Based on a comparison of 144 countries in 2021, India ranked the highest in pulse consumption with 14,612,000 kt followed by Nigeria and Ethiopia. On the other end of the scale was Albania with 1,000 kt, Jamaica with 1,000 kt and Bulgaria with 1,000 kt.
Total pulse consumption reached 32,378,000 kt in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.942 % more than in the previous year and 23.8 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total pulse consumption reached an all time high of 32,378,000 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 11,068,646 kt in 1967. The average annual growth amounted to 1.34 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 45.1 % of pulse consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 58.3 % share while the ten largest countries some 76.1 % in 2021.
Data for more countries are available at Pulse Consumption (Total) indicator page.
| 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 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 547,000 | 707,000 | 667,000 | 779,000 | 953,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 322,000 | 333,000 | 327,000 | 355,000 | 733,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 1,012,000 | 1,163,000 | 1,225,000 | 1,257,000 | 1,286,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 418,000 | 429,000 | 425,000 | 435,000 | 331,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 1,591,000 | 1,586,000 | 1,679,000 | 1,691,000 | 1,689,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 12,723,000 | 11,365,000 | 13,993,000 | 13,486,000 | 13,788,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 222,000 | 199,000 | 160,000 | 161,000 | 193,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | kt | 163,000 | 170,000 | 181,000 | 231,000 | 231,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 542,000 | 538,000 | 532,000 | 512,000 | 568,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | kt | 313,000 | 327,000 | 354,000 | 355,000 | 370,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 762,000 | 793,000 | 815,000 | 869,000 | 988,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 1,738,000 | 1,769,000 | 2,110,000 | 2,114,000 | 2,198,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 427,000 | 404,000 | 519,000 | 479,000 | 553,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 358,000 | 323,000 | 380,000 | 397,000 | 424,000 | |||||
| Turkey | kt | 791,000 | 745,000 | 801,000 | 822,000 | 796,000 |
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