Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in France
France: Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested was 80,440 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
France recorded 80,440 ha for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in France peaked at 151,112 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9,730 ha, in 1972.
That places France 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 35,600 ha | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 28,100 ha | -21.1% |
| 1964 | 27,805 ha | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 24,137 ha | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 20,700 ha | -14.2% |
| 1967 | 20,639 ha | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 20,555 ha | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 20,160 ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 19,039 ha | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 18,326 ha | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 9,730 ha | -46.9% |
| 1973 | 13,695 ha | +40.8% |
| 1974 | 20,577 ha | +50.3% |
| 1975 | 22,616 ha | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 21,152 ha | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 18,593 ha | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 20,900 ha | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 22,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 20,854 ha | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 26,000 ha | +24.7% |
| 1982 | 37,000 ha | +42.3% |
| 1983 | 56,000 ha | +51.4% |
| 1984 | 76,000 ha | +35.7% |
| 1985 | 45,000 ha | -40.8% |
| 1986 | 44,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 39,000 ha | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 42,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 32,559 ha | -22.5% |
| 1990 | 22,860 ha | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 16,888 ha | -26.1% |
| 1992 | 13,477 ha | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 13,623 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 11,163 ha | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 11,528 ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 10,301 ha | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 11,085 ha | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 13,724 ha | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 16,003 ha | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 26,710 ha | +66.9% |
| 2001 | 45,470 ha | +70.2% |
| 2002 | 77,089 ha | +69.5% |
| 2003 | 78,490 ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 79,345 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 100,392 ha | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 77,643 ha | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 53,447 ha | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 60,697 ha | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 88,038 ha | +45.0% |
| 2010 | 151,112 ha | +71.6% |
| 2011 | 91,429 ha | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 60,340 ha | -34.0% |
| 2013 | 67,946 ha | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 74,884 ha | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 86,805 ha | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 77,788 ha | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 77,429 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 57,220 ha | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 63,110 ha | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 76,350 ha | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 78,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 68,090 ha | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 80,230 ha | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 80,440 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,144 ha | 20,160 ha | 37,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,663 ha | 9,730 ha | 22,616 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,841 ha | 20,854 ha | 76,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,065 ha | 10,301 ha | 22,860 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,732 ha | 26,710 ha | 100,392 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,806 ha | 57,220 ha | 151,112 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,622 ha | 68,090 ha | 80,440 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 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
- 10 Sudan (former) 72,420 ha compare
- 11 Morocco 72,255 ha compare
- 12 Germany 61,700 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in France?
- Broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in France was 80,440 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 151,112 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,730 ha in 1972.
- How does France rank for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested?
- France ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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.