Beans, dry — Area harvested in Lesotho
Lesotho: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 8,953 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Lesotho stood at 8,953 ha.
The figure is down 54.8% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Lesotho peaked at 40,058 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,279 ha, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 72nd 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8,000 ha | +60.0% |
| 1965 | 5,700 ha | -28.7% |
| 1966 | 6,300 ha | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 7,900 ha | +25.4% |
| 1968 | 9,323 ha | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 12,183 ha | +30.7% |
| 1970 | 16,346 ha | +34.2% |
| 1971 | 17,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 10,000 ha | -41.2% |
| 1973 | 14,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 19,700 ha | +40.7% |
| 1975 | 28,063 ha | +42.5% |
| 1976 | 29,656 ha | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 14,642 ha | -50.6% |
| 1978 | 11,066 ha | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 10,151 ha | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 6,919 ha | -31.8% |
| 1981 | 7,374 ha | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 13,552 ha | +83.8% |
| 1983 | 4,691 ha | -65.4% |
| 1984 | 8,202 ha | +74.8% |
| 1985 | 7,280 ha | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 16,943 ha | +132.7% |
| 1987 | 12,878 ha | -24.0% |
| 1988 | 23,323 ha | +81.1% |
| 1989 | 17,911 ha | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 4,476 ha | -75.0% |
| 1991 | 7,345 ha | +64.1% |
| 1992 | 4,466 ha | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 4,600 ha | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 8,366 ha | +81.9% |
| 1995 | 3,635 ha | -56.6% |
| 1996 | 10,014 ha | +175.5% |
| 1997 | 13,696 ha | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 7,500 ha | -45.2% |
| 1999 | 11,640 ha | +55.2% |
| 2000 | 13,426 ha | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 12,368 ha | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 7,241 ha | -41.5% |
| 2003 | 11,169 ha | +54.2% |
| 2004 | 8,570 ha | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 8,785 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 27,743 ha | +215.8% |
| 2007 | 23,038 ha | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 12,243 ha | -46.9% |
| 2009 | 7,973 ha | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 26,887 ha | +237.2% |
| 2011 | 17,649 ha | -34.4% |
| 2012 | 15,079 ha | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 18,855 ha | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 18,065 ha | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 17,294 ha | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 3,335 ha | -80.7% |
| 2017 | 21,313 ha | +539.1% |
| 2018 | 22,841 ha | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 2,279 ha | -90.0% |
| 2020 | 8,558 ha | +275.5% |
| 2021 | 40,058 ha | +368.1% |
| 2022 | 19,766 ha | -50.7% |
| 2023 | 19,827 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8,953 ha | -54.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 8,953 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 15% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 8,953 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 10% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +539.1% | 3,335 ha | 21,313 ha |
| 2021 | +368.1% | 8,558 ha | 40,058 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,156 ha | 5,000 ha | 12,183 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,062 ha | 10,000 ha | 29,656 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,907 ha | 4,691 ha | 23,323 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,574 ha | 3,635 ha | 13,696 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,256 ha | 7,241 ha | 27,743 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,360 ha | 2,279 ha | 26,887 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,432 ha | 8,558 ha | 40,058 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Lesotho?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Lesotho was 8,953 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 40,058 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,279 ha in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.