Beans, dry — Area harvested in Zambia
Zambia: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 69,668 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Zambia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 69,668 ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.2% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Zambia peaked at 131,840 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,685 ha, in 1997.
That places Zambia 40th out of 129 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.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22,900 ha | — |
| 1992 | 24,700 ha | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 38,000 ha | +53.8% |
| 1994 | 38,021 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38,628 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 38,357 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 21,685 ha | -43.5% |
| 1998 | 25,286 ha | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 32,021 ha | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 37,576 ha | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 37,819 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 24,228 ha | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 29,617 ha | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 22,964 ha | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 29,587 ha | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 38,398 ha | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 32,131 ha | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 60,496 ha | +88.3% |
| 2009 | 65,761 ha | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 81,575 ha | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 68,315 ha | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 86,975 ha | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 98,652 ha | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 104,827 ha | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 83,952 ha | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 87,034 ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 80,828 ha | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 79,749 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 77,576 ha | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 84,893 ha | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 87,065 ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 96,448 ha | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 131,840 ha | +36.7% |
| 2024 | 69,668 ha | -47.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 69,668 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 69,668 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 76% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,066 ha | 21,685 ha | 38,628 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 37,858 ha | 22,964 ha | 65,761 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,948 ha | 68,315 ha | 104,827 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,983 ha | 69,668 ha | 131,840 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Zambia?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Zambia was 69,668 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 131,840 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,685 ha in 1997.
- How does Zambia rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.