Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in China
China: Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested was 818,255 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in China is 818,255 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in China peaked at 4.20 million ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 701,600 ha, in 2014.
That places China 1st 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 China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.59 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.20 million ha | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 3.20 million ha | -23.8% |
| 1964 | 3.20 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.20 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.10 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 3.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.00 million ha | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 3.10 million ha | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 2.60 million ha | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 2.50 million ha | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 2.50 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.30 million ha | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 2.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.10 million ha | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 2.30 million ha | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 2.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.20 million ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.90 million ha | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 1.92 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.80 million ha | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 1.70 million ha | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.70 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.70 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.60 million ha | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.60 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.45 million ha | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 830,000 ha | -42.7% |
| 1992 | 860,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.00 million ha | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 1.16 million ha | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 1.00 million ha | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 1.05 million ha | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 950,000 ha | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.08 million ha | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million ha | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1.32 million ha | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million ha | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million ha | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 875,000 ha | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 962,000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 945,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 875,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 870,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 872,000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 829,000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 725,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 701,600 ha | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 750,000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 817,325 ha | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 847,247 ha | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 873,625 ha | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 827,359 ha | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 817,751 ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 819,483 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 821,982 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 820,168 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 818,255 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.30 million ha | 3.00 million ha | 4.20 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.43 million ha | 2.10 million ha | 3.10 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 million ha | 1.60 million ha | 2.30 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million ha | 830,000 ha | 1.45 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million ha | 875,000 ha | 1.32 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 811,316 ha | 701,600 ha | 873,625 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 819,528 ha | 817,751 ha | 821,982 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in China?
- Broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in China was 818,255 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.20 million ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 701,600 ha in 2014.
- How does China rank for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested?
- China ranks 1st out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.