Bean yields in Canada
Canada: Bean yields was 2.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.65 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 133 countries
All-time high
2.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.7171 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 2.65 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Canada peaked at 2.68 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7171 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
That places Canada 19th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1963 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1968 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -33.8% |
| 1969 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1970 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1971 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7171 tonnes per hectare | -47.4% |
| 1978 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +74.4% |
| 1979 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +93.9% |
| 1980 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -35.6% |
| 1982 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9565 tonnes per hectare | -40.5% |
| 1987 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +130.9% |
| 1988 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 1990 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +41.0% |
| 1994 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 1995 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.65 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +130.9% | 0.9565 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.7171 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.9565 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Canada?
- Bean yields in Canada was 2.65 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7171 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Canada rank for bean yields?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.