Beans, dry — Area harvested in Northern America

Northern America: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 768,290 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
768,290 ha
Change on year
up 30.4%
Rank
14th
of 28 groups
All-time high
963,100 ha
in 1981
All-time low
488,430 ha
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beans, dry — Area harvested in Northern America, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 768,290 ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of up 30.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Northern America peaked at 963,100 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 488,430 ha, in 1983.

Northern America ranks 14th of 28 groups 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 Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Beans, dry — Area harvested in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 607,707 ha
1962 608,436 ha +0.1%
1963 592,370 ha -2.6%
1964 603,863 ha +1.9%
1965 648,742 ha +7.4%
1966 658,039 ha +1.4%
1967 536,201 ha -18.5%
1968 613,049 ha +14.3%
1969 630,896 ha +2.9%
1970 603,418 ha -4.4%
1971 570,275 ha -5.5%
1972 609,124 ha +6.8%
1973 592,815 ha -2.7%
1974 683,623 ha +15.3%
1975 658,859 ha -3.6%
1976 669,090 ha +1.6%
1977 583,903 ha -12.7%
1978 648,473 ha +11.1%
1979 595,600 ha -8.2%
1980 790,700 ha +32.8%
1981 963,100 ha +21.8%
1982 763,600 ha -20.7%
1983 488,430 ha -36.0%
1984 621,400 ha +27.2%
1985 635,900 ha +2.3%
1986 648,700 ha +2.0%
1987 730,500 ha +12.6%
1988 590,000 ha -19.2%
1989 712,600 ha +20.8%
1990 898,100 ha +26.0%
1991 864,737 ha -3.7%
1992 682,840 ha -21.0%
1993 735,500 ha +7.7%
1994 820,500 ha +11.6%
1995 872,300 ha +6.3%
1996 790,100 ha -9.4%
1997 803,550 ha +1.7%
1998 869,970 ha +8.3%
1999 909,500 ha +4.5%
2000 812,581 ha -10.7%
2001 676,063 ha -16.8%
2002 918,615 ha +35.9%
2003 706,777 ha -23.1%
2004 613,606 ha -13.2%
2005 785,900 ha +28.1%
2006 796,123 ha +1.3%
2007 751,217 ha -5.6%
2008 710,360 ha -5.4%
2009 706,361 ha -0.6%
2010 871,820 ha +23.4%
2011 547,133 ha -37.2%
2012 804,790 ha +47.1%
2013 617,690 ha -23.2%
2014 786,870 ha +27.4%
2015 796,930 ha +1.3%
2016 746,850 ha -6.3%
2017 691,150 ha -7.5%
2018 603,210 ha -12.7%
2019 615,627 ha +2.1%
2020 848,780 ha +37.9%
2021 690,610 ha -18.6%
2022 606,780 ha -12.1%
2023 589,380 ha -2.9%
2024 768,290 ha +30.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 611,034 ha 536,201 ha 658,039 ha 9
1970s 621,518 ha 570,275 ha 683,623 ha 10
1980s 694,493 ha 488,430 ha 963,100 ha 10
1990s 824,710 ha 682,840 ha 909,500 ha 10
2000s 747,760 ha 613,606 ha 918,615 ha 10
2010s 708,207 ha 547,133 ha 871,820 ha 10
2020s 700,768 ha 589,380 ha 848,780 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 11 Angola 713,374 ha compare
  2. 12 Rwanda 660,495 ha compare
  3. 13 Argentina 565,899 ha compare
  4. 14 Kazakhstan 490,477 ha compare
  5. 15 Togo 414,768 ha compare
  6. 16 Malawi 388,909 ha compare
  7. 17 Ethiopia 354,072 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beans, dry — area harvested in Northern America?
Beans, dry — area harvested in Northern America was 768,290 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 963,100 ha in 1981.
What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 488,430 ha in 1983.
How does Northern America rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
Northern America ranks 14th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Beans, dry — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
173 places, 8,953 data points, 1961–2024
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