Beans, dry — Area harvested in Western Europe
Western Europe: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 6,047 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 6,047 ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.1% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 107,631 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3,378 ha, in 2008.
That places Western Europe 28th out of 28 groups with data for 2017, 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 107,631 ha | — |
| 1962 | 92,100 ha | -14.4% |
| 1963 | 93,197 ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 72,818 ha | -21.9% |
| 1965 | 63,486 ha | -12.8% |
| 1966 | 58,012 ha | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 55,474 ha | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 48,424 ha | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 46,045 ha | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 47,669 ha | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 39,138 ha | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 31,145 ha | -20.4% |
| 1973 | 28,454 ha | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 30,942 ha | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 34,484 ha | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 30,830 ha | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 32,444 ha | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 33,881 ha | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 25,983 ha | -23.3% |
| 1980 | 24,467 ha | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 21,903 ha | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 23,489 ha | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 18,818 ha | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 15,624 ha | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 15,926 ha | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 16,986 ha | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 14,018 ha | -17.5% |
| 1988 | 12,934 ha | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 10,884 ha | -15.8% |
| 1990 | 8,902 ha | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 9,457 ha | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 7,141 ha | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 5,899 ha | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 6,397 ha | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 6,728 ha | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 7,452 ha | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 6,603 ha | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 6,070 ha | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 5,716 ha | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 4,409 ha | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 4,735 ha | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 4,389 ha | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 5,468 ha | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 5,513 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4,456 ha | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 4,338 ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 3,848 ha | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 3,378 ha | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 3,442 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,530 ha | +60.7% |
| 2011 | 4,701 ha | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 5,308 ha | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 5,978 ha | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 6,121 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5,991 ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,612 ha | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 6,047 ha | +31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,799 ha | 46,045 ha | 107,631 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,497 ha | 25,983 ha | 47,669 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,505 ha | 10,884 ha | 24,467 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,036 ha | 5,716 ha | 9,457 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,398 ha | 3,378 ha | 5,513 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,536 ha | 4,612 ha | 6,121 ha | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Western Europe?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Western Europe was 6,047 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 107,631 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,378 ha in 2008.
- How does Western Europe rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Western Europe ranks 28th out of 28 groups with data for 2017.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.