Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested was 1,957 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 1,957 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 2,001 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 330 ha, in 1990.
Western Africa ranks 22nd of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Area harvested in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 330 ha | — |
| 1991 | 660 ha | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 ha | +51.5% |
| 1993 | 1,184 ha | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 1,300 ha | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 1,335 ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,349 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,355 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,400 ha | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1,419 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,500 ha | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1,484 ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,489 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,530 ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,507 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,520 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,500 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,521 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,550 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,600 ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,617 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,550 ha | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,829 ha | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 2,001 ha | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 1,843 ha | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 1,891 ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,894 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,909 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,931 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,950 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,930 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,985 ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,955 ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,957 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,133 ha | 330 ha | 1,419 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,512 ha | 1,484 ha | 1,550 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,806 ha | 1,550 ha | 2,001 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,955 ha | 1,930 ha | 1,985 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested in Western Africa was 1,957 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,001 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 330 ha in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 22nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.