Beans, dry — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 194,152 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Europe stood at 194,152 ha.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Europe peaked at 4.23 million ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 187,858 ha, in 2022.
That places Europe 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.05 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.03 million ha | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 4.23 million ha | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 4.21 million ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 3.91 million ha | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 3.14 million ha | -19.7% |
| 1967 | 2.93 million ha | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 2.69 million ha | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 2.46 million ha | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 2.42 million ha | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 2.17 million ha | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 2.14 million ha | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.89 million ha | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 1.91 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.83 million ha | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.73 million ha | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.58 million ha | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 1.49 million ha | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.25 million ha | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 1.28 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.19 million ha | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 1.19 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.35 million ha | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 1.30 million ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 829,097 ha | -36.2% |
| 1986 | 774,387 ha | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 717,284 ha | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 682,247 ha | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 729,628 ha | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 511,255 ha | -29.9% |
| 1991 | 522,594 ha | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 426,504 ha | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 373,775 ha | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 369,197 ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 390,317 ha | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 424,724 ha | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 437,567 ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 452,544 ha | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 418,811 ha | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 399,549 ha | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 381,495 ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 359,790 ha | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 285,315 ha | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 287,187 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 286,638 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 280,116 ha | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 235,583 ha | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 225,059 ha | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 232,240 ha | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 238,969 ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 229,697 ha | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 251,373 ha | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 253,703 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 299,599 ha | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 379,415 ha | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 390,178 ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 419,036 ha | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 206,579 ha | -50.7% |
| 2019 | 204,645 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 188,638 ha | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 193,109 ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 187,858 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 190,613 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 194,152 ha | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -50.7% | 419,036 ha | 206,579 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.52 million ha | 2.46 million ha | 4.23 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.84 million ha | 1.25 million ha | 2.42 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.00 million ha | 682,247 ha | 1.35 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 432,729 ha | 369,197 ha | 522,594 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 297,297 ha | 225,059 ha | 399,549 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,319 ha | 204,645 ha | 419,036 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,874 ha | 187,858 ha | 194,152 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Europe?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Europe was 194,152 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 million ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,858 ha in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.