Beans, dry — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 660,495 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — area harvested in Rwanda is 660,495 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 694,481 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45,000 ha, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 12th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 131,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 120,088 ha | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 120,000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 108,139 ha | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 126,925 ha | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 154,000 ha | +21.3% |
| 1967 | 155,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 156,300 ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 162,360 ha | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 159,560 ha | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 160,494 ha | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 154,593 ha | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 160,025 ha | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 186,723 ha | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 190,600 ha | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 202,880 ha | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 213,276 ha | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 214,939 ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 238,200 ha | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 257,154 ha | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 260,569 ha | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 263,400 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 305,600 ha | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 303,200 ha | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 339,660 ha | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 322,160 ha | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 323,750 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 300,000 ha | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 250,200 ha | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 262,563 ha | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 240,000 ha | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 260,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 200,000 ha | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 45,000 ha | -77.5% |
| 1995 | 180,000 ha | +300.0% |
| 1996 | 250,000 ha | +38.9% |
| 1997 | 238,525 ha | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 234,923 ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 228,215 ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 333,205 ha | +46.0% |
| 2001 | 343,966 ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 358,002 ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 356,519 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 319,349 ha | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 313,019 ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 356,381 ha | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 358,208 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 336,577 ha | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 345,851 ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 319,252 ha | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 341,819 ha | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 479,899 ha | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 480,012 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 465,865 ha | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 503,546 ha | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 513,137 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 549,441 ha | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 557,209 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 582,670 ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 647,983 ha | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 694,481 ha | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 634,192 ha | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 626,306 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 660,495 ha | +5.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 660,495 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 130,914 ha, 5.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 660,495 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 7.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested in Rwanda 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 | +300.0% | 45,000 ha | 180,000 ha |
| 1994 | -77.5% | 200,000 ha | 45,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137,101 ha | 108,139 ha | 162,360 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 188,129 ha | 154,593 ha | 238,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 292,569 ha | 250,200 ha | 339,660 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 213,923 ha | 45,000 ha | 262,563 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 342,108 ha | 313,019 ha | 358,208 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 479,285 ha | 319,252 ha | 582,670 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 652,691 ha | 626,306 ha | 694,481 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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- 13 Argentina 565,899 ha compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 17,109 ha compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 490,477 ha compare
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- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,710 ha compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Rwanda was 660,495 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 694,481 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,000 ha in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 12th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.