Bean yields in Belgium
Belgium: Bean yields was 4.52 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Belgium, 2000–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.52 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Belgium peaked at 4.52 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 4th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Tajikistan 7.21 tonnes per hectare compare
- 2 Montenegro 6.33 tonnes per hectare compare
- 3 Barbados 5.82 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 3.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Latvia 3.68 tonnes per hectare compare
- 7 Sudan 3.67 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Belgium?
- Bean yields in Belgium was 4.52 tonnes per hectare in 2017, 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.52 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for bean yields?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 132 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.