Beans, dry — Production in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Beans, dry — Production was 52,874 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
52,874 t
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
25th
of 28 groups
All-time high
145,935 t
in 1990
All-time low
30,507 t
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beans, dry — Production in Southern Africa, 1961–2024

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beans, dry — production in Southern Africa is 52,874 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beans, dry — production in Southern Africa peaked at 145,935 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30,507 t, in 1992.

Southern Africa ranks 25th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Beans, dry — Production in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Beans, dry — Production in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 56,306 t —
1962 40,400 t -28.2%
1963 40,054 t -0.9%
1964 42,099 t +5.1%
1965 46,809 t +11.2%
1966 52,619 t +12.4%
1967 81,548 t +55.0%
1968 63,782 t -21.8%
1969 53,020 t -16.9%
1970 51,546 t -2.8%
1971 66,870 t +29.7%
1972 65,334 t -2.3%
1973 59,814 t -8.4%
1974 93,278 t +55.9%
1975 81,593 t -12.5%
1976 82,668 t +1.3%
1977 113,559 t +37.4%
1978 118,358 t +4.2%
1979 91,480 t -22.7%
1980 92,907 t +1.6%
1981 103,400 t +11.3%
1982 89,302 t -13.6%
1983 55,158 t -38.2%
1984 71,990 t +30.5%
1985 91,023 t +26.4%
1986 104,749 t +15.1%
1987 105,344 t +0.6%
1988 108,549 t +3.0%
1989 130,970 t +20.7%
1990 145,935 t +11.4%
1991 103,063 t -29.4%
1992 30,507 t -70.4%
1993 64,967 t +113.0%
1994 49,188 t -24.3%
1995 52,570 t +6.9%
1996 60,328 t +14.8%
1997 71,196 t +18.0%
1998 55,025 t -22.7%
1999 88,173 t +60.2%
2000 84,270 t -4.4%
2001 100,705 t +19.5%
2002 64,450 t -36.0%
2003 64,885 t +0.7%
2004 85,638 t +32.0%
2005 73,179 t -14.5%
2006 72,759 t -0.6%
2007 46,762 t -35.7%
2008 63,198 t +35.1%
2009 71,652 t +13.4%
2010 62,384 t -12.9%
2011 50,255 t -19.4%
2012 53,816 t +7.1%
2013 64,667 t +20.2%
2014 85,553 t +32.3%
2015 78,687 t -8.0%
2016 37,658 t -52.1%
2017 76,038 t +101.9%
2018 77,008 t +1.3%
2019 68,086 t -11.6%
2020 69,312 t +1.8%
2021 70,645 t +1.9%
2022 59,874 t -15.2%
2023 56,355 t -5.9%
2024 52,874 t -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52,960 t 40,054 t 81,548 t 9
1970s 82,450 t 51,546 t 118,358 t 10
1980s 95,339 t 55,158 t 130,970 t 10
1990s 72,095 t 30,507 t 145,935 t 10
2000s 72,750 t 46,762 t 100,705 t 10
2010s 65,415 t 37,658 t 85,553 t 10
2020s 61,812 t 52,874 t 70,645 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 22 Australia 226,099 t compare
  2. 22 Australia and New Zealand 226,099 t compare
  3. 24 Indonesia 183,524 t compare
  4. 24 Caribbean 176,785 t compare
  5. 25 Chad 183,016 t compare
  6. 26 Nicaragua 177,447 t compare
  7. 27 Côte d'Ivoire 38,334 t compare
  8. 27 Egypt 172,549 t compare
  9. 28 Yugoslav SFR 167,855 t compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beans, dry — production in Southern Africa?
Beans, dry — production in Southern Africa was 52,874 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beans, dry — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 145,935 t in 1990.
What is the lowest beans, dry — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 30,507 t in 1992.
How does Southern Africa rank for beans, dry — production?
Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is beans, dry — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beans, dry — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
173 places, 8,953 data points, 1961–2024
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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.