Other beans, green — Area harvested in Ecuador
Ecuador: Other beans, green — Area harvested was 6,841 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other beans, green — Area harvested in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other beans, green — area harvested in Ecuador stood at 6,841 ha.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other beans, green — area harvested in Ecuador peaked at 42,864 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,800 ha, in 1966.
That places Ecuador 22nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other beans, green — Area harvested in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,402 ha | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 5,619 ha | +27.6% |
| 1964 | 4,600 ha | -18.1% |
| 1965 | 5,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 1,800 ha | -64.0% |
| 1967 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 2,100 ha | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 2,400 ha | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 2,600 ha | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 2,900 ha | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 3,213 ha | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 5,000 ha | +55.6% |
| 1976 | 7,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1977 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 9,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 10,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 12,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 14,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 16,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 18,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 18,482 ha | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 11,790 ha | -36.2% |
| 1987 | 9,600 ha | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 6,940 ha | -27.7% |
| 1989 | 14,590 ha | +110.2% |
| 1990 | 10,800 ha | -26.0% |
| 1991 | 7,820 ha | -27.6% |
| 1992 | 10,280 ha | +31.5% |
| 1993 | 10,740 ha | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 8,900 ha | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 12,230 ha | +37.4% |
| 1996 | 12,300 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 14,670 ha | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 13,553 ha | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 11,630 ha | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 13,571 ha | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 13,255 ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 17,113 ha | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 30,376 ha | +77.5% |
| 2004 | 28,521 ha | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 31,091 ha | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 21,791 ha | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 22,745 ha | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 17,307 ha | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 26,492 ha | +53.1% |
| 2010 | 27,191 ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 42,864 ha | +57.6% |
| 2012 | 30,091 ha | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 23,360 ha | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 17,957 ha | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 21,916 ha | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 18,372 ha | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 17,484 ha | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 9,392 ha | -46.3% |
| 2019 | 7,018 ha | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 6,920 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9,123 ha | +31.8% |
| 2022 | 9,063 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7,465 ha | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 6,841 ha | -8.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 6,841 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,075 ha, 3.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 6,841 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 758 ha, 9.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,502 ha | 1,800 ha | 5,619 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,921 ha | 2,100 ha | 9,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,140 ha | 6,940 ha | 18,482 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,292 ha | 7,820 ha | 14,670 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,226 ha | 13,255 ha | 31,091 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,564 ha | 7,018 ha | 42,864 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,882 ha | 6,841 ha | 9,123 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other beans, green — area harvested in Ecuador?
- Other beans, green — area harvested in Ecuador was 6,841 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 42,864 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 ha in 1966.
- How does Ecuador rank for other beans, green — area harvested?
- Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.