Beans, dry — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Beans, dry — Area harvested was 202,182 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — area harvested in European Union (27) is 202,182 ha, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 3.08 million ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 81,174 ha, in 2012.
That places European Union (27) 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2017, 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.91 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.89 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.06 million ha | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 3.08 million ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.82 million ha | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 2.82 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.66 million ha | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 2.43 million ha | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 2.23 million ha | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 2.18 million ha | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.94 million ha | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 1.92 million ha | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.65 million ha | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 1.68 million ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.61 million ha | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 1.51 million ha | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 1.35 million ha | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 1.28 million ha | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.02 million ha | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million ha | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 953,795 ha | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 956,244 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million ha | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 1.10 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 625,588 ha | -43.0% |
| 1986 | 508,984 ha | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 496,761 ha | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 490,322 ha | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 472,919 ha | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 324,168 ha | -31.5% |
| 1991 | 292,894 ha | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 263,245 ha | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 219,376 ha | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 212,379 ha | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 220,422 ha | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 222,505 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 192,205 ha | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 180,048 ha | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 164,544 ha | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 147,745 ha | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 118,735 ha | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 118,777 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 116,248 ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 129,172 ha | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 136,187 ha | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 134,041 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 108,328 ha | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 90,447 ha | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 82,162 ha | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 83,004 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 82,687 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81,174 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 82,156 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 103,821 ha | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 182,821 ha | +76.1% |
| 2016 | 189,062 ha | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 202,182 ha | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.77 million ha | 2.23 million ha | 3.08 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.62 million ha | 1.02 million ha | 2.18 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 778,752 ha | 472,919 ha | 1.11 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 229,179 ha | 164,544 ha | 324,168 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,184 ha | 82,162 ha | 147,745 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 125,863 ha | 81,174 ha | 202,182 ha | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in European Union (27) was 202,182 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 million ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,174 ha in 2012.
- How does European Union (27) rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2017.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.