Bean yields in Cambodia
Cambodia: Bean yields was 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia stood at 1.26 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Cambodia peaked at 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Cambodia 62nd 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5813 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4004 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5261 tonnes per hectare | +31.4% |
| 1967 | 0.538 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5129 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6373 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7775 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5667 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5357 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5806 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4865 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4571 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7931 tonnes per hectare | +28.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -37.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4815 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5227 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7773 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5142 tonnes per hectare | -33.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5584 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5564 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5949 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6595 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6328 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6802 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7342 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +65.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8285 tonnes per hectare | -31.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7935 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8383 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8464 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8995 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.26 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.26 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +65.7% | 0.7342 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5056 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6122 tonnes per hectare | 0.5357 tonnes per hectare | 0.7775 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5593 tonnes per hectare | 0.4571 tonnes per hectare | 0.7931 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5723 tonnes per hectare | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.7773 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8129 tonnes per hectare | 0.6328 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5889 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Cambodia?
- Bean yields in Cambodia was 1.26 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Cambodia rank for bean yields?
- Cambodia ranks 62nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.