Other beans, green — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Other beans, green — Area harvested was 2,753 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other beans, green — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2,753 ha for other beans, green — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other beans, green — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 6,996 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,753 ha, in 2024.
That places South Africa 38th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Other beans, green — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 6,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,100 ha | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 6,996 ha | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 6,200 ha | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 5,795 ha | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 6,500 ha | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 6,991 ha | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 6,300 ha | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 6,400 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6,600 ha | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 6,318 ha | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 5,353 ha | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 5,977 ha | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 5,582 ha | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 5,600 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6,099 ha | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 4,800 ha | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 3,700 ha | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 3,200 ha | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 3,300 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3,442 ha | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4,000 ha | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 3,741 ha | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 3,850 ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3,900 ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 3,500 ha | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 4,087 ha | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 3,849 ha | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3,981 ha | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3,942 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3,748 ha | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 3,754 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,005 ha | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 6,967 ha | +39.2% |
| 2023 | 2,856 ha | -59.0% |
| 2024 | 2,753 ha | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,889 ha | 4,000 ha | 5,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,000 ha | 5,000 ha | 5,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,950 ha | 5,000 ha | 6,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,345 ha | 5,353 ha | 6,996 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,570 ha | 3,200 ha | 6,099 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,860 ha | 3,500 ha | 4,087 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,267 ha | 2,753 ha | 6,967 ha | 5 |
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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 in South Africa?
- Other beans, green — area harvested in South Africa was 2,753 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,996 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,753 ha in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for other beans, green — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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.