Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested was 54,769 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa stood at 54,769 ha.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 76,201 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11,552 ha, in 1961.
Northern Africa ranks 5th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,552 ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,121 ha | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 27,162 ha | +124.1% |
| 1964 | 23,766 ha | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 14,122 ha | -40.6% |
| 1966 | 20,592 ha | +45.8% |
| 1967 | 13,636 ha | -33.8% |
| 1968 | 15,441 ha | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 17,746 ha | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 18,652 ha | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 19,210 ha | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 16,980 ha | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 20,270 ha | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 22,050 ha | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 23,920 ha | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 26,294 ha | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 22,485 ha | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 26,811 ha | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 26,651 ha | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 28,121 ha | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 28,510 ha | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 24,152 ha | -15.3% |
| 1983 | 28,577 ha | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 32,070 ha | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 42,630 ha | +32.9% |
| 1986 | 34,510 ha | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 38,400 ha | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 32,350 ha | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 37,271 ha | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 43,477 ha | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 42,656 ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 40,476 ha | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 37,870 ha | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 37,010 ha | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 34,826 ha | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 36,571 ha | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 40,567 ha | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 41,190 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 44,521 ha | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 42,669 ha | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 41,584 ha | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 41,780 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 58,705 ha | +40.5% |
| 2004 | 58,971 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 51,185 ha | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 56,511 ha | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 52,693 ha | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 47,714 ha | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 61,653 ha | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 57,266 ha | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 53,640 ha | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 75,193 ha | +40.2% |
| 2013 | 76,201 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 76,080 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 73,802 ha | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 71,083 ha | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 67,818 ha | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 67,181 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 67,647 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72,259 ha | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 59,004 ha | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 50,514 ha | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 53,049 ha | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 54,769 ha | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,349 ha | 11,552 ha | 27,162 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,332 ha | 16,980 ha | 26,811 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,659 ha | 24,152 ha | 42,630 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,916 ha | 34,826 ha | 44,521 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,346 ha | 41,584 ha | 61,653 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,591 ha | 53,640 ha | 76,201 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,919 ha | 50,514 ha | 72,259 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26,801 ha compare
- 2 Guatemala 23,181 ha compare
- 3 China 13,984 ha compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 7,046 ha compare
- 4 Peru 12,885 ha compare
- 5 Colombia 8,580 ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 3,865 ha compare
- 6 Mexico 8,342 ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 1,721 ha compare
- 7 China, Taiwan Province of 8,007 ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 7 Micronesia 0 ha
- 8 France 7,610 ha compare
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- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Northern Africa was 54,769 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76,201 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,552 ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Africa rank for broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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, 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.