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Dry beans and pulses are grown widely in different regions of the world. Table 1.1 shows regional production of dry beans, cowpeas, and other pulses in 2019. The total world production of these grain legumes was over 68 million metric tons, with Asia alone contributing 50.67%, followed by Africa (27.80%, and Americas − North, Central, and South (15.62%). The major regionally produced legumes were lentils, chickpeas, mung beans, pigeon peas, and other local pulses (Asia), cowpeas and vetches (Africa), dry beans, lentils, and chickpeas (Americas), lentils, lupins, vetches, and other pulses (EU region), and lupins and vetches (Oceania).

The significance of dry beans and pulses is made clear by the worldwide distribution of their production and consumption, as summarized below:

 East Asia: China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea Rep., Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

 South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

 West Asia/Middle East: Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Yemen

 North America: USA, Mexico, Canada

 Central America and Caribbean: Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

 South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

 Europe: Albania, Austria, Benelux, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Russian Federation

 East Africa: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire

 West Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia

 South Africa: Angola, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Table 1.1. Regional production of dry beans and other pulses in 2019 (metric tons).

Source: FAO (2020).

Pulse crop	Asia	Africa	Americas	Europe	Oceania
Beans	14,369,312	7,052,612	7,039,866	367,412	73,470
Cowpeas	197,970	8,616,443	65,039	23,877	nr1
Chickpeas	11,879,525	693,369	876,132	516,069	281,200
Lentils	2,438,955	188,545	2,446,103	124,756	535,842
Vetches	94,569	324,719	97,230	239,487	6,790
Pigeon peas	3,680,651	666,875	78,443	nr	nr
Lupins	91	75,381	63,595	393,146	474,629
Other pulses	2,063,857	1,432,126	41,065	1,003,043	12,938
Total	34,724,930	19,050,070	10,707,473	2,667,790	1,384,869

¹ Not reported