Bean yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Bean yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.71 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Ethiopia peaked at 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2492 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 44th 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 32 years of available data.
Bean yields in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.5314 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.2492 tonnes per hectare | -53.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3499 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +208.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9249 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7759 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6696 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6724 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6262 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4772 tonnes per hectare | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6471 tonnes per hectare | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7144 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.877 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8457 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7971 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9563 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8741 tonnes per hectare | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +34.2% |
| 2024 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8795 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +208.2% | 0.3499 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6542 tonnes per hectare | 0.2492 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7839 tonnes per hectare | 0.4772 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.8741 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Ethiopia?
- Bean yields in Ethiopia was 1.71 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2492 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for bean yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 44th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.