String beans — Area harvested in Western Europe

Western Europe: String beans — Area harvested was 31,688 ha in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
31,688 ha
Change on year
up 16.5%
Rank
8th
of 24 groups
All-time high
45,587 ha
in 1978
All-time low
25,925 ha
in 2013
Years of data
57
1961–2017

String beans — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961–2017

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 31,688 ha for string beans — area harvested in 2017.

The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, string beans — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 45,587 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 25,925 ha, in 2013.

Western Europe ranks 8th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Western Europe

  1. 5 Morocco 8,397 ha compare
  2. 6 Argentina 6,785 ha compare
  3. 7 Poland 6,367 ha compare
  4. 8 Türkiye 5,949 ha compare
  5. 9 Malaysia 5,556 ha
  6. 10 Japan 4,267 ha compare
  7. 11 Iraq 3,588 ha compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is string beans — area harvested in Western Europe?
String beans — area harvested in Western Europe 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 45,587 ha in 1978.
What is the lowest string beans — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 25,925 ha in 2013.
How does Western Europe rank for string beans — area harvested?
Western Europe ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2017.
Is string beans — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Europe 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

Indicator
String beans — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
48 places, 2,261 data points, 1961–2024
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