Beans, dry — Area harvested in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 27,408 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — area harvested in Southern Europe is 27,408 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 2.18 million ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 27,152 ha, in 2023.
That places Southern Europe 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.18 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.17 million ha | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.16 million ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.10 million ha | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.02 million ha | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.25 million ha | -38.0% |
| 1967 | 1.13 million ha | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 1.07 million ha | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 1.02 million ha | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 991,098 ha | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 876,585 ha | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 829,132 ha | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 797,683 ha | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 763,599 ha | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 759,829 ha | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 711,947 ha | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 691,131 ha | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 682,395 ha | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 659,863 ha | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 640,448 ha | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 626,807 ha | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 615,733 ha | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 586,738 ha | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 533,922 ha | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 502,999 ha | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 433,011 ha | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 385,088 ha | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 341,660 ha | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 396,524 ha | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 316,863 ha | -20.1% |
| 1991 | 357,566 ha | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 207,727 ha | -41.9% |
| 1993 | 190,104 ha | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 178,617 ha | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 174,610 ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 171,735 ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 146,238 ha | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 134,835 ha | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 126,970 ha | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 120,931 ha | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 110,382 ha | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 108,151 ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 106,475 ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 103,483 ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 97,069 ha | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 92,992 ha | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 87,315 ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 79,980 ha | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 79,649 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 76,287 ha | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 76,745 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 68,842 ha | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 66,489 ha | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 58,134 ha | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 67,552 ha | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 67,107 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 68,779 ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 34,671 ha | -49.6% |
| 2019 | 35,187 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 34,513 ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 33,208 ha | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 29,799 ha | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 27,152 ha | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 27,408 ha | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 million ha | 1.02 million ha | 2.18 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 776,326 ha | 659,863 ha | 991,098 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 506,293 ha | 341,660 ha | 640,448 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 200,526 ha | 126,970 ha | 357,566 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,643 ha | 79,649 ha | 120,931 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,979 ha | 34,671 ha | 76,745 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,416 ha | 27,152 ha | 34,513 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Southern Europe?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Southern Europe was 27,408 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 million ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,152 ha in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Southern Europe ranks 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.