Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in South America
South America: Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested was 54,916 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in South America is 54,916 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in South America peaked at 78,931 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18,390 ha, in 1969.
That places South America 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 24,650 ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 24,700 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 23,900 ha | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 24,313 ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 23,290 ha | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 23,110 ha | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 23,405 ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 18,390 ha | -21.4% |
| 1970 | 25,725 ha | +39.9% |
| 1971 | 26,195 ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 29,617 ha | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 31,740 ha | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 30,945 ha | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 33,490 ha | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 44,059 ha | +31.6% |
| 1977 | 43,226 ha | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 41,160 ha | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 39,383 ha | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 40,713 ha | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 47,323 ha | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 44,777 ha | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 33,120 ha | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 51,189 ha | +54.6% |
| 1985 | 52,681 ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 54,905 ha | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 60,992 ha | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 51,897 ha | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 51,169 ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 46,972 ha | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 42,262 ha | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 42,819 ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 43,992 ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 46,174 ha | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 46,162 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 51,005 ha | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 49,927 ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 51,295 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 58,410 ha | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 61,980 ha | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 60,241 ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 60,684 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62,519 ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 63,923 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 63,496 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 61,809 ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 64,989 ha | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 64,624 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 74,844 ha | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 68,192 ha | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 77,487 ha | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 78,931 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 70,705 ha | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 60,731 ha | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 58,601 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 57,911 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 56,384 ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 55,332 ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 57,318 ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 56,445 ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 57,694 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 57,216 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 54,634 ha | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 54,916 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,362 ha | 18,390 ha | 24,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,554 ha | 25,725 ha | 44,059 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,877 ha | 33,120 ha | 60,992 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,902 ha | 42,262 ha | 58,410 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,911 ha | 60,241 ha | 74,844 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,159 ha | 55,332 ha | 78,931 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,181 ha | 54,634 ha | 57,694 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 1 Algeria 35,871 ha compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.9882 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 9.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in South America?
- Broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in South America was 54,916 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 78,931 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,390 ha in 1969.
- How does South America rank for broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested?
- South America ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.