Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Bean yields

Brazil
1.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
70th
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

Bean yields over time

  • Brazil
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.15 tonnes per hectare against 1.11 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 132 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6544 tonnes per hectare 0.3598 tonnes per hectare 0.2946 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1970s 0.56 tonnes per hectare 0.54 tonnes per hectare 0.02 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1980s 0.4463 tonnes per hectare 0.7258 tonnes per hectare 0.2795 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
1990s 0.5927 tonnes per hectare 0.8038 tonnes per hectare 0.2112 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
2000s 0.7975 tonnes per hectare 0.9339 tonnes per hectare 0.1364 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
2010s 1.03 tonnes per hectare 1.1 tonnes per hectare 0.0776 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
2020s 1.13 tonnes per hectare 1.11 tonnes per hectare 0.0196 tonnes per hectare Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bean yields, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
Brazil, at 1.15 tonnes per hectare against 1.11 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in bean yields between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for bean yields?
Brazil ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bean yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,635 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.