FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All pulses production in New Zealand

In 2024 New Zealand produced 26,150 t of all pulses, the 107th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 11%. The record was 109,036 t in 1987. Area harvested: 7,638 ha, yield 3.4 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 2024: 26,150 t
World rank: 107 of 170
10-year change: −11%
Record: 109,036 t; 1987

All pulses in New Zealand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

New Zealand compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.03%; 0.04% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 3.4; world 1.1 (+222%)
kg per person: 5.02; world 11.9
10-year change: −11%; world +26%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
105	Somalia	27,393	0.03%
106	Albania	27,221	0.03%
107	New Zealand	26,150	0.03%
108	Ecuador	24,744	0.03%
109	Namibia	22,999	0.02%

Full ranking of 170 countries

Map of world production of pulses

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

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	26,150	−0.1%	7,638	3.42
2023	26,168	−0.1%	7,640	3.43
2022	26,198	+0.4%	7,643	3.43
2021	26,085	−0.5%	7,629	3.42
2020	26,219	−0.3%	7,649	3.43
2019	26,290	+2.1%	7,652	3.44
2018	25,746	−3.3%	7,586	3.39
2017	26,622	+0.2%	7,708	3.45
2016	26,561	+10%	7,707	3.45
2015	24,056	−18%	7,344	3.28
2014	29,248	+11%	8,074	3.62
2013	26,380	+15%	7,702	3.43
2012	23,013	−38%	7,566	3.04
2011	36,974	−9.6%	12,942	2.86
2010	40,894	+81%	13,420	3.05
2009	22,646	+3.4%	8,123	2.79
2008	21,910	−4.3%	6,981	3.14
2007	22,900	−4.6%	6,693	3.42
2006	24,006	−25%	8,510	2.82
2005	31,868	−9.5%	11,158	2.86
2004	35,214	+2.1%	14,042	2.51
2003	34,502	+13%	10,911	3.16
2002	30,457	−21%	11,425	2.67
2001	38,700	−40%	13,500	2.87
2000	65,000	+22%	20,500	3.17
1999	53,200	−21%	17,326	3.07
1998	67,200	+31%	21,200	3.17
1997	51,450	+7.2%	15,950	3.23
1996	47,973	−19%	15,579	3.08
1995	59,448	−6.2%	19,824	3.00
1994	63,400	−7.2%	21,480	2.95
1993	68,318	−16%	22,508	3.04
1992	81,290	+15%	26,099	3.11
1991	70,645	+11%	21,752	3.25
1990	63,444	+21%	20,147	3.15
1989	52,307	−33%	21,031	2.49
1988	77,808	−29%	26,672	2.92
1987	109,036	+64%	39,304	2.77
1986	66,500	−13%	28,238	2.35
1985	76,600	+0.5%	22,666	3.38
1984	76,200	−0.8%	21,987	3.47
1983	76,832	+46%	22,860	3.36
1982	52,603	−3.3%	17,690	2.97
1981	54,379	−21%	16,833	3.23
1980	69,252	+9.2%	24,222	2.86
1979	63,407	+7.4%	22,535	2.81
1978	59,051	+31%	20,802	2.84
1977	45,023	−17%	18,804	2.39
1976	54,515	+15%	18,980	2.87
1975	47,522	−10%	21,822	2.18
1974	52,892	−11%	20,357	2.60
1973	59,733	+3.9%	21,390	2.79
1972	57,518	+12%	22,454	2.56
1971	51,444	+4.5%	22,533	2.28
1970	49,207	−13%	24,500	2.01
1969	56,617	+56%	20,285	2.79
1968	36,278	+13%	14,028	2.59
1967	32,195	+12%	11,057	2.91
1966	28,797	+21%	11,649	2.47
1965	23,890	−20%	11,020	2.17
1964	29,984	+10%	12,111	2.48
1963	27,229	+31%	12,069	2.26
1962	20,764	−18%	11,343	1.83
1961	25,330	—	11,458	2.21

Questions and answers

What is the production of pulses in New Zealand?

New Zealand produced 26,150 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does New Zealand rank in the world for production of pulses?

New Zealand ranked 107th of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.

How has the production of pulses in New Zealand changed?

It fell by 11% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. The record was 109,036 t in 1987.

What is the yield of pulses in New Zealand?

3.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (26,150 t from 7,638 ha), against a world average of 1.1 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for New Zealand is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.