Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 3 Trend for Region Δ acreage (%) during the 50-year period starting from 1974 to 2014 for legume crops included in FAOSTAT classification [23]; the major three cereal crops are also reported, for comparison

From: Multiple benefits of legumes for agriculture sustainability: an overview

	Δ harvested area 1974–2014 (%)
	Africa	Northern America	South America	Asia	Europe	Oceania
Legume crops
Bambara bean	+612	–	–	–	–	–
Dry bean	+207	+16	−20	+25	−84	+1778
Faba bean	+7	Disappeared	−53	−59	−54	+75,085
Chickpea	+30	Appeared	+1	+37	−35	–
Cowpea	+168	Appeared	Appeared	+402	+153	–
Groundnut	+69	−10	−22	+6	+16	−39
Lentil	−20	+3376	−75	+72	−45	Appeared
Lupin	−82	–	+577	−89	−64	+315
Pea	+49	+1119	+7	−21	−63	+578
Pigeon pea	+226	–	−83	+108	–	–
Soybean	+642	+71	+882	+116	+291	−10
French bean	Appeared^a	−39^a	+129^a	+66^a	−18^a	+122^a
Vetch	+109	–	–	−73	−80	+4757
Pulses, nes	+20	–	−69	−15	+73	+7648
Vegetables, leguminous nes	+180^a	Appeared^a	+118^a	+23^a	−31^a	−52^a
Major cereal crops
Wheat	+11	−20	+16	+39	−33	+51
Maize	+98	+29	+45	+76	+21	+31
Rice (paddy)	+185	+15	−16	+16	−28	+2

In Table 2, for each legume crop, item name and code as well as FAO definitions are reported
^aData are referred to year 2013 (2014 data not available)

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