Bean yields in Brazil
Brazil: Bean yields was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Brazil, 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
The most recent figure for bean yields in Brazil is 1.15 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Brazil peaked at 1.18 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3842 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.
Brazil ranks 70th of 132 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.6544 tonnes per hectare | 0.6055 tonnes per hectare | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.4534 tonnes per hectare | 0.6829 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4463 tonnes per hectare | 0.3842 tonnes per hectare | 0.4935 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5927 tonnes per hectare | 0.4774 tonnes per hectare | 0.6815 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7975 tonnes per hectare | 0.7054 tonnes per hectare | 0.9152 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.9227 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Brazil?
- Bean yields in Brazil was 1.15 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3842 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- How does Brazil rank for bean yields?
- Brazil ranks 70th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.