Peas, dry — Area harvested in France
France: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 166,410 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, dry — Area harvested in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peas, dry — area harvested in France is 166,410 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in France peaked at 739,926 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5,253 ha, in 1969.
That places France 12th out of 99 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.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,200 ha | -22.7% |
| 1963 | 7,505 ha | -18.4% |
| 1964 | 6,465 ha | -13.9% |
| 1965 | 6,624 ha | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 5,698 ha | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 6,289 ha | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 5,803 ha | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 5,253 ha | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 14,019 ha | +166.9% |
| 1971 | 15,561 ha | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 9,128 ha | -41.3% |
| 1973 | 6,796 ha | -25.5% |
| 1974 | 6,947 ha | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 20,049 ha | +188.6% |
| 1976 | 16,805 ha | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 12,900 ha | -23.2% |
| 1978 | 22,400 ha | +73.6% |
| 1979 | 37,000 ha | +65.2% |
| 1980 | 57,000 ha | +54.1% |
| 1981 | 63,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 104,000 ha | +65.1% |
| 1983 | 125,000 ha | +20.2% |
| 1984 | 133,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 192,000 ha | +44.4% |
| 1986 | 291,000 ha | +51.6% |
| 1987 | 451,000 ha | +55.0% |
| 1988 | 515,000 ha | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 622,000 ha | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 690,148 ha | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 664,035 ha | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 688,029 ha | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 739,926 ha | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 668,125 ha | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 574,015 ha | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 538,136 ha | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 625,634 ha | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 627,296 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 491,005 ha | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 430,187 ha | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 416,144 ha | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 337,984 ha | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 367,273 ha | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 358,121 ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 317,350 ha | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 241,334 ha | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 164,530 ha | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 100,245 ha | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 113,702 ha | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 249,214 ha | +119.2% |
| 2011 | 187,111 ha | -24.9% |
| 2012 | 139,377 ha | -25.5% |
| 2013 | 125,506 ha | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 145,167 ha | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 181,719 ha | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 222,033 ha | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 229,416 ha | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 167,130 ha | -27.1% |
| 2019 | 175,570 ha | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 202,690 ha | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 194,330 ha | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 133,490 ha | -31.3% |
| 2023 | 151,600 ha | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 166,410 ha | +9.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 166,410 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,700 ha, 13.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- France's 166,410 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,130 ha, 15.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, dry — Area harvested in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +188.6% | 6,947 ha | 20,049 ha |
| 1970 | +166.9% | 5,253 ha | 14,019 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,193 ha | 5,253 ha | 11,900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,160 ha | 6,796 ha | 37,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 255,300 ha | 57,000 ha | 622,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 630,635 ha | 491,005 ha | 739,926 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 284,687 ha | 100,245 ha | 430,187 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,224 ha | 125,506 ha | 249,214 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 169,704 ha | 133,490 ha | 202,690 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 2,923 ha compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 198,963 ha compare
- 10 Spain 192,550 ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 1,683 ha compare
- 11 Australia 192,000 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 99 ha compare
- 13 Ethiopia PDR 144,010 ha compare
- 14 Czechoslovakia 130,000 ha compare
- 15 Germany 129,300 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is peas, dry — area harvested in France?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in France was 166,410 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 739,926 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,253 ha in 1969.
- How does France rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- France ranks 12th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Peas, dry — 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.