Africa vs Mexico: Beans, dry — Area harvested
Beans, dry — Area harvested over time
- Africa
- Mexico
How they compare
Africa currently reports 9.52 million ha against 1.37 million ha in Mexico, a difference of 8.15 million ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 7.0 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 4th of 28 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 million ha | 1.87 million ha | 57,031 ha | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.45 million ha | 1.62 million ha | 836,154 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 3.01 million ha | 1.74 million ha | 1.27 million ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 3.67 million ha | 1.89 million ha | 1.78 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 5.45 million ha | 1.60 million ha | 3.85 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 8.08 million ha | 1.51 million ha | 6.57 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 9.41 million ha | 1.36 million ha | 8.05 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beans, dry — area harvested, Africa or Mexico?
- Africa, at 9.52 million ha against 1.37 million ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beans, dry — area harvested between Africa and Mexico?
- 8.15 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Mexico rank globally for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 4th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.