Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Yield in Africa
Africa: Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Yield was 2,217 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Yield in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield in Africa is 2,217 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield in Africa peaked at 2,217 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 754.8 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Africa 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Yield in Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 754.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,061 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1963 | 974.7 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 1,183 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1965 | 1,193 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1,164 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 966.6 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 1968 | 1,310 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 1969 | 1,185 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 1,203 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 1,291 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 1,292 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,084 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 1,197 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 1,070 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 1,211 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 1,147 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 1,088 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 1,214 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 1,251 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1,235 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 1,303 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 1,360 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 1,137 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 1,032 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 1,123 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 1,137 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1,214 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1,370 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 1,321 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 1,640 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 1,072 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 1,317 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 1,106 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 1,320 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 1,462 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 1,373 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 1,292 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 1,165 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 1,265 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 1,294 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,435 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 1,338 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 1,438 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 1,258 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 1,522 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 1,393 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 1,335 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1,372 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,463 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 1,506 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,551 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,642 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1,610 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,519 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1,759 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 1,932 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2,004 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,971 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,990 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,096 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2,038 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2,191 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 2,217 kg/ha | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,088 kg/ha | 754.8 kg/ha | 1,310 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,180 kg/ha | 1,070 kg/ha | 1,292 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,216 kg/ha | 1,032 kg/ha | 1,370 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,307 kg/ha | 1,072 kg/ha | 1,640 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,365 kg/ha | 1,258 kg/ha | 1,522 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,696 kg/ha | 1,463 kg/ha | 2,004 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,107 kg/ha | 1,990 kg/ha | 2,217 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 882.5 kg/ha compare
- 8 Ireland 4,565 kg/ha compare
- 9 Denmark 3,986 kg/ha compare
- 10 Germany 3,956 kg/ha compare
- 11 Egypt 3,800 kg/ha compare
- 12 Palestine 3,642 kg/ha compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,400 kg/ha compare
- 14 Sweden 3,152 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield in Africa?
- Broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield in Africa was 2,217 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,217 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 754.8 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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 — Yield. 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.