Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested was 343,100 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 343,100 ha for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 125.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Australia peaked at 350,457 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 189 ha, in 1974.
That places Australia 4th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 405 ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 405 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 202 ha | -50.1% |
| 1965 | 202 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 206 ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 202 ha | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 202 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 202 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 202 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 200 ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 233 ha | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 189 ha | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 6,360 ha | +3265.1% |
| 1976 | 15,038 ha | +136.4% |
| 1977 | 6,835 ha | -54.5% |
| 1978 | 12,000 ha | +75.6% |
| 1979 | 10,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11,300 ha | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 18,800 ha | +66.4% |
| 1983 | 22,300 ha | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 33,400 ha | +49.8% |
| 1985 | 19,400 ha | -41.9% |
| 1986 | 38,000 ha | +95.9% |
| 1987 | 51,101 ha | +34.5% |
| 1988 | 51,537 ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 45,670 ha | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 57,008 ha | +24.8% |
| 1991 | 58,100 ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 82,000 ha | +41.1% |
| 1993 | 87,000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 86,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 80,400 ha | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 97,000 ha | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 154,800 ha | +59.6% |
| 1998 | 135,300 ha | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 146,800 ha | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 178,000 ha | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 180,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 175,073 ha | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 155,000 ha | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 194,500 ha | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 183,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 186,637 ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 133,000 ha | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 125,294 ha | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 129,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 162,628 ha | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 151,437 ha | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 202,900 ha | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 152,100 ha | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 152,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 163,900 ha | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 350,457 ha | +113.8% |
| 2017 | 232,732 ha | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 313,051 ha | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 233,967 ha | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 214,892 ha | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 302,132 ha | +40.6% |
| 2022 | 287,500 ha | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 330,000 ha | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 343,100 ha | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 269.56 ha | 202 ha | 405 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,126 ha | 189 ha | 15,038 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,151 ha | 10,000 ha | 51,537 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 98,441 ha | 57,008 ha | 154,800 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 163,950 ha | 125,294 ha | 194,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 211,527 ha | 151,437 ha | 350,457 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 295,525 ha | 214,892 ha | 343,100 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 China 818,255 ha compare
- 1 China, mainland 818,255 ha compare
- 3 Ethiopia 491,913 ha compare
- 4 Australia and New Zealand 343,100 ha compare
- 6 Ethiopia PDR 297,600 ha compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 135,387 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Australia?
- Broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Australia was 343,100 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 350,457 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 189 ha in 1974.
- How does Australia rank for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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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.