What is bean yields in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Bean yields in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.5463 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?

The highest recorded value was 0.6002 tonnes per hectare in 1979.

What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4878 tonnes per hectare in 1961.

How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for bean yields?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 119th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.

Is bean yields rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.

Bean yields in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: Bean yields in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Democratic Republic of Congo: Bean yields was 0.5463 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

0.5463 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

119th

of 132 countries

All-time high

0.6002 tonnes per hectare

in 1979

All-time low

0.4878 tonnes per hectare

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Bean yields in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.5463 tonnes per hectare.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bean yields in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.6002 tonnes per hectare in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.4878 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 119th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5392 tonnes per hectare	0.4878 tonnes per hectare	0.5714 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.5696 tonnes per hectare	0.5438 tonnes per hectare	0.6002 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.5885 tonnes per hectare	0.5599 tonnes per hectare	0.5999 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.5502 tonnes per hectare	0.5406 tonnes per hectare	0.5808 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.541 tonnes per hectare	0.541 tonnes per hectare	0.5412 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.5433 tonnes per hectare	0.5409 tonnes per hectare	0.5468 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.5453 tonnes per hectare	0.5437 tonnes per hectare	0.5463 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

116 Malawi 0.6165 tonnes per hectare compare
117 Togo 0.5741 tonnes per hectare compare
118 Zambia 0.5589 tonnes per hectare compare
120 Moldova 0.5347 tonnes per hectare compare
121 Benin 0.5259 tonnes per hectare compare
122 Mozambique 0.521 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.13 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
Rural population 61.93 million (2025)
Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
Rural population 54.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
Land under cereal production 5.03 million hectares (2024)

All data for Democratic Republic of Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is bean yields in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Bean yields in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.5463 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 0.6002 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4878 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for bean yields?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 119th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
Is bean yields rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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

Indicator: Bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 133 places, 6,635 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.