Canada vs United States: Bean yields
Canada
2.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
2.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada rank
19th
United States rank
22nd
Bean yields over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.65 tonnes per hectare against 2.32 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd of 132 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.0287 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.0236 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.0478 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.0449 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.0343 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.1932 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.3539 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bean yields, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 2.65 tonnes per hectare against 2.32 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bean yields between Canada and United States?
- 0.33 tonnes per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for bean yields?
- Canada ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.