Total pulse consumption fell 57.9% to 8,000 kt in Portugal in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total pulse consumption in Portugal reached an all time high of 24,219 kt in 1967 and an all time low of 5,552 kt in 1965. When compared to Portugal's main peers, total pulse consumption in France amounted to 47,000 kt, 2,000 kt in Ireland, 251,000 kt in Morocco and 142,000 kt in Spain in 2021.
Portugal has been ranked 98th within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of total pulse consumption, 19 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Pulse Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | kt | 208,000 | 199,000 | 218,000 | 221,000 | 204,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 13,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 120,000 | 333,000 | 406,000 | 327,000 | 282,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 71,000 | 49,000 | 85,000 | 96,000 | 44,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 24,000 | 24,000 | 26,000 | 28,000 | 23,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | kt | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 131,000 | 133,000 | 132,000 | 132,000 | 138,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kt | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | kt | 163,000 | 170,000 | 181,000 | 231,000 | 231,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 145,000 | 147,000 | 167,000 | 187,000 | 171,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | kt | 69,000 | 74,000 | 69,000 | 76,000 | 77,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 86,000 | 85,000 | 89,000 | 90,000 | 75,000 |
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