Beans, dry — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 56,106 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Northern Africa stood at 56,106 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 63,393 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10,943 ha, in 1962.
That places Northern Africa 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,692 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,943 ha | -13.8% |
| 1963 | 16,728 ha | +52.9% |
| 1964 | 21,493 ha | +28.5% |
| 1965 | 19,184 ha | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 21,160 ha | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 20,178 ha | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 22,415 ha | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 17,891 ha | -20.2% |
| 1970 | 19,569 ha | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 21,358 ha | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 19,501 ha | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 19,013 ha | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 17,611 ha | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 20,984 ha | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 16,371 ha | -22.0% |
| 1977 | 19,768 ha | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 23,525 ha | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 20,173 ha | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 20,282 ha | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 18,443 ha | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 18,256 ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 19,800 ha | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 17,915 ha | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 17,800 ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 21,000 ha | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 24,072 ha | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 21,833 ha | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 21,794 ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 22,911 ha | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 22,737 ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 22,155 ha | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 20,539 ha | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 24,245 ha | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 24,264 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 29,529 ha | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 33,676 ha | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 36,398 ha | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 52,260 ha | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 51,039 ha | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 60,731 ha | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 54,588 ha | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 44,303 ha | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 48,083 ha | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 42,628 ha | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 47,070 ha | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 29,845 ha | -36.6% |
| 2008 | 40,687 ha | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 31,708 ha | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 25,777 ha | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 40,184 ha | +55.9% |
| 2012 | 32,207 ha | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 39,644 ha | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 51,445 ha | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 54,411 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 39,880 ha | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 63,393 ha | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 27,294 ha | -56.9% |
| 2019 | 35,490 ha | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 43,623 ha | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 57,321 ha | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 46,875 ha | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 53,612 ha | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 56,106 ha | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,076 ha | 10,943 ha | 22,415 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,787 ha | 16,371 ha | 23,525 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,120 ha | 17,800 ha | 24,072 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,871 ha | 20,539 ha | 52,260 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,068 ha | 29,845 ha | 60,731 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,972 ha | 25,777 ha | 63,393 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,507 ha | 43,623 ha | 57,321 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Northern Africa was 56,106 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63,393 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,943 ha in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.