Based on a comparison of 162 countries in 2014, Myanmar ranked the highest in pulse production with 5,264 kt followed by Canada and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Bahrain with 0.010 kt, Luxembourg with 0.032 kt and Latvia with 0.050 kt.
Total pulse production reached 70,934 kt in 2014 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.92 % less than in the previous year and 15.7 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total pulse production reached an all time high of 73,007 kt in 2013 and an all time low of 40,013 kt in 1967. The average annual growth amounted to 1.05 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Myanmar, accounted for 7.42 % of pulse production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 18.3 % share while the ten largest countries some 26.0 % in 2014.
| Pulse Production | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | kt | 415 | 396 | 442 | 478 | 484 | |||
| Belarus | kt | 300 | 357 | 262 | 292 | 398 | |||
| Brazil | kt | 3,486 | 3,514 | 3,172 | 3,456 | 2,804 | |||
| Canada | kt | 4,948 | 5,189 | 5,347 | 3,883 | 5,313 | |||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | 325 | 335 | 304 | 340 | 305 | |||
| India | kt | 670 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 960 | |||
| Malawi | kt | 387 | 442 | 444 | 543 | 564 | |||
| Myanmar | kt | 4,522 | 4,816 | 5,022 | 5,311 | 5,218 | |||
| Nicaragua | kt | 177 | 213 | 151 | 232 | 240 | |||
| Poland | kt | 135 | 157 | 149 | 181 | 323 | |||
| Russia | kt | 98.9 | 44.6 | 57.4 | 210 | 321 | |||
| Rwanda | kt | 330 | 360 | 365 | 365 | 459 | |||
| USA | kt | 1,893 | 2,293 | 2,595 | 1,487 | 2,358 | |||
| Uganda | kt | 629 | 648 | 666 | 653 | 598 | |||
| United Kingdom | kt | 450 | 508 | 420 | 300 | 242 |
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