Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested was 747,803 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 747,803 ha for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Africa peaked at 969,990 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 601,991 ha, in 1961.
That places Africa 4th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 601,991 ha | — |
| 1962 | 645,219 ha | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 665,625 ha | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 663,482 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 650,253 ha | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 683,691 ha | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 645,488 ha | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 606,148 ha | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 672,669 ha | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 681,092 ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 680,518 ha | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 807,693 ha | +18.7% |
| 1973 | 802,214 ha | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 798,100 ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 792,336 ha | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 708,899 ha | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 685,227 ha | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 723,128 ha | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 752,572 ha | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 742,693 ha | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 671,530 ha | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 708,831 ha | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 820,356 ha | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 815,456 ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 872,660 ha | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 764,885 ha | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 768,040 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 762,240 ha | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 719,210 ha | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 720,415 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 716,413 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 832,368 ha | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 667,235 ha | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 752,278 ha | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 723,506 ha | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 765,729 ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 771,577 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 868,746 ha | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 707,992 ha | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 755,511 ha | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 859,723 ha | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 795,471 ha | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 841,758 ha | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 867,837 ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 844,691 ha | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 825,624 ha | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 950,940 ha | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 960,640 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 936,734 ha | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 904,914 ha | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 881,631 ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 969,990 ha | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 960,310 ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 936,023 ha | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 828,912 ha | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 711,962 ha | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 750,319 ha | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 801,775 ha | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 756,255 ha | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 768,186 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 776,419 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 759,560 ha | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 760,198 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 747,803 ha | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 648,285 ha | 601,991 ha | 683,691 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 743,178 ha | 680,518 ha | 807,693 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 764,590 ha | 671,530 ha | 872,660 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 752,626 ha | 667,235 ha | 868,746 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 863,893 ha | 755,511 ha | 960,640 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 850,209 ha | 711,962 ha | 969,990 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 762,433 ha | 747,803 ha | 776,419 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 China 818,255 ha compare
- 1 China, mainland 818,255 ha compare
- 3 Ethiopia 491,913 ha compare
- 4 Australia 343,100 ha compare
- 4 Australia and New Zealand 343,100 ha compare
- 6 Ethiopia PDR 297,600 ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 2,404 ha compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 135,387 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Africa?
- Broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Africa was 747,803 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 969,990 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 601,991 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Broad beans and horse 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.