Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Portugal
Portugal: Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested was 1,880 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Area harvested in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1,880 ha for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 78.9% on the previous year and up 345.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Portugal peaked at 76,121 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 297 ha, in 2016.
That places Portugal 45th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,914 ha | — |
| 1962 | 71,275 ha | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 76,121 ha | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 60,936 ha | -19.9% |
| 1965 | 72,556 ha | +19.1% |
| 1966 | 58,185 ha | -19.8% |
| 1967 | 57,472 ha | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 63,000 ha | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 60,800 ha | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 51,500 ha | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 49,904 ha | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 50,273 ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 45,100 ha | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 45,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 43,800 ha | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 46,954 ha | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 31,003 ha | -34.0% |
| 1978 | 40,800 ha | +31.6% |
| 1979 | 37,700 ha | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 37,887 ha | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 32,718 ha | -13.6% |
| 1982 | 32,969 ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 30,540 ha | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 24,797 ha | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 23,668 ha | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 23,407 ha | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 23,927 ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 22,130 ha | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 22,851 ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 18,802 ha | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 19,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 21,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 29,000 ha | +38.1% |
| 1994 | 29,171 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 29,041 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 28,123 ha | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 26,163 ha | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 24,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 9,304 ha | -61.2% |
| 2000 | 6,422 ha | -31.0% |
| 2001 | 4,826 ha | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 3,790 ha | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 3,043 ha | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 2,027 ha | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 1,848 ha | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 1,900 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,500 ha | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,172 ha | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 902 ha | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 338 ha | -62.5% |
| 2012 | 657 ha | +94.4% |
| 2013 | 435 ha | -33.8% |
| 2014 | 422 ha | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 392 ha | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 297 ha | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 421 ha | +41.8% |
| 2018 | 4,190 ha | +895.2% |
| 2019 | 3,130 ha | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 3,600 ha | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 4,670 ha | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 6,880 ha | +47.3% |
| 2023 | 8,930 ha | +29.8% |
| 2024 | 1,880 ha | -78.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,473 ha | 57,472 ha | 76,121 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,213 ha | 31,003 ha | 51,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,489 ha | 22,130 ha | 37,887 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,360 ha | 9,304 ha | 29,171 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,803 ha | 1,172 ha | 6,422 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,118 ha | 297 ha | 4,190 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,192 ha | 1,880 ha | 8,930 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Portugal?
- Broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested in Portugal was 1,880 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 76,121 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 297 ha in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 345.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.