Beans, dry — Area harvested in Thailand
Thailand: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 117,282 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 117,282 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Thailand peaked at 529,108 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 35,840 ha, in 1961.
That places Thailand 32nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,840 ha | — |
| 1962 | 49,120 ha | +37.1% |
| 1963 | 98,880 ha | +101.3% |
| 1964 | 99,680 ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 118,240 ha | +18.6% |
| 1966 | 132,960 ha | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 129,440 ha | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 187,520 ha | +44.9% |
| 1969 | 202,720 ha | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 224,160 ha | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 147,900 ha | -34.0% |
| 1972 | 213,000 ha | +44.0% |
| 1973 | 239,000 ha | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 190,720 ha | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 147,200 ha | -22.8% |
| 1976 | 207,680 ha | +41.1% |
| 1977 | 377,920 ha | +82.0% |
| 1978 | 374,400 ha | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 354,560 ha | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 394,993 ha | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 457,833 ha | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 444,036 ha | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 448,460 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 482,673 ha | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 529,108 ha | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 492,900 ha | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 437,576 ha | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 462,046 ha | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 496,379 ha | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 427,902 ha | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 417,616 ha | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 350,240 ha | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 314,560 ha | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 335,040 ha | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 332,772 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 303,914 ha | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 273,514 ha | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 288,755 ha | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 307,956 ha | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 279,981 ha | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 295,360 ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 273,440 ha | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 231,680 ha | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 177,760 ha | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 152,800 ha | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 145,120 ha | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 142,880 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 134,880 ha | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 136,800 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 141,118 ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 133,513 ha | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 135,037 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 128,768 ha | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 121,220 ha | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 111,310 ha | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 120,433 ha | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 118,850 ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 113,357 ha | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 117,547 ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 118,778 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 116,561 ha | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 117,629 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 117,656 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 117,282 ha | -0.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 117,282 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25,950 ha, 4.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 117,282 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 124,615 ha, 94% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +101.3% | 49,120 ha | 98,880 ha |
| 1977 | +82.0% | 207,680 ha | 377,920 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117,156 ha | 35,840 ha | 202,720 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 247,654 ha | 147,200 ha | 377,920 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 464,600 ha | 394,993 ha | 529,108 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 335,227 ha | 273,514 ha | 427,902 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 197,070 ha | 134,880 ha | 295,360 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,115 ha | 111,310 ha | 141,118 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,581 ha | 116,561 ha | 118,778 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.372 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Thailand?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Thailand was 117,282 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 529,108 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,840 ha in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.