Beans, dry — Area harvested in Colombia
Colombia: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 75,404 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Colombia stood at 75,404 ha.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Colombia peaked at 167,012 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 64,000 ha, in 1966.
Colombia ranks 38th of 129 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 87,000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 75,122 ha | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 76,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 76,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 64,000 ha | -15.8% |
| 1967 | 69,000 ha | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 70,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 66,500 ha | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 66,400 ha | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 68,800 ha | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 84,600 ha | +23.0% |
| 1973 | 87,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 90,700 ha | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 120,700 ha | +33.1% |
| 1976 | 101,000 ha | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 115,800 ha | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 110,900 ha | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 112,400 ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 115,400 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 117,300 ha | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 112,200 ha | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 112,500 ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 109,560 ha | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 131,864 ha | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 126,986 ha | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 121,100 ha | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 128,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 132,400 ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 164,600 ha | +24.3% |
| 1991 | 133,742 ha | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 126,995 ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 134,111 ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 144,822 ha | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 167,012 ha | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 139,333 ha | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 135,290 ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 121,118 ha | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 120,680 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 115,739 ha | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 115,556 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 109,327 ha | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 114,854 ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 113,650 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 124,611 ha | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 120,577 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 130,656 ha | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 131,714 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 123,085 ha | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 118,154 ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 115,542 ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 117,425 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 121,619 ha | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 121,698 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 125,167 ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 118,940 ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 93,102 ha | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 79,323 ha | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 86,719 ha | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 80,840 ha | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 82,598 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 85,225 ha | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 78,934 ha | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 75,404 ha | -4.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 75,404 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25,950 ha, 2.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 75,404 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34,416 ha, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73,958 ha | 64,000 ha | 87,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 95,830 ha | 66,400 ha | 120,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,731 ha | 109,560 ha | 132,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,770 ha | 120,680 ha | 167,012 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,977 ha | 109,327 ha | 131,714 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,769 ha | 79,323 ha | 125,167 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,600 ha | 75,404 ha | 85,225 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Colombia?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Colombia was 75,404 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 167,012 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,000 ha in 1966.
- How does Colombia rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Colombia ranks 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.