String beans — Area harvested in France
France: String beans — Area harvested was 31,688 ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
String beans — Area harvested in France, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, string beans — area harvested in France stood at 31,688 ha.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, string beans — area harvested in France peaked at 45,587 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 25,925 ha, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
String beans — Area harvested in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29,432 ha | — |
| 1962 | 28,722 ha | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 30,122 ha | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 30,400 ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 28,840 ha | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 31,670 ha | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 31,303 ha | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 30,921 ha | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 30,649 ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 35,000 ha | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 39,743 ha | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 34,903 ha | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 35,845 ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 38,184 ha | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 40,813 ha | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 31,179 ha | -23.6% |
| 1977 | 42,453 ha | +36.2% |
| 1978 | 45,587 ha | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 34,600 ha | -24.1% |
| 1980 | 27,800 ha | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 31,800 ha | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 35,100 ha | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 27,400 ha | -21.9% |
| 1984 | 28,100 ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 33,400 ha | +18.9% |
| 1986 | 34,300 ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 32,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 33,200 ha | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 37,064 ha | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 38,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 40,698 ha | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 39,050 ha | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 35,579 ha | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 32,213 ha | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 32,879 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 36,856 ha | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 37,831 ha | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 37,213 ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 34,162 ha | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 31,918 ha | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 32,345 ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 32,930 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 33,385 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 31,665 ha | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 30,641 ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 28,319 ha | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 31,770 ha | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 31,731 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 30,633 ha | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 27,057 ha | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 29,020 ha | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 28,304 ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 25,925 ha | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 28,533 ha | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 26,236 ha | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 27,203 ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 31,688 ha | +16.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 31,688 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,267 ha, 7.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,229 ha | 28,722 ha | 31,670 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37,831 ha | 31,179 ha | 45,587 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,016 ha | 27,400 ha | 37,064 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,448 ha | 32,213 ha | 40,698 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,534 ha | 28,319 ha | 33,385 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,996 ha | 25,925 ha | 31,688 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
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 string beans — area harvested in France?
- String beans — area harvested in France was 31,688 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest string beans — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 45,587 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest string beans — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,925 ha in 2013.
- How does France rank for string beans — area harvested?
- France ranks 1st out of 19 countries with data for 2017.
- Is string beans — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of String beans — 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.