Bean yields in Australia
Australia: Bean yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.71 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
43rd
of 133 countries
All-time high
2.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.1891 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5525 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +99.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5151 tonnes per hectare | -53.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5939 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2026 tonnes per hectare | -65.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4686 tonnes per hectare | +131.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6046 tonnes per hectare | +29.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2087 tonnes per hectare | -65.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4806 tonnes per hectare | +130.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2414 tonnes per hectare | -49.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7732 tonnes per hectare | +220.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1891 tonnes per hectare | -75.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5614 tonnes per hectare | +196.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8759 tonnes per hectare | +56.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7987 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7219 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7937 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +30.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3572 tonnes per hectare | -65.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6494 tonnes per hectare | +81.8% |
| 1981 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +55.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2271 tonnes per hectare | -77.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6558 tonnes per hectare | +188.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6223 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4613 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4124 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5901 tonnes per hectare | +43.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5407 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5846 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5611 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6942 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1993 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +129.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5381 tonnes per hectare | -53.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5645 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.945 tonnes per hectare | +67.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8409 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9815 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9038 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7923 tonnes per hectare | -25.2% |
| 2003 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +146.0% |
| 2004 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6449 tonnes per hectare | -49.8% |
| 2008 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +56.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9262 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7546 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8091 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9211 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9143 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9063 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9034 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9462 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 2022 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 2023 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +220.3% | 0.2414 tonnes per hectare | 0.7732 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
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 133 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.