Other beans, green — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Other beans, green — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Other beans, green — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other beans, green — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0024 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other beans, green — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0058 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 65th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Other beans, green — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -59.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other beans, green — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -59.0% | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +39.2% | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +33.3% | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 62 Zimbabwe 0.0026 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Qatar 0.0026 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Burkina Faso 0.0026 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Uruguay 0.0019 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Lithuania 0.0019 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Tunisia 0.0019 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other beans, green — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Other beans, green — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other beans, green — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest other beans, green — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for other beans, green — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other beans, green — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other beans, green — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other beans, green — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other beans, green — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other beans, green — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other beans, green — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.