Bean yields in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bean yields was 0.6409 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Guatemala, 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
Guatemala recorded 0.6409 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Guatemala peaked at 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.3694 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
Guatemala ranks 114th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6587 tonnes per hectare | 0.6431 tonnes per hectare | 0.7329 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6517 tonnes per hectare | 0.3694 tonnes per hectare | 0.9325 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8167 tonnes per hectare | 0.5956 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7325 tonnes per hectare | 0.592 tonnes per hectare | 0.9092 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8232 tonnes per hectare | 0.7144 tonnes per hectare | 0.8709 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9427 tonnes per hectare | 0.8885 tonnes per hectare | 0.9999 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7159 tonnes per hectare | 0.6323 tonnes per hectare | 0.8594 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.6% (2025)
- Rural population 8.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 43.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.20 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Guatemala?
- Bean yields in Guatemala was 0.6409 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3694 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for bean yields?
- Guatemala ranks 114th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.