Other beans, green — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Other beans, green — Area harvested was 4,196 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other beans, green — Area harvested in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4,196 ha for other beans, green — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other beans, green — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 10,000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,336 ha, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 30th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other beans, green — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,000 ha | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 6,190 ha | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 5,807 ha | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 4,392 ha | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 4,572 ha | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 5,632 ha | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 6,971 ha | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 6,781 ha | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 5,276 ha | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 5,084 ha | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 5,800 ha | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 6,482 ha | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 5,521 ha | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 6,291 ha | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 7,004 ha | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 6,154 ha | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 7,733 ha | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 4,616 ha | -40.3% |
| 2009 | 3,336 ha | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 3,810 ha | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 4,700 ha | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 4,128 ha | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 4,300 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 4,104 ha | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 3,753 ha | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 4,052 ha | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 4,159 ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,988 ha | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 4,192 ha | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 4,158 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4,214 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4,188 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4,187 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,196 ha | +0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4,196 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,476 ha, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4,196 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 958 ha, 4.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,262 ha | 4,392 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,802 ha | 3,336 ha | 7,733 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,119 ha | 3,753 ha | 4,700 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,189 ha | 4,158 ha | 4,214 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 1,717 ha compare
- 27 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,690 ha compare
- 28 Guatemala 5,165 ha compare
- 28 Caribbean 967 ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 ha compare
- 29 Peru 4,798 ha compare
- 31 Germany 4,050 ha compare
- 32 Tajikistan 4,014 ha compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,003 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other beans, green — area harvested in Kenya?
- Other beans, green — area harvested in Kenya was 4,196 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,336 ha in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for other beans, green — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 30th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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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.