Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested was 32,979 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Broad beans and horse beans, green — 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, green — area harvested in Europe stood at 32,979 ha.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Europe peaked at 64,601 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 25,509 ha, in 2012.
That places Europe 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51,250 ha | — |
| 1962 | 58,494 ha | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 56,968 ha | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 64,601 ha | +13.4% |
| 1965 | 60,317 ha | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 59,306 ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 60,078 ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 61,395 ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 56,260 ha | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 54,814 ha | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 49,369 ha | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 45,975 ha | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 48,981 ha | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 48,687 ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 51,386 ha | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 53,145 ha | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 47,739 ha | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 51,718 ha | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 50,692 ha | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 48,842 ha | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 47,768 ha | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 48,498 ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 48,329 ha | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 49,509 ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 49,121 ha | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 46,922 ha | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 47,227 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 45,566 ha | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 44,996 ha | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 44,455 ha | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 48,137 ha | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 42,381 ha | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 39,692 ha | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 36,423 ha | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 36,091 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 33,519 ha | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 34,052 ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 33,526 ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 32,058 ha | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 32,630 ha | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 30,646 ha | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 29,156 ha | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 27,405 ha | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 29,217 ha | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 28,997 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 30,739 ha | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 30,492 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 30,817 ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 30,110 ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 30,391 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 28,291 ha | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 25,509 ha | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 26,546 ha | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 28,977 ha | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 28,601 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 33,280 ha | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 29,543 ha | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 33,932 ha | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 33,310 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 50,901 ha | +52.8% |
| 2021 | 47,715 ha | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 37,089 ha | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 33,065 ha | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 32,979 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,741 ha | 51,250 ha | 64,601 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,251 ha | 45,975 ha | 54,814 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,678 ha | 44,996 ha | 49,509 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,033 ha | 32,058 ha | 48,137 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,021 ha | 27,405 ha | 32,630 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,838 ha | 25,509 ha | 33,932 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,350 ha | 32,979 ha | 50,901 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Europe?
- Broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Europe was 32,979 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 64,601 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,509 ha in 2012.
- How does Europe rank for broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, green — 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.