Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested was 641,140 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Europe stood at 641,140 ha.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 100.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Europe peaked at 891,095 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 171,834 ha, in 1998.
That places Europe 5th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 891,095 ha | — |
| 1962 | 885,671 ha | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 855,876 ha | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 776,877 ha | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 727,351 ha | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 704,407 ha | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 686,166 ha | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 669,264 ha | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 665,055 ha | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 623,800 ha | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 567,767 ha | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 534,655 ha | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 484,959 ha | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 489,787 ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 494,933 ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 436,678 ha | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 387,325 ha | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 425,525 ha | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 398,674 ha | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 383,100 ha | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 359,088 ha | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 330,454 ha | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 337,389 ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 353,746 ha | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 315,143 ha | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 330,265 ha | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 366,681 ha | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 350,492 ha | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 358,235 ha | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 279,389 ha | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 263,012 ha | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 248,440 ha | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 234,442 ha | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 238,230 ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 228,788 ha | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 172,869 ha | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 174,183 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 171,834 ha | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 178,661 ha | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 178,785 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 188,108 ha | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 242,450 ha | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 277,433 ha | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 270,429 ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 312,406 ha | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 275,546 ha | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 213,731 ha | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 205,925 ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 244,805 ha | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 386,543 ha | +57.9% |
| 2011 | 316,073 ha | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 270,965 ha | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 273,011 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 320,464 ha | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 437,978 ha | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 488,748 ha | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 502,469 ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 635,224 ha | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 553,621 ha | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 636,470 ha | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 668,408 ha | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 653,275 ha | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 696,786 ha | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 641,140 ha | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 762,418 ha | 665,055 ha | 891,095 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 484,410 ha | 387,325 ha | 623,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 348,459 ha | 315,143 ha | 383,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 218,985 ha | 171,834 ha | 279,389 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 240,962 ha | 178,785 ha | 312,406 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 418,510 ha | 270,965 ha | 635,224 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 659,216 ha | 636,470 ha | 696,786 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 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
- 8 Lithuania 90,330 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Europe?
- Broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Europe was 641,140 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 891,095 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,834 ha in 1998.
- How does Europe rank for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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.