Bean yields in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Bean yields was 1.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.79 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
38th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.85 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
1.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Bean yields in Afghanistan, 2020–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bean yields in Afghanistan is 1.79 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over five years.
Afghanistan ranks 38th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bean yields in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2021 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.79 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8795 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.79 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.89 tonnes per hectare, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Afghanistan?
- Bean yields in Afghanistan was 1.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for bean yields?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.