Bean yields in Argentina
Argentina: Bean yields was 0.839 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.839 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.4% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Argentina peaked at 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5628 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
That places Argentina 94th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Argentina, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9611 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1965 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.951 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5965 tonnes per hectare | -37.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5628 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9564 tonnes per hectare | +69.9% |
| 1971 | 0.973 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9325 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9263 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7911 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9064 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9779 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7122 tonnes per hectare | -29.9% |
| 1981 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +48.8% |
| 1982 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9323 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9103 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9113 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6649 tonnes per hectare | -44.8% |
| 2014 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +84.6% |
| 2015 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9958 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.839 tonnes per hectare | -39.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.839 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 68% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.839 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +84.6% | 0.6649 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.936 tonnes per hectare | 0.5628 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9707 tonnes per hectare | 0.7911 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9722 tonnes per hectare | 0.7122 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.9113 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.6649 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.839 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Argentina?
- Bean yields in Argentina was 0.839 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5628 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Argentina rank for bean yields?
- Argentina ranks 94th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.