Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in India
India: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0081 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0081 ha per person for beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.027 ha per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 ha per person, in 2014.
India ranks 28th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0146 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0147 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.015 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0153 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0145 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0145 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0148 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0142 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.014 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0143 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0135 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0148 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.014 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0143 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0131 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.013 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0128 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0121 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0135 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0128 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.012 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.012 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0122 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0118 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0108 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0114 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0115 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0269 ha per person | +137.6% |
| 1992 | 0.027 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0233 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0221 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0213 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0151 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 ha per person | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0075 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.007 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.009 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0082 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0081 ha per person | +2.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0081 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0081 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0007 ha per person, 11.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +137.6% | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0269 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0148 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.027 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in India?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0081 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.027 ha per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 ha per person in 2014.
- How does India rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per capita?
- India ranks 28th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.