Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 3,398 ha in 1999. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1999)
3,398 ha
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
137th
of 169 countries
All-time high
11,918 ha
in 1961
All-time low
1,245 ha
in 1984
Years of data
39
1961–1999

Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1961198019991961: 11.9k ha1962: 11.8k ha1963: 11.8k ha1964: 11.5k ha1965: 10.2k ha1966: 9.4k ha1967: 8.7k ha1968: 7.8k ha1969: 7.7k ha1970: 6.5k ha1971: 5.6k ha1972: 4.2k ha1973: 3.0k ha1974: 3.9k ha1975: 5.2k ha1976: 4.4k ha1977: 2.7k ha1978: 2.4k ha1979: 2.5k ha1980: 2.1k ha1981: 1.8k ha1982: 2.2k ha1983: 1.5k ha1984: 1.2k ha1985: 1.5k ha1986: 2.9k ha1987: 5.9k ha1988: 4.1k ha1989: 3.5k ha1990: 4.0k ha1991: 6.1k ha1992: 5.0k ha1993: 7.6k ha1994: 6.4k ha1995: 3.6k ha1996: 3.5k ha1997: 4.2k ha1998: 4.0k ha1999: 3.4k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Belgium-Luxembourg recorded 3,398 ha for pulses, total — area harvested in 1999.

That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 11,918 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,245 ha, in 1984.

That places Belgium-Luxembourg 137th out of 169 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961 to 1999.
Year ha Change
1961 11,918 ha
1962 11,753 ha -1.4%
1963 11,761 ha +0.1%
1964 11,523 ha -2.0%
1965 10,203 ha -11.5%
1966 9,412 ha -7.8%
1967 8,673 ha -7.9%
1968 7,832 ha -9.7%
1969 7,703 ha -1.6%
1970 6,528 ha -15.3%
1971 5,597 ha -14.3%
1972 4,165 ha -25.6%
1973 2,959 ha -29.0%
1974 3,912 ha +32.2%
1975 5,222 ha +33.5%
1976 4,355 ha -16.6%
1977 2,678 ha -38.5%
1978 2,403 ha -10.3%
1979 2,518 ha +4.8%
1980 2,143 ha -14.9%
1981 1,826 ha -14.8%
1982 2,159 ha +18.2%
1983 1,487 ha -31.1%
1984 1,245 ha -16.3%
1985 1,521 ha +22.2%
1986 2,864 ha +88.3%
1987 5,864 ha +104.7%
1988 4,088 ha -30.3%
1989 3,510 ha -14.1%
1990 3,991 ha +13.7%
1991 6,132 ha +53.6%
1992 4,980 ha -18.8%
1993 7,626 ha +53.1%
1994 6,409 ha -16.0%
1995 3,565 ha -44.4%
1996 3,495 ha -2.0%
1997 4,199 ha +20.1%
1998 4,043 ha -3.7%
1999 3,398 ha -16.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,086 ha 7,703 ha 11,918 ha 9
1970s 4,034 ha 2,403 ha 6,528 ha 10
1980s 2,671 ha 1,245 ha 5,864 ha 10
1990s 4,784 ha 3,398 ha 7,626 ha 10

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 134 Switzerland 3,964 ha compare
  2. 135 Gambia 3,608 ha compare
  3. 136 Georgia 3,483 ha compare
  4. 138 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,800 ha compare
  5. 139 Bhutan 2,799 ha compare
  6. 140 Palestine, State of 2,629 ha compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Pulses, total — area harvested in Belgium-Luxembourg was 3,398 ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 11,918 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 1,245 ha in 1984.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 137th out of 169 countries with data for 1999.
Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pulses, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 12,296 data points, 1961–2024
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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.