Beans, dry — Area harvested in Egypt
Egypt: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 49,241 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Egypt stood at 49,241 ha.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Egypt peaked at 57,359 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 665 ha, in 1961.
That places Egypt 47th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 665 ha | — |
| 1962 | 840 ha | +26.3% |
| 1963 | 2,100 ha | +150.0% |
| 1964 | 5,880 ha | +180.0% |
| 1965 | 4,620 ha | -21.4% |
| 1966 | 4,620 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,780 ha | -18.2% |
| 1968 | 4,620 ha | +22.2% |
| 1969 | 4,620 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,461 ha | +18.2% |
| 1971 | 5,881 ha | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 6,301 ha | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 5,881 ha | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 7,141 ha | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 8,402 ha | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 8,402 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,516 ha | -22.4% |
| 1978 | 6,292 ha | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 5,493 ha | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 4,882 ha | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 4,213 ha | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 6,171 ha | +46.5% |
| 1983 | 6,300 ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 4,200 ha | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 4,600 ha | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 7,980 ha | +73.5% |
| 1987 | 10,082 ha | +26.3% |
| 1988 | 8,400 ha | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 8,514 ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 9,615 ha | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 12,306 ha | +28.0% |
| 1992 | 9,530 ha | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 5,000 ha | -47.5% |
| 1994 | 4,840 ha | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 6,138 ha | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 9,284 ha | +51.3% |
| 1997 | 9,500 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 9,650 ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 11,732 ha | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 11,292 ha | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 14,552 ha | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 19,300 ha | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 20,084 ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 17,269 ha | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 17,260 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 18,240 ha | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 20,850 ha | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 31,504 ha | +51.1% |
| 2009 | 23,342 ha | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 19,664 ha | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 34,871 ha | +77.3% |
| 2012 | 26,546 ha | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 34,298 ha | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 45,903 ha | +33.8% |
| 2015 | 48,529 ha | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 34,225 ha | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 57,359 ha | +67.6% |
| 2018 | 20,278 ha | -64.6% |
| 2019 | 29,334 ha | +44.7% |
| 2020 | 37,455 ha | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 49,289 ha | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 39,280 ha | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 46,860 ha | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 49,241 ha | +5.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 49,241 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 85% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 49,241 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,040 ha, 24.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,527 ha | 665 ha | 5,880 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,577 ha | 5,461 ha | 8,402 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,534 ha | 4,200 ha | 10,082 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,760 ha | 4,840 ha | 12,306 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,369 ha | 11,292 ha | 31,504 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,101 ha | 19,664 ha | 57,359 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,425 ha | 37,455 ha | 49,289 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 44 Ethiopia PDR 53,610 ha compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 51,505 ha compare
- 46 Ukraine 51,200 ha compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 44,911 ha compare
- 49 USSR 42,000 ha compare
- 50 Cuba 39,833 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Egypt?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Egypt was 49,241 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 57,359 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 665 ha in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Egypt ranks 47th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.