Bean yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Bean yields was 0.7632 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bean yields in Bhutan, 2004–2024
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 Bhutan is 0.7632 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Bhutan peaked at 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7632 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 102nd of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bean yields in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2005 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8773 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7984 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9608 tonnes per hectare | -33.7% |
| 2018 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8554 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8008 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7632 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.7632 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.7632 tonnes per hectare is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8548 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.8773 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.7984 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9412 tonnes per hectare | 0.7632 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Bhutan?
- Bean yields in Bhutan was 0.7632 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7632 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for bean yields?
- Bhutan ranks 102nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.