Which has higher pea production, France or United States?

United States, at 756,550 tonnes against 486,710 tonnes in France as of 2024.

What is the difference in pea production between France and United States?

269,840 tonnes, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pea production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs United States: Pea production

France

486,710 tonnes

in 2024

United States

756,550 tonnes

in 2024

France rank

7th

United States rank

6th

Pea production over time

France
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 756,550 tonnes against 486,710 tonnes in France, a difference of 269,840 tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times France's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

France ranks 7th and United States ranks 6th of 100 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	16,469 tonnes	195,160 tonnes	178,691 tonnes	United States
1970s	57,185 tonnes	157,836 tonnes	100,651 tonnes	United States
1980s	1.16 million tonnes	184,192 tonnes	972,575 tonnes	France
1990s	3.13 million tonnes	212,278 tonnes	2.92 million tonnes	France
2000s	1.25 million tonnes	460,328 tonnes	789,226 tonnes	France
2010s	666,803 tonnes	735,446 tonnes	68,643 tonnes	United States
2020s	496,556 tonnes	734,214 tonnes	237,658 tonnes	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pea production, France or United States?: United States, at 756,550 tonnes against 486,710 tonnes in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in pea production between France and United States?: 269,840 tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and United States rank globally for pea production?: France ranks 7th and United States ranks 6th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pea production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pea production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 100 places, 5,000 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Pea production is measured in tonnes.