Bean yields in Australia
Australia: Bean yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Australia, 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
In 2024, bean yields in Australia stood at 1.71 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Australia peaked at 2.22 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1891 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Australia 43rd out of 132 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5252 tonnes per hectare | 0.2026 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6351 tonnes per hectare | 0.1891 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5753 tonnes per hectare | 0.2271 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7677 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.6449 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.7546 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Australia?
- Bean yields in Australia was 1.71 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1891 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Australia rank for bean yields?
- Australia ranks 43rd out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.