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Cowpeas production, trade and price statistics

Official statistical series for cowpeas. Every figure carries the status its source gives it, in the unit its source publishes.

FAOSTAT production, area and yield

Release 2025-12-31, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Area harvested ha

Area harvested by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryhaStatus
Nigeria5,142,986estimated
Kenya234,351observed
China14,604estimated
Peru13,038observed
South Africa10,390estimated
United States9,270observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.1,922estimated

Nigeria

201020172024
Area harvested (ha), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Area harvested in ha by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YearhaStatus
20102,859,760observed
20113,021,175observed
20123,481,000observed
20133,593,300observed
20143,701,500observed
20153,635,700observed
20164,814,540observed
20175,008,440observed
20184,909,060observed
20194,931,320observed
20204,973,530observed
20215,041,990observed
20224,922,010estimated
20235,006,871estimated
20245,142,986estimated

Kenya

201020172024
Area harvested (ha), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Area harvested in ha by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YearhaStatus
2010168,273observed
2011197,980observed
2012212,730observed
2013250,798observed
2014281,877observed
2015238,625observed
2016227,809observed
2017192,345observed
2018259,235observed
2019242,275observed
2020239,131observed
2021235,984observed
2022199,920observed
2023249,384observed
2024234,351observed

China

201220182024
Area harvested (ha), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Area harvested in ha by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YearhaStatus
201212,000observed
201312,500observed
201413,000observed
201512,000observed
201613,082estimated
201713,556estimated
201815,142estimated
201914,548estimated
202014,415estimated
202114,702estimated
202214,555estimated
202314,557estimated
202414,604estimated

Production t

Production by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
Nigeria4,287,630.86estimated
Kenya78,122.19observed
Peru19,223.7observed
China14,377.26estimated
United States10,288observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.7,268.19estimated
South Africa4,529.93estimated

Yield kg/ha

Yield by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Countrykg/haStatus
Egypt, Arab Rep.3,781.4estimated
Peru1,474.4observed
United States1,109.8observed
China984.4estimated
Nigeria833.7estimated
South Africa436estimated
Kenya333.4observed

FAOSTAT producer prices

Release 2026-01-09, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Index value index (2014-2016 = 100)

Index value by country, 2025 — the latest period every country below has in common
Countryindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
Egypt, Arab Rep.150.44estimated
South Africa146.87estimated
Japan125.54estimated
Peru122.48estimated
United States102.31estimated
Nigeria95.28estimated
Australia92.43estimated
Kenya82.13estimated

Egypt, Arab Rep.

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201194.94estimated
201299.26estimated
2013109.34estimated
2014100.03estimated
2015100.31estimated
201699.66estimated
2017225.97estimated
2018214.76estimated
2019204.12estimated
2020194estimated
2021184.38estimated
2022175.24estimated
2023166.55estimated
2024158.29estimated
2025150.44estimated

South Africa

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201170.72estimated
201279.82estimated
201383.29estimated
201491.17estimated
201596.52estimated
2016112.31estimated
2017112.82estimated
2018115.1estimated
2019114.52estimated
2020109.84estimated
2021109.03estimated
2022109.12estimated
2023109.97estimated
2024128.42estimated
2025146.87estimated

Japan

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201188.83estimated
201293.37estimated
201397.24estimated
201497.97estimated
201599.78estimated
2016102.26estimated
2017104.68estimated
2018107.03estimated
2019107.85estimated
2020109.23estimated
2021112.49estimated
2022115.82estimated
2023118.5estimated
2024123.47estimated
2025125.54estimated

Producer price LCU/tonne · LCU

A producer price is what farmers receive at the farm gate. It is not a wholesale, retail or export price, and this series is never converted into another currency.

Producer price by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryLCU/tonneStatus
Kenya55,221.5observed
Peru2,580observed

Producer price USD/tonne · USD

A producer price is what farmers receive at the farm gate. It is not a wholesale, retail or export price, and this series is never converted into another currency.

Producer price by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryUSD/tonneStatus
Peru686.8observed
Kenya409.6observed

FAOSTAT trade in crops and livestock products

Release 2026-07-24, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Exports t

Exports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
Brazil88,671.37observed
India17,851.23observed
Peru6,874.58observed
Turkiye6,596.72observed
Kenya4,607.93observed
China2,920.16observed
Netherlands2,298.8observed
South Africa1,668.29estimated
Nigeria765.98observed
United States488.96observed
United Kingdom418.48observed
Italy356.08observed
Poland208.09observed
United Arab Emirates172.83estimated
Portugal142.06observed
Greece78.39observed
Canada48.31observed
Thailand37.59observed
Spain35.28observed
Germany24.13observed
Colombia23.63observed
Viet Nam17.08observed
Australia1.43observed

Brazil

201420192024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
2014435.62observed
20152,667.92observed
2016118.75observed
20176,224.44observed
201835,456.49observed
201943,038.18observed
202034,079.82observed
202170,173.22observed
202246,362.27observed
202353,565.97observed
202488,671.37observed

India

201420192024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
2014181.85observed
2015246.06observed
2016216.39observed
2017319.55observed
20182,397.6observed
20194,601.53observed
20205,747.43observed
202123,902.38observed
202213,523.01observed
20237,979.87observed
202417,851.23observed

Peru

201420192024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
20145,784.31observed
20156,863.7observed
201610,928.24observed
20177,635.83observed
20186,145.68observed
20198,880.53observed
20207,874.74observed
202112,423.56observed
202210,288.7observed
20235,815.8observed
20246,874.58observed

Export value 1000 USD

Export value by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 USDStatus
Brazil65,775observed
India16,504observed
Peru10,102observed
Turkiye7,268observed
Netherlands3,699observed
South Africa3,442observed
Kenya3,249observed
China2,949observed
United States1,091observed
Italy871observed
United Kingdom796observed
Nigeria574observed
Portugal207observed
Greece189observed
United Arab Emirates183observed
Thailand165observed
Poland122observed
Spain95observed
Viet Nam70observed
Canada67observed
Germany45observed
Colombia36observed
Australia3observed

Imports t

Imports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
India88,975.06observed
China23,198.11observed
Turkiye9,767.79observed
United Arab Emirates8,141.43observed
Colombia4,484.45observed
Portugal4,028.74observed
Viet Nam3,781.72observed
United States3,702.86observed
Korea, Rep.3,465.75observed
Indonesia2,813.37observed
United Kingdom2,064.02observed
Greece1,799.88observed
South Africa1,773.94estimated
Italy1,562.53observed
Netherlands1,539.17observed
Canada1,228.91observed
Spain805.79observed
Japan667.56observed
France496.78observed
Germany348.95observed
Australia343.79observed
New Zealand70.85observed
Thailand48.1observed
Romania12.41observed

Import value 1000 USD

Import value by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 USDStatus
India68,155observed
China15,980observed
Turkiye10,301observed
United Arab Emirates7,162observed
United States5,720observed
Colombia5,677observed
Portugal3,894observed
Korea, Rep.3,231observed
United Kingdom2,959observed
Viet Nam2,956observed
Indonesia2,614observed
Greece2,588observed
Netherlands2,195observed
Italy2,107observed
Canada1,704observed
Japan1,088observed
Spain1,025observed
South Africa948observed
France609observed
Germany567observed
Australia505observed
New Zealand89observed
Thailand52observed
Romania25observed

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