China vs Italy: Bean yields
China
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
1.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
China rank
37th
Italy rank
36th
Bean yields over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.86 tonnes per hectare against 1.8 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 37th and Italy ranks 36th of 133 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7516 tonnes per hectare | 0.6309 tonnes per hectare | 0.1207 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 0.9539 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.427 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.5238 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.4897 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.3036 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.4274 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bean yields, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.86 tonnes per hectare against 1.8 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2017.
- What is the difference in bean yields between China and Italy?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for bean yields?
- China ranks 37th and Italy ranks 36th of 133 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.