Beans, dry — Area harvested in Caribbean
Caribbean: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 361,049 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Caribbean stood at 361,049 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 577,001 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 142,815 ha, in 1975.
That places Caribbean 17th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 192,905 ha | — |
| 1962 | 193,134 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 194,530 ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 196,411 ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 192,448 ha | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 203,044 ha | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 193,456 ha | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 163,497 ha | -15.5% |
| 1969 | 162,884 ha | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 155,963 ha | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 163,986 ha | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 168,433 ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 150,405 ha | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 156,861 ha | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 142,815 ha | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 151,574 ha | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 171,490 ha | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 182,223 ha | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 164,098 ha | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 181,368 ha | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 180,105 ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 180,958 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 186,365 ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 185,635 ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 196,907 ha | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 158,243 ha | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 200,010 ha | +26.4% |
| 1988 | 203,580 ha | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 202,679 ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 196,606 ha | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 196,034 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 234,071 ha | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 218,123 ha | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 224,132 ha | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 184,515 ha | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 212,232 ha | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 212,181 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 187,487 ha | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 175,005 ha | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 188,152 ha | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 194,764 ha | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 195,057 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 198,052 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 195,437 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 186,853 ha | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 173,345 ha | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 225,824 ha | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 225,759 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 298,143 ha | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 291,492 ha | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 307,551 ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 318,547 ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 368,572 ha | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 424,258 ha | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 349,490 ha | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 405,845 ha | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 430,445 ha | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 577,001 ha | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 368,730 ha | -36.1% |
| 2020 | 340,766 ha | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 344,137 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 370,808 ha | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 354,001 ha | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 361,049 ha | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 188,034 ha | 162,884 ha | 203,044 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 160,785 ha | 142,815 ha | 182,223 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 187,585 ha | 158,243 ha | 203,580 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 204,039 ha | 175,005 ha | 234,071 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 208,139 ha | 173,345 ha | 298,143 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 384,193 ha | 291,492 ha | 577,001 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 354,152 ha | 340,766 ha | 370,808 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 14 Kazakhstan 490,477 ha compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 7,627 ha compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,710 ha compare
- 15 Togo 414,768 ha compare
- 16 Malawi 388,909 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 589 ha compare
- 17 Ethiopia 354,072 ha compare
- 18 Cameroon 300,202 ha compare
- 19 Chad 284,906 ha compare
- 20 Haiti 276,013 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Caribbean?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Caribbean was 361,049 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 577,001 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,815 ha in 1975.
- How does Caribbean rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Caribbean ranks 17th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.