Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Switzerland
Switzerland: Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested was 16 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Switzerland, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Switzerland stood at 16 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Switzerland peaked at 42 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6 ha, in 2006.
That places Switzerland 51st out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 ha | — |
| 2005 | 7 ha | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 6 ha | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 9 ha | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 10 ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 12 ha | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 12 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 ha | +41.7% |
| 2012 | 14 ha | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 19 ha | +35.7% |
| 2014 | 15 ha | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 14 ha | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 42 ha | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 31 ha | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 27 ha | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 11 ha | -59.3% |
| 2020 | 12 ha | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 11 ha | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 11 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18 ha | +63.6% |
| 2024 | 16 ha | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 ha | 6 ha | 12 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.2 ha | 11 ha | 42 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6 ha | 11 ha | 18 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Switzerland?
- Broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Switzerland was 16 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 42 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 ha in 2006.
- How does Switzerland rank for broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested?
- Switzerland ranks 51st out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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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.