Area and distribution

                                         Fig.1: Global pigeon pea area

Table 1: Global pigeonpea area

Region	Area ['000 ha]
Asia	4049
Africa	485
Americas and Caribbean	29
World	4563
Table 2: Global pigeonpea production Region Production [Mt] Asia 3078 Africa 325 Americas and Caribbean 25 World 3428

Table 3: Area and production in Asia in 2005

Region	Area ['000 ha]	Production [Mt]
Nepal	29	26
India	3503	2400
Myanmar	513	650
World	4045	307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                      Fig. 2: Pigeo pea production in Asia

Table 4: Area and production of pigeonpea in Africa in 2005

Country	Area [ha]	Yield [Kg/ha]	Production [Mt]
Kenya	200,000	525	105,000
Tanzania	68,027	735	50,000
Uganda	84,000	1,000	84,000
Malawi	123,053	642	79,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5: Area and production of pigeonpea in Americas
 & Caribbean in 2005

Country	Area [ha]	Yield [Kg/ha]	Production [Mt]
Haiti	6,004	433	2,600
Grenada	520	961	500
Trinidad & Tobago	1,138	2636	3,000
Jamaica	1,100	1181	1,300
Panama	4,801	479	2,300
Venezuela	2,500	800	2,000
Dominican Republic	13,000	1,000	13,000