FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All pulses production in Senegal

In 2024 Senegal produced 213,002 t of all pulses, the 50th largest in the world (0.22% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 422%. The record was 253,992 t in 2020. Area harvested: 300,462 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 2024: 213,002 t
World rank: 50 of 170
10-year change: +422%
Record: 253,992 t; 2020

All pulses in Senegal, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Senegal compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.22%; 0.05% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.7; world 1.1 (−33%)
kg per person: 11.5; world 11.9
10-year change: +422%; world +26%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
48	Thailand	215,891	0.22%
49	Syria	214,707	0.22%
50	Senegal	213,002	0.22%
51	Benin	200,406	0.21%
52	Morocco	194,072	0.20%

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; Senegal is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	213,002	−4.0%	300,462	0.71
2023	221,890	+46%	313,541	0.71
2022	152,304	−36%	293,921	0.52
2021	239,286	−5.8%	288,956	0.83
2020	253,992	+66%	289,961	0.88
2019	152,845	+30%	257,284	0.59
2018	117,882	+12%	203,129	0.58
2017	105,112	+27%	183,490	0.57
2016	82,962	+34%	163,056	0.51
2015	62,140	+52%	153,217	0.41
2014	40,788	−26%	123,179	0.33
2013	55,068	−8.3%	129,263	0.43
2012	60,065	+113%	143,782	0.42
2011	28,197	−42%	94,607	0.30
2010	48,996	−43%	128,553	0.38
2009	86,671	−31%	215,898	0.40
2008	126,467	+110%	272,213	0.46
2007	60,122	+13%	169,445	0.35
2006	53,120	−43%	193,959	0.27
2005	93,004	+668%	222,369	0.42
2004	12,114	−65%	188,612	0.06
2003	34,837	+169%	145,934	0.24
2002	12,939	−59%	133,030	0.10
2001	31,856	−33%	91,107	0.35
2000	47,429	−30%	146,874	0.32
1999	68,141	+67%	170,400	0.40
1998	40,763	+22%	123,755	0.33
1997	33,276	+60%	88,382	0.38
1996	20,774	−51%	88,996	0.23
1995	42,061	+44%	97,845	0.43
1994	29,132	−34%	91,863	0.32
1993	44,147	+160%	118,784	0.37
1992	16,990	+0.9%	73,999	0.23
1991	16,838	+34%	51,084	0.33
1990	12,520	−53%	45,754	0.27
1989	26,650	+7.9%	65,409	0.41
1988	24,705	−15%	71,287	0.35
1987	28,925	−48%	72,080	0.40
1986	55,163	−17%	118,207	0.47
1985	66,266	+312%	121,316	0.55
1984	16,095	+22%	53,098	0.30
1983	13,158	+18%	40,033	0.33
1982	11,189	−57%	46,486	0.24
1981	26,050	+24%	59,733	0.44
1980	21,089	+32%	50,500	0.42
1979	15,973	−30%	46,987	0.34
1978	22,960	+92%	62,922	0.36
1977	11,988	−3.2%	57,769	0.21
1976	12,380	−50%	62,900	0.20
1975	24,832	+11%	62,500	0.40
1974	22,453	+36%	59,894	0.37
1973	16,560	+50%	53,430	0.31
1972	11,055	−58%	86,892	0.13
1971	26,230	+45%	71,300	0.37
1970	18,100	−21%	63,600	0.28
1969	22,950	+32%	71,700	0.32
1968	17,400	−43%	70,100	0.25
1967	30,750	+67%	99,600	0.31
1966	18,450	+30%	86,400	0.21
1965	14,230	−17%	54,480	0.26
1964	17,215	+21%	51,450	0.33
1963	14,200	+6.0%	51,430	0.28
1962	13,390	+9.9%	49,400	0.27
1961	12,180	—	48,400	0.25

Questions and answers

What is the production of pulses in Senegal?

Senegal produced 213,002 t in 2024, 0.22% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Senegal rank in the world for production of pulses?

Senegal ranked 50th of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.

How has the production of pulses in Senegal changed?

It rose by 422% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. The record was 253,992 t in 2020.

What is the yield of pulses in Senegal?

0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (213,002 t from 300,462 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 Senegal 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.