Beans, dry — Area harvested in Lebanon
Lebanon: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 955 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 955 ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 122.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Lebanon peaked at 3,446 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 60 ha, in 2001.
That places Lebanon 104th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 ha | -25.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 2,500 ha | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 2,450 ha | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1,117 ha | -54.4% |
| 1968 | 1,163 ha | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 1,359 ha | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 1,123 ha | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 1,015 ha | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 977 ha | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 907 ha | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 3,446 ha | +279.9% |
| 1975 | 250 ha | -92.7% |
| 1976 | 180 ha | -28.0% |
| 1977 | 250 ha | +38.9% |
| 1978 | 400 ha | +60.0% |
| 1979 | 750 ha | +87.5% |
| 1980 | 1,500 ha | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 900 ha | -40.0% |
| 1982 | 1,150 ha | +27.8% |
| 1983 | 1,450 ha | +26.1% |
| 1984 | 1,000 ha | -31.0% |
| 1985 | 1,500 ha | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 1,550 ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1,720 ha | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 1,832 ha | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 1,906 ha | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1,925 ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1,940 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,025 ha | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 2,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,995 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,020 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2,089 ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 500 ha | -76.1% |
| 1998 | 200 ha | -60.0% |
| 1999 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63 ha | -68.5% |
| 2001 | 60 ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 414 ha | +590.0% |
| 2003 | 188 ha | -54.6% |
| 2004 | 204 ha | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 170 ha | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 173 ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 167 ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 200 ha | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 139 ha | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 409 ha | +194.2% |
| 2011 | 510 ha | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 411 ha | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 447 ha | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 430 ha | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 713 ha | +65.8% |
| 2016 | 944 ha | +32.4% |
| 2017 | 879 ha | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 1,046 ha | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 915 ha | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 946 ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 969 ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 943 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 953 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 955 ha | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 955 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 955 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,040 ha, 47% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +590.0% | 60 ha | 414 ha |
| 1974 | +279.9% | 907 ha | 3,446 ha |
| 2010 | +194.2% | 139 ha | 409 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,810 ha | 1,117 ha | 2,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 929.8 ha | 180 ha | 3,446 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,451 ha | 900 ha | 1,906 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,489 ha | 200 ha | 2,089 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 177.8 ha | 60 ha | 414 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 670.4 ha | 409 ha | 1,046 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 953.2 ha | 943 ha | 969 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 101 Turkmenistan 1,350 ha compare
- 102 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,347 ha compare
- 103 South Sudan 1,228 ha compare
- 105 Hungary 910 ha compare
- 106 Sweden 872 ha compare
- 107 Armenia 833 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 39.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 46.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Lebanon?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Lebanon was 955 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,446 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 ha in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Lebanon ranks 104th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.