Beans, dry — Area harvested by country
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...
What the numbers show
Beans, dry — Area harvested is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 11.71 million ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 22,900 ha, and the mean is 247,769 ha.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 31,754.8%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 100.0%).
Beans, dry — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 11.71 million ha | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 2.63 million ha | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 3 | Myanmar | 2.55 million ha | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Mexico | 1.37 million ha | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.05 million ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Kenya | 1.23 million ha | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 513,001 ha | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mozambique | 1.21 million ha | 2024 | up 1,150.6% | rising |
| 7 | Uganda | 863,246 ha | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 373,014 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 8 | Burundi | 747,771 ha | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 171,585 ha | 2024 | up 808.9% | falling |
| 9 | China | 738,345 ha | 2024 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 114,184 ha | 2024 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 10 | China, mainland | 732,838 ha | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 91,841 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 11 | Angola | 713,374 ha | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 84,329 ha | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 12 | Rwanda | 660,495 ha | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 81,754 ha | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 565,899 ha | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 17,109 ha | 2024 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 490,477 ha | 2024 | up 667.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 7,627 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 15 | Togo | 414,768 ha | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,710 ha | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 16 | Malawi | 388,909 ha | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 589 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Caribbean | 361,049 ha | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 354,072 ha | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 300,202 ha | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 19 | Chad | 284,906 ha | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Haiti | 276,013 ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 212,265 ha | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Honduras | 194,498 ha | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 192,962 ha | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 187,425 ha | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mali | 170,499 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 26 | Yugoslav SFR | 169,169 ha | 1991 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45,122 ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Indonesia | 162,085 ha | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 28 | Canada | 159,800 ha | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Australia | 131,948 ha | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand | 131,948 ha | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Ghana | 126,775 ha | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 32 | Thailand | 117,282 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 101,544 ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 94,040 ha | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 35 | Somalia | 91,330 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Benin | 91,138 ha | 1990 | up 47.0% | flat |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 88,859 ha | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 38 | Colombia | 75,404 ha | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 39 | Madagascar | 69,767 ha | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 40 | Zambia | 69,668 ha | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Lithuania | 67,137 ha | 2017 | up 5,494.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 65,260 ha | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 65,002 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 44 | Ethiopia PDR | 53,610 ha | 1992 | up 113.9% | falling |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 51,505 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 51,200 ha | 2024 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 49,241 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 44,911 ha | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 49 | USSR | 42,000 ha | 1991 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 50 | Cuba | 39,833 ha | 2024 | down 69.3% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 39,550 ha | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia | 38,200 ha | 2017 | up 7,540.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Niger | 36,857 ha | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 34,488 ha | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 55 | Philippines | 34,331 ha | 2024 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 30,914 ha | 2024 | — | rising |
| 57 | Japan | 29,700 ha | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Paraguay | 29,000 ha | 2024 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 59 | Estonia | 26,758 ha | 2017 | up 31,754.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia and Montenegro | 23,162 ha | 2005 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 22,900 ha | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 62 | Nepal | 21,685 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 63 | Morocco | 19,803 ha | 2006 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Poland | 18,003 ha | 2017 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 65 | Djibouti | 15,861 ha | 2024 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 14,662 ha | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 67 | Albania | 12,328 ha | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 68 | Romania | 12,066 ha | 2017 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Mauritania | 11,362 ha | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 10,767 ha | 2024 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 71 | Spain | 10,310 ha | 2017 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Lesotho | 8,953 ha | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Greece | 8,030 ha | 2017 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia | 6,243 ha | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 75 | Italy | 6,001 ha | 2017 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Belize | 5,981 ha | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Chile | 5,874 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 5,845 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 79 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5,507 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Congo | 5,396 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 5,105 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 82 | Uruguay | 4,836 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 83 | France | 4,577 ha | 2017 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 4,394 ha | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 85 | Republic of Korea | 4,191 ha | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 4,113 ha | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,693 ha | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 88 | Sudan (former) | 3,606 ha | 2011 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Portugal | 3,547 ha | 2017 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Sudan | 3,506 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 91 | Czechoslovakia | 3,500 ha | 1992 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 92 | Georgia | 3,400 ha | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 2,749 ha | 2017 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 2,691 ha | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 1,982 ha | 2024 | down 53.6% | rising |
| 96 | Eritrea | 1,966 ha | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Réunion | 1,859 ha | 2006 | up 232.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Croatia | 1,539 ha | 2017 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Eswatini | 1,514 ha | 2024 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 100 | Yemen | 1,390 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 1,350 ha | 2024 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 102 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,347 ha | 2017 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 103 | South Sudan | 1,228 ha | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 104 | Lebanon | 955 ha | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Hungary | 910 ha | 2017 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Sweden | 872 ha | 1999 | down 61.5% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 833 ha | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 108 | Bhutan | 778 ha | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 109 | Slovenia | 634 ha | 2017 | up 78.6% | falling |
| 110 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 482 ha | 1999 | down 36.5% | flat |
| 111 | Libya | 361 ha | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 112 | Tunisia | 308 ha | 2024 | up 294.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Iraq | 262 ha | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Malta | 124 ha | 2017 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Belgium | 123 ha | 2017 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 116 | Jamaica | 101 ha | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 117 | Slovakia | 90 ha | 2017 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Namibia | 83 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 119 | Dominica | 81 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 46 ha | 2024 | up 1,433.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Grenada | 44 ha | 2024 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 122 | Montenegro | 40 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 123 | Cyprus | 37 ha | 2017 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 21 ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Czechia | 1 ha | 2005 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Austria | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Germany | 0 ha | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 33.70 million ha
- Asia 16.98 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 12.87 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 10.72 million ha
- Southern Asia 12.14 million ha
- Middle Africa 1.82 million ha
- Africa 9.52 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 9.42 million ha
- Americas 6.88 million ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 374,657 ha
- Eastern Africa 6.79 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.36 million ha
- South America 3.65 million ha
- South-Eastern Asia 3.05 million ha
- Central America 2.09 million ha
- Eastern Asia 1.15 million ha
- Western Africa 805,383 ha
- Northern America 768,290 ha
- United States of America 608,490 ha
- Central Asia 547,445 ha
- European Union (27) 202,182 ha
- Europe 194,152 ha
- Eastern Europe 166,743 ha
- Northern Europe 132,095 ha
- Oceania 131,948 ha
- Western Asia 101,346 ha
- Northern Africa 56,106 ha
- Southern Africa 50,100 ha
- Southern Europe 27,408 ha
- Western Europe 6,047 ha
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.