Beans, dry — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 34,488 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 34,488 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 79,189 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,483 ha, in 1999.
Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 31,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 30,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 35,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 40,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 38,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 40,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 41,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 43,000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 43,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 44,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 44,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 33,664 ha | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 61,225 ha | +81.9% |
| 1983 | 62,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 62,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 64,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 65,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 66,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 66,500 ha | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 67,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 67,500 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 60,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 61,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 71,947 ha | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 58,000 ha | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 15,602 ha | -73.1% |
| 1997 | 16,390 ha | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 20,025 ha | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 14,483 ha | -27.7% |
| 2000 | 15,088 ha | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 15,229 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 15,207 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 15,573 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 68,583 ha | +340.4% |
| 2005 | 47,450 ha | -30.8% |
| 2006 | 66,007 ha | +39.1% |
| 2007 | 74,115 ha | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 65,282 ha | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 62,753 ha | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 79,189 ha | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 53,786 ha | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 52,123 ha | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 66,155 ha | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 32,220 ha | -51.3% |
| 2015 | 35,461 ha | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 26,702 ha | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 26,258 ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 27,842 ha | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 23,518 ha | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 23,583 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 33,932 ha | +43.9% |
| 2022 | 35,590 ha | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 48,646 ha | +36.7% |
| 2024 | 34,488 ha | -29.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 34,488 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 59% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 34,488 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 38% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +340.4% | 15,573 ha | 68,583 ha |
| 1982 | +81.9% | 33,664 ha | 61,225 ha |
| 1996 | -73.1% | 58,000 ha | 15,602 ha |
| 2014 | -51.3% | 66,155 ha | 32,220 ha |
| 2021 | +43.9% | 23,583 ha | 33,932 ha |
| 2006 | +39.1% | 47,450 ha | 66,007 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,111 ha | 30,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,300 ha | 38,000 ha | 44,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,339 ha | 33,664 ha | 66,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,195 ha | 14,483 ha | 71,947 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,529 ha | 15,088 ha | 74,115 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,325 ha | 23,518 ha | 79,189 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,248 ha | 23,583 ha | 48,646 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 51 South Africa 39,550 ha compare
- 52 Latvia 38,200 ha compare
- 53 Niger 36,857 ha compare
- 55 Philippines 34,331 ha compare
- 56 Afghanistan 30,914 ha compare
- 57 Japan 29,700 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 34,488 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 79,189 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,483 ha in 1999.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 54th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.