Who's the Major Pulse Eater?

Based on a comparison of 155 countries in 2013, Niger ranked the highest in pulse consumption per capita with 35.9 kg followed by Nicaragua and United Arab Emirates. On the other end of the scale was Rwanda with 0.010 kg, Russia with 0.010 kg and Honduras with 0.010 kg.

Average pulse consumption per capita reached 3.89 kg in 2013 in the World according to Faostat. This is 6.68 % more than in the previous year and 27.0 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, average pulse consumption per capita reached an all time high of 4.79 kg in 1961 and an all time low of 2.64 kg in 1992. The average annual growth amounted to -0.399 % since 1961.

Data for more countries are available at Pulse Consumption Per Capita indicator page.