Beans, dry — Area harvested in Nepal
Nepal: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 21,685 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Nepal stood at 21,685 ha.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Nepal peaked at 33,779 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,500 ha, in 1961.
Nepal ranks 62nd of 129 countries on this measure, 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 14,500 ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 15,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 15,300 ha | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 15,500 ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 15,800 ha | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 16,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 16,500 ha | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 16,800 ha | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 17,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 17,500 ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 18,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 18,500 ha | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 19,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 19,500 ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 20,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 20,200 ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 20,500 ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 20,800 ha | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 21,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 21,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 24,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 26,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 19,660 ha | -24.4% |
| 1986 | 25,980 ha | +32.1% |
| 1987 | 27,560 ha | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 28,650 ha | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 26,500 ha | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 27,220 ha | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 26,830 ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 25,590 ha | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 25,950 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 18,363 ha | -29.2% |
| 1995 | 25,180 ha | +37.1% |
| 1996 | 25,500 ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 26,520 ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 27,030 ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 27,363 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 27,609 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 30,252 ha | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 31,212 ha | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 30,844 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 32,152 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 32,433 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 32,849 ha | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 32,779 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 32,874 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 33,123 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 33,779 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 27,518 ha | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 27,496 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 25,227 ha | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 23,312 ha | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 22,845 ha | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 22,840 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 22,517 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 21,839 ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 21,321 ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 21,893 ha | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 21,684 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 21,633 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 21,737 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 21,685 ha | -0.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 21,685 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 37% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 21,685 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 21,685 ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +37.1% | 18,363 ha | 25,180 ha |
| 1986 | +32.1% | 19,660 ha | 25,980 ha |
| 1994 | -29.2% | 25,950 ha | 18,363 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,122 ha | 13,500 ha | 16,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,700 ha | 16,800 ha | 20,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,115 ha | 19,660 ha | 28,650 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,555 ha | 18,363 ha | 27,363 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,613 ha | 27,609 ha | 33,123 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,869 ha | 21,321 ha | 33,779 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,726 ha | 21,633 ha | 21,893 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Nepal?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Nepal was 21,685 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 33,779 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,500 ha in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Nepal ranks 62nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.