> In 2017 France produced 393,589 t of string beans. Over ten years it grew by 20%. This is the highest figure on record.

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# String beans production in France

In 2017 France produced 393,589 t of string beans. Over ten years it grew by 20%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 31,688 ha, yield 12.4 t/ha.

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Production, 2017393,589 t
World rank—
10-year change+20%
Record393,589 t2017

## String beans in France, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 393,589 | +27% | 31,688 | 12.42 |
| 2016 | 310,117 | +1.7% | 27,203 | 11.40 |
| 2015 | 305,010 | −9.8% | 26,236 | 11.63 |
| 2014 | 338,014 | +12% | 28,533 | 11.85 |
| 2013 | 302,429 | −9.6% | 25,925 | 11.67 |
| 2012 | 334,441 | −1.7% | 28,304 | 11.82 |
| 2011 | 340,235 | +2.7% | 29,020 | 11.72 |
| 2010 | 331,299 | −6.3% | 27,057 | 12.24 |
| 2009 | 353,735 | +2.2% | 30,633 | 11.55 |
| 2008 | 346,056 | +5.7% | 31,731 | 10.91 |
| 2007 | 327,314 | −3.7% | 31,770 | 10.30 |
| 2006 | 339,814 | −5.5% | 28,319 | 12.00 |
| 2005 | 359,608 | −1.4% | 30,641 | 11.74 |
| 2004 | 364,649 | +3.8% | 31,665 | 11.52 |
| 2003 | 351,460 | −5.4% | 33,385 | 10.53 |
| 2002 | 371,578 | +3.6% | 32,930 | 11.28 |
| 2001 | 358,554 | +6.4% | 32,345 | 11.09 |
| 2000 | 336,891 | −5.9% | 31,918 | 10.55 |
| 1999 | 357,865 | −2.2% | 34,162 | 10.48 |
| 1998 | 365,798 | −2.7% | 37,213 | 9.83 |
| 1997 | 376,044 | +9.1% | 37,831 | 9.94 |
| 1996 | 344,713 | +9.9% | 36,856 | 9.35 |
| 1995 | 313,777 | +5.7% | 32,879 | 9.54 |
| 1994 | 296,909 | +12% | 32,213 | 9.22 |
| 1993 | 264,335 | −5.4% | 35,579 | 7.43 |
| 1992 | 279,378 | −5.0% | 39,050 | 7.15 |
| 1991 | 293,978 | +46% | 40,698 | 7.22 |
| 1990 | 200,883 | −14% | 38,000 | 5.29 |
| 1989 | 234,400 | −0.7% | 37,064 | 6.32 |
| 1988 | 236,000 | +1.5% | 33,200 | 7.11 |
| 1987 | 232,600 | −1.6% | 32,000 | 7.27 |
| 1986 | 236,500 | +2.4% | 34,300 | 6.90 |
| 1985 | 231,000 | +26% | 33,400 | 6.92 |
| 1984 | 183,900 | +9.3% | 28,100 | 6.54 |
| 1983 | 168,200 | −31% | 27,400 | 6.14 |
| 1982 | 242,900 | +15% | 35,100 | 6.92 |
| 1981 | 210,700 | +28% | 31,800 | 6.63 |
| 1980 | 165,000 | −26% | 27,800 | 5.94 |
| 1979 | 223,000 | −14% | 34,600 | 6.45 |
| 1978 | 258,030 | +8.3% | 45,587 | 5.66 |
| 1977 | 238,168 | +65% | 42,453 | 5.61 |
| 1976 | 144,335 | −32% | 31,179 | 4.63 |
| 1975 | 213,204 | −5.5% | 40,813 | 5.22 |
| 1974 | 225,530 | +16% | 38,184 | 5.91 |
| 1973 | 194,900 | +5.3% | 35,845 | 5.44 |
| 1972 | 185,030 | −21% | 34,903 | 5.30 |
| 1971 | 233,360 | +9.5% | 39,743 | 5.87 |
| 1970 | 213,070 | +5.1% | 35,000 | 6.09 |
| 1969 | 202,780 | +1.4% | 30,649 | 6.62 |
| 1968 | 200,020 | −1.9% | 30,921 | 6.47 |
| 1967 | 203,990 | −5.1% | 31,303 | 6.52 |
| 1966 | 214,940 | +16% | 31,670 | 6.79 |
| 1965 | 184,840 | −4.8% | 28,840 | 6.41 |
| 1964 | 194,230 | +2.0% | 30,400 | 6.39 |
| 1963 | 190,480 | +13% | 30,122 | 6.32 |
| 1962 | 168,980 | −2.0% | 28,722 | 5.88 |
| 1961 | 172,420 | — | 29,432 | 5.86 |

## Other large producers

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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