Other beans, green — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Other beans, green — Area harvested was 70,311 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other beans, green — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other beans, green — area harvested in Africa is 70,311 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other beans, green — area harvested in Africa peaked at 78,739 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21,710 ha, in 1962.
Africa ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Other beans, green — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,789 ha | — |
| 1962 | 21,710 ha | -21.9% |
| 1963 | 25,290 ha | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 24,275 ha | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 33,185 ha | +36.7% |
| 1966 | 25,534 ha | -23.1% |
| 1967 | 24,837 ha | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 30,867 ha | +24.3% |
| 1969 | 27,762 ha | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 28,837 ha | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 28,802 ha | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 28,619 ha | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 32,048 ha | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 33,538 ha | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 34,523 ha | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 38,028 ha | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 38,247 ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 24,878 ha | -35.0% |
| 1979 | 27,396 ha | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 27,365 ha | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 28,356 ha | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 29,790 ha | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 29,438 ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 29,474 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 28,363 ha | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 30,622 ha | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 32,047 ha | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 30,457 ha | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 29,069 ha | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 45,190 ha | +55.5% |
| 1991 | 43,087 ha | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 42,497 ha | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 42,619 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 41,744 ha | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 43,605 ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 51,916 ha | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 54,339 ha | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 53,264 ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 58,225 ha | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 59,108 ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 59,731 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 62,352 ha | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 68,802 ha | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 65,095 ha | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 65,421 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 71,130 ha | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 78,739 ha | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 69,398 ha | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 71,598 ha | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 74,057 ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 75,972 ha | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 71,725 ha | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 74,749 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 76,174 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 75,552 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 74,882 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 75,125 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74,238 ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 74,313 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73,648 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 74,568 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 74,199 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 70,515 ha | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 70,311 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,805 ha | 21,710 ha | 33,185 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,492 ha | 24,878 ha | 38,247 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,498 ha | 27,365 ha | 32,047 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,649 ha | 41,744 ha | 58,225 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,137 ha | 59,108 ha | 78,739 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,679 ha | 71,725 ha | 76,174 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,648 ha | 70,311 ha | 74,568 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other beans, green — area harvested in Africa?
- Other beans, green — area harvested in Africa was 70,311 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 78,739 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,710 ha in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for other beans, green — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other beans, green — 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.