Beans, dry — Area harvested in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 5,845 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Sri Lanka stood at 5,845 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Sri Lanka peaked at 62,930 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5,300 ha, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 89th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,865 ha | 5,732 ha | 9,685 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,906 ha | 5,300 ha | 26,265 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,818 ha | 22,553 ha | 62,930 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,717 ha | 15,366 ha | 48,445 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,095 ha | 8,570 ha | 12,968 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,452 ha | 5,811 ha | 10,280 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,845 ha | 5,842 ha | 5,846 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture share gdp 8.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 8,514 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Sri Lanka?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Sri Lanka was 5,845 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 62,930 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,300 ha in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Sri Lanka ranks 89th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.