Beans, dry — Area harvested in Madagascar
Madagascar: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 69,767 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Madagascar stood at 69,767 ha.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Madagascar peaked at 88,895 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 49,590 ha, in 1978.
That places Madagascar 39th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 60,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 62,305 ha | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 62,700 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 60,310 ha | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 60,225 ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 61,685 ha | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 63,165 ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 66,640 ha | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 65,900 ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 73,725 ha | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 71,047 ha | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 65,120 ha | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 68,020 ha | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 73,560 ha | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 68,090 ha | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 58,300 ha | -14.4% |
| 1978 | 49,590 ha | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 53,755 ha | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 52,409 ha | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 52,370 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 52,575 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 53,440 ha | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 50,925 ha | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 53,890 ha | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 61,745 ha | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 55,700 ha | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 52,400 ha | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 52,600 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 53,050 ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 81,686 ha | +54.0% |
| 1992 | 87,590 ha | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 88,895 ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 75,700 ha | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 79,365 ha | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 81,145 ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 87,430 ha | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 88,500 ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 83,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 82,990 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 82,985 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 82,990 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83,020 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 83,040 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74,389 ha | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 75,290 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 75,960 ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 77,340 ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 78,200 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 78,682 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 77,959 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 77,515 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 77,427 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 79,817 ha | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 79,552 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 79,249 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 77,293 ha | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 76,335 ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 55,280 ha | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 57,112 ha | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 74,725 ha | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 67,386 ha | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 76,140 ha | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 69,767 ha | -8.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 69,767 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 130,914 ha, 53% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 69,767 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 76% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +54.0% | 53,050 ha | 81,686 ha |
| 2021 | +30.8% | 57,112 ha | 74,725 ha |
| 2019 | -27.6% | 76,335 ha | 55,280 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,781 ha | 59,000 ha | 66,640 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 64,711 ha | 49,590 ha | 73,725 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,805 ha | 50,925 ha | 61,745 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,636 ha | 53,050 ha | 88,895 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,620 ha | 74,389 ha | 83,040 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,911 ha | 55,280 ha | 79,817 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,026 ha | 57,112 ha | 76,140 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Madagascar?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Madagascar was 69,767 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 88,895 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,590 ha in 1978.
- How does Madagascar rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Madagascar ranks 39th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.