> In 2024 Tanzania produced 1.5 million t of beans, dry, the 4th largest in the world (4.83% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 31%. The record was 1.

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# Beans, dry production in Tanzania

In 2024 Tanzania produced 1.5 million t of beans, dry, the 4th largest in the world (4.83% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 31%. The record was 1.5 million t in 2023. Area harvested: 1.1 million ha, yield 1.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/dry-bean/)[Market prices in Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/country/tanzania/)

Production, 20241.5 million t
World rank4 of 106
10-year change+31%
Record1.5 million t2023

## Beans, dry in Tanzania, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Tanzania compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total4.8%4.2% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.4world 0.9 (+55%)
kg per person21.4world 3.71
10-year change+31%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | [Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/brazil/) | 3,018,459 | 10.0% |
| 3 | [Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/myanmar/) | 2,392,683 | 7.9% |
| 4 | **Tanzania** | 1,463,819 | 4.8% |
| 5 | [United States](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/united-states/) | 1,408,962 | 4.7% |
| 6 | [China](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/china/) | 1,322,698 | 4.4% |

[Full ranking of 106 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/)

### Map of world production of beans, dry

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Share of the world total; Tanzania is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,463,819 | −1.4% | 1,052,993 | 1.39 |
| 2023 | 1,484,000 | +17% | 1,088,198 | 1.36 |
| 2022 | 1,269,000 | −1.4% | 948,932 | 1.34 |
| 2021 | 1,287,000 | +1.1% | 993,606 | 1.30 |
| 2020 | 1,272,533 | +6.3% | 955,249 | 1.33 |
| 2019 | 1,197,489 | +9.2% | 893,570 | 1.34 |
| 2018 | 1,096,930 | −23% | 896,646 | 1.22 |
| 2017 | 1,428,434 | +20% | 1,119,826 | 1.28 |
| 2016 | 1,194,180 | −0.6% | 1,039,465 | 1.15 |
| 2015 | 1,201,922 | +7.8% | 1,124,710 | 1.07 |
| 2014 | 1,114,500 | +0.1% | 1,114,393 | 1.00 |
| 2013 | 1,113,541 | −7.1% | 1,151,376 | 0.97 |
| 2012 | 1,199,267 | +77% | 1,265,404 | 0.95 |
| 2011 | 675,948 | −22% | 737,661 | 0.92 |
| 2010 | 867,530 | +12% | 1,208,690 | 0.72 |
| 2009 | 773,720 | +36% | 868,310 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 570,750 | −36% | 749,540 | 0.76 |
| 2007 | 889,293 | +26% | 918,742 | 0.97 |
| 2006 | 707,623 | +13% | 894,771 | 0.79 |
| 2005 | 626,340 | +40% | 894,771 | 0.70 |
| 2004 | 447,710 | +34% | 811,010 | 0.55 |
| 2003 | 333,040 | −41% | 687,810 | 0.48 |
| 2002 | 560,450 | +1.9% | 690,005 | 0.81 |
| 2001 | 550,000 | +1.9% | 692,200 | 0.79 |
| 2000 | 540,000 | +3.8% | 672,226 | 0.80 |
| 1999 | 520,000 | +3.9% | 651,971 | 0.80 |
| 1998 | 500,300 | +4.2% | 631,421 | 0.79 |
| 1997 | 480,267 | +4.4% | 610,571 | 0.79 |
| 1996 | 460,233 | +4.6% | 589,413 | 0.78 |
| 1995 | 440,200 | +4.8% | 567,941 | 0.78 |
| 1994 | 420,167 | +5.0% | 546,149 | 0.77 |
| 1993 | 400,133 | +5.3% | 524,027 | 0.76 |
| 1992 | 380,100 | +5.6% | 501,570 | 0.76 |
| 1991 | 360,067 | +5.9% | 478,770 | 0.75 |
| 1990 | 340,033 | +6.3% | 455,617 | 0.75 |
| 1989 | 320,000 | +33% | 432,105 | 0.74 |
| 1988 | 240,000 | −11% | 326,617 | 0.73 |
| 1987 | 270,000 | +17% | 370,343 | 0.73 |
| 1986 | 230,000 | −15% | 318,000 | 0.72 |
| 1985 | 270,000 | −3.6% | 441,000 | 0.61 |
| 1984 | 280,200 | −0.6% | 446,700 | 0.63 |
| 1983 | 281,900 | +13% | 465,900 | 0.61 |
| 1982 | 250,000 | 0.0% | 500,000 | 0.50 |
| 1981 | 250,000 | 0.0% | 500,000 | 0.50 |
| 1980 | 250,000 | −1.1% | 500,000 | 0.50 |
| 1979 | 252,889 | −8.3% | 500,000 | 0.51 |
| 1978 | 275,818 | +41% | 500,000 | 0.55 |
| 1977 | 195,820 | +34% | 350,000 | 0.56 |
| 1976 | 146,000 | +9.0% | 294,000 | 0.50 |
| 1975 | 134,000 | +3.1% | 268,000 | 0.50 |
| 1974 | 130,000 | −10% | 260,000 | 0.50 |
| 1973 | 145,000 | −10% | 280,000 | 0.52 |
| 1972 | 161,520 | +21% | 280,000 | 0.58 |
| 1971 | 133,584 | +2.8% | 260,000 | 0.51 |
| 1970 | 130,004 | +19% | 262,250 | 0.50 |
| 1969 | 109,437 | −7.7% | 206,701 | 0.53 |
| 1968 | 118,622 | −16% | 219,771 | 0.54 |
| 1967 | 141,379 | +29% | 250,000 | 0.57 |
| 1966 | 109,766 | +30% | 234,056 | 0.47 |
| 1965 | 84,339 | −15% | 176,644 | 0.48 |
| 1964 | 98,744 | +11% | 230,743 | 0.43 |
| 1963 | 88,891 | +4.6% | 209,944 | 0.42 |
| 1962 | 85,000 | +6.3% | 202,000 | 0.42 |
| 1961 | 80,000 | — | 193,000 | 0.41 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports71,566 t USD 32.2 m
Exporter rank15 of 139
Imports143 t USD 39,000
Importer rank153 of 185
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of beans, dry in Tanzania?

Tanzania produced 1.5 million t in 2024, 4.8% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Tanzania rank in the world for production of beans, dry?

Tanzania ranked 4th of 106 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.4% of the world total.

### How has the production of beans, dry in Tanzania changed?

It rose by 31% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 1.5 million t in 2023.

### What is the yield of beans, dry in Tanzania?

1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.5 million t from 1.1 million ha), against a world average of 0.9 t/ha.

### Does Tanzania export or import beans, dry?

In 2024 Tanzania reported exports of 71,566 t (USD 32.2 m) and imports of 143 t (USD 39,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Tanzania is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/india/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/brazil/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/myanmar/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/united-states/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/china/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/mexico/)[Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/kenya/)[Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/uganda/)[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/kazakhstan/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/mozambique/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/ethiopia/)[Burundi](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/burundi/)
[All countries producing beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/)

## Other products of Tanzania

[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/tanzania/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/tanzania/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/tanzania/)[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/tanzania/)[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/tanzania/)[Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/tanzania/)[Sweet potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/tanzania/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/tanzania/)[Skim milk of cows](https://husfarm.com/production/skim-milk-of-cows/tanzania/)[Sunflower seed](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/tanzania/)[Sorghum](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/tanzania/)[Groundnuts (peanuts)](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/tanzania/)
[Agricultural production in Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/country/tanzania/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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