Beans, dry — Area harvested in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 354,072 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 354,072 ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Ethiopia peaked at 740,053 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59,450 ha, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 17th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 59,450 ha | — |
| 1994 | 107,548 ha | +80.9% |
| 1995 | 123,170 ha | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 101,170 ha | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 104,500 ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 100,000 ha | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 187,020 ha | +87.0% |
| 2000 | 218,940 ha | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 336,900 ha | +53.9% |
| 2002 | 206,771 ha | -38.6% |
| 2003 | 181,583 ha | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 240,963 ha | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 241,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 163,687 ha | -32.1% |
| 2007 | 409,811 ha | +150.4% |
| 2008 | 427,817 ha | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 415,858 ha | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 419,910 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 583,078 ha | +38.9% |
| 2012 | 610,860 ha | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 592,738 ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 563,531 ha | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 740,053 ha | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 709,341 ha | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 688,470 ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 597,111 ha | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 428,740 ha | -28.2% |
| 2020 | 702,500 ha | +63.9% |
| 2021 | 581,042 ha | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 614,355 ha | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 373,863 ha | -39.1% |
| 2024 | 354,072 ha | -5.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 354,072 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 130,914 ha, 2.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 354,072 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 3.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +150.4% | 163,687 ha | 409,811 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111,837 ha | 59,450 ha | 187,020 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 284,333 ha | 163,687 ha | 427,817 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 593,383 ha | 419,910 ha | 740,053 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 525,166 ha | 354,072 ha | 702,500 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 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 Caribbean 361,049 ha compare
- 18 Cameroon 300,202 ha compare
- 19 Chad 284,906 ha compare
- 20 Haiti 276,013 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Ethiopia?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Ethiopia was 354,072 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 740,053 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,450 ha in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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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.