
| 1981 | 110,486 | +67% | 88,653 | 1.25 |
| 1980 | 66,334 | +24% | 57,407 | 1.16 |
| 1979 | 53,515 | +22% | 47,063 | 1.14 |
| 1978 | 43,883 | +191% | 34,889 | 1.26 |
| 1977 | 15,058 | +1.2% | 29,400 | 0.51 |
| 1976 | 14,880 | −19% | 17,755 | 0.84 |
| 1975 | 18,331 | −8.9% | 17,923 | 1.02 |
| 1974 | 20,130 | +9.3% | 18,392 | 1.09 |
| 1973 | 18,425 | +20% | 18,558 | 0.99 |
| 1972 | 15,315 | −61% | 22,645 | 0.68 |
| 1971 | 38,979 | +18% | 36,187 | 1.08 |
| 1970 | 33,130 | +25% | 32,211 | 1.03 |
| 1969 | 26,550 | +10% | 31,326 | 0.85 |
| 1968 | 24,044 | +179% | 23,142 | 1.04 |
| 1967 | 8,626 | −55% | 20,638 | 0.42 |
| 1966 | 19,070 | +40% | 23,361 | 0.82 |
| 1965 | 13,576 | −35% | 21,448 | 0.63 |
| 1964 | 20,764 | −0.7% | 19,020 | 1.09 |
| 1963 | 20,920 | −6.1% | 19,425 | 1.08 |
| 1962 | 22,270 | +5.1% | 22,662 | 0.98 |
| 1961 | 21,187 | — | 23,066 | 0.92 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports109,346 t USD 45.4 m
Exporter rank11 of 103
Imports906 t USD 1.3 m
Importer rank99 of 179
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of peas, dry in Australia?

Australia produced 228,000 t in 2024, 1.6% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Australia rank in the world for production of peas, dry?

Australia ranked 12th of 95 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Russia with 23.0% of the world total.

### How has the production of peas, dry in Australia changed?

It fell by 33% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +20% for the world. The record was 585,000 t in 2005.

### What is the yield of peas, dry in Australia?

1.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (228,000 t from 192,000 ha), against a world average of 1.9 t/ha.

### Does Australia export or import peas, dry?

In 2024 Australia reported exports of 109,346 t (USD 45.4 m) and imports of 906 t (USD 1.3 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/russia/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/canada/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/india/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/united-states/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/france/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/ukraine/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/ethiopia/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/germany/)[United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/united-kingdom/)[Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/spain/)[Lithuania](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/lithuania/)
[All countries producing peas, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/peas-dry/)

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[Agricultural production in Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/country/australia/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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