Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested was 499,350 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 499,350 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 139.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 886,793 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 124,719 ha, in 2000.
European Union (27) ranks 8th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 886,793 ha | — |
| 1962 | 877,865 ha | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 846,263 ha | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 767,386 ha | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 719,694 ha | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 692,531 ha | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 676,148 ha | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 662,027 ha | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 659,541 ha | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 620,439 ha | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 565,459 ha | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 510,566 ha | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 459,385 ha | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 459,617 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 424,030 ha | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 402,780 ha | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 330,138 ha | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 356,537 ha | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 330,907 ha | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 323,791 ha | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 300,892 ha | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 297,666 ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 312,877 ha | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 330,018 ha | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 286,703 ha | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 290,869 ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 313,631 ha | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 318,901 ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 287,858 ha | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 239,200 ha | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 213,872 ha | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 190,859 ha | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 196,182 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 189,710 ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 168,761 ha | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 137,680 ha | -18.4% |
| 1997 | 139,053 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 141,648 ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 128,601 ha | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 124,719 ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 146,227 ha | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 194,855 ha | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 204,982 ha | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 207,209 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 249,371 ha | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 199,509 ha | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 162,457 ha | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 165,960 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 190,307 ha | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 273,413 ha | +43.7% |
| 2011 | 220,347 ha | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 193,956 ha | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 189,631 ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 208,118 ha | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 303,541 ha | +45.9% |
| 2016 | 303,555 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 301,303 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 469,390 ha | +55.8% |
| 2019 | 408,890 ha | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 447,180 ha | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 473,650 ha | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 435,520 ha | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 477,580 ha | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 499,350 ha | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 754,250 ha | 659,541 ha | 886,793 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 445,986 ha | 330,138 ha | 620,439 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 306,321 ha | 286,703 ha | 330,018 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,557 ha | 128,601 ha | 239,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 184,560 ha | 124,719 ha | 249,371 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,214 ha | 189,631 ha | 469,390 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 466,656 ha | 435,520 ha | 499,350 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 6 Ethiopia PDR 297,600 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,905 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
- 9 France 80,440 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 72,420 ha compare
- 11 Morocco 72,255 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in European Union (27) was 499,350 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 886,793 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,719 ha in 2000.
- How does European Union (27) rank for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.