Beans, dry — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 1.23 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.23 million ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 1.27 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 115,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Kenya 5th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 115,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 125,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 150,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 180,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 180,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 250,000 ha | +38.9% |
| 1974 | 270,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 280,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 310,000 ha | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 350,000 ha | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 370,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 380,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 420,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 430,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 450,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 430,000 ha | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 490,000 ha | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 490,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 520,000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 550,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 580,000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 668,670 ha | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 501,130 ha | -25.1% |
| 1991 | 601,566 ha | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 588,720 ha | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 627,950 ha | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 646,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 763,525 ha | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 660,000 ha | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 751,380 ha | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 699,761 ha | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 826,366 ha | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 770,797 ha | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 870,357 ha | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 928,651 ha | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 897,032 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 787,120 ha | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million ha | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 995,391 ha | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 846,327 ha | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 641,936 ha | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 960,705 ha | +49.7% |
| 2010 | 689,377 ha | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million ha | +50.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million ha | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million ha | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million ha | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million ha | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million ha | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million ha | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million ha | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 1.22 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.23 million ha | +0.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.23 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 21.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.23 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 13.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116,111 ha | 115,000 ha | 125,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 272,000 ha | 150,000 ha | 380,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 502,867 ha | 420,000 ha | 668,670 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 666,640 ha | 501,130 ha | 826,366 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 873,280 ha | 641,936 ha | 1.03 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million ha | 689,377 ha | 1.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million ha | 1.13 million ha | 1.27 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 2 Brazil 2.63 million ha compare
- 3 Myanmar 2.55 million ha compare
- 4 Mexico 1.37 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1.05 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 513,001 ha compare
- 6 Mozambique 1.21 million ha compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 373,014 ha compare
- 7 Uganda 863,246 ha compare
- 8 Burundi 747,771 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 171,585 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Kenya?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Kenya was 1.23 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 5th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.