Table 1.
Global trends of production of selected annual pulse crops in comparison to increases in soybean production and the global human population since 1960.
| Crop | Global Production | Global Growth Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–1965 | 2012–2017 | |||||
| Annual Mean (Mt) | % of Total | Annual Mean (Mt) | % of Total | 50 Years % Growth | Annual % Growth | |
| Lentil | 1.0 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 515 | 10.3 |
| Faba bean | 5.1 | 14.7 | 4.5 | 7.0 | −12 | −0.2 |
| Pea | 10.5 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 20.5 | 25 | 0.5 |
| Chickpea | 6.3 | 17.9 | 12.7 | 19.8 | 104 | 2.1 |
| Common bean | 12.1 | 34.5 | 27.9 | 43.5 | 132 | 2.6 |
| Total pulses 1,2 | 34.9 | 100 | 64.2 | 90 | 84 | 1.7 |
| Soybean (total) | 28.6 | 319.0 | 1115 | 22.3 | ||
| Soybean eaten | 10.0 | 67.0 | 670 | 13.4 | ||
| directly 3 | ||||||
| People (1967) 4 | 3465 million | 7600 million | 119 | 2.4 | ||
1 Total includes only the pulses listed in table. 2 Source: FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) [9]. 3 Estimated direct human consumption. 4 Source: UN.