Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in France
France: Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested was 7,610 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in France, 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 France stood at 7,610 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 539.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in France peaked at 9,110 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 400 ha, in 1989.
That places France 8th out of 61 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, green — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 689 ha | +14.8% |
| 1963 | 609 ha | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 730 ha | +19.9% |
| 1965 | 745 ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 995 ha | +33.6% |
| 1967 | 1,063 ha | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 935 ha | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 919 ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 900 ha | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 986 ha | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 1,091 ha | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 878 ha | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 933 ha | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 866 ha | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 870 ha | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 870 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 830 ha | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 659 ha | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 622 ha | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 617 ha | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 617 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 600 ha | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 615 ha | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 620 ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 550 ha | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 500 ha | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 404 ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 769 ha | +90.3% |
| 1992 | 789 ha | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 808 ha | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 827 ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 846 ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 864 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 882 ha | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 900 ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 918 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 913 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 965 ha | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1,200 ha | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 400 ha | -66.7% |
| 2004 | 951 ha | +137.8% |
| 2005 | 1,200 ha | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 1,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1,089 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,200 ha | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 1,133 ha | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1,153 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,200 ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,206 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,190 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,209 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,224 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,236 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6,290 ha | +408.9% |
| 2019 | 6,470 ha | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 6,470 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,110 ha | +40.8% |
| 2022 | 8,030 ha | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 7,090 ha | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 7,610 ha | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 809.44 ha | 600 ha | 1,063 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 912.4 ha | 830 ha | 1,091 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 580 ha | 400 ha | 659 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 800.7 ha | 404 ha | 918 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,002 ha | 400 ha | 1,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,231 ha | 1,133 ha | 6,470 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,662 ha | 6,470 ha | 9,110 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in France?
- Broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in France was 7,610 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 9,110 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 ha in 1989.
- How does France rank for broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested?
- France ranks 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 539.5%. 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, 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.