Which country is the largest producer of pulses?

Pulses are the seeds of legume plants that are edible. Pulses occur in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colours and are grown in pods. Pulses are classified into 11 different categories by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).  Important Points

• India is the world's top: producer  (25 per cent of global production), consumer (27 per cent of global consumption), and importer (14 per cent) of Pulses.
• Pulses cover around 20% of the land planted to foodgrains and generate about 7% to 10% of the country's overall foodgrain production.
• Despite the fact that pulses are grown in both the Kharif and Rabi seasons, Rabi pulses account for more than 60% of overall production.     

Additional Information

• China, Australia and South Africa, in descending order, are the largest producer in the given list of countries producing Pulses after India.

Hence, India is the world's largest producer of Pulses.