China vs Japan: Bean yields
China
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
1.76 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
37th
Japan rank
40th
Bean yields over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 1.8 tonnes per hectare against 1.76 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 37th and Japan ranks 40th of 133 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7516 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.4085 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9539 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.4878 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.3526 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.3615 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.3494 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.3632 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.1998 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bean yields, China or Japan?
- China, at 1.8 tonnes per hectare against 1.76 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bean yields between China and Japan?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for bean yields?
- China ranks 37th and Japan ranks 40th 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.