Bean yields in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bean yields was 0.6409 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6409 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
115th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.02 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
All-time low
0.3694 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 115th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6431 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6504 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6503 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6503 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6502 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6507 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7329 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4298 tonnes per hectare | -41.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3694 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5856 tonnes per hectare | +58.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6418 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8525 tonnes per hectare | +32.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5494 tonnes per hectare | -35.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5869 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7196 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8492 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9325 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9259 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9902 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7907 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7349 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5956 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6302 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6672 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9333 tonnes per hectare | +39.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9092 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7791 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8183 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8246 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6788 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7438 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6555 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.592 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6276 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6965 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7144 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7714 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7772 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8336 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8546 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8447 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8548 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8683 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8709 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8424 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8885 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9001 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9105 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9254 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9381 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.954 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.979 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9803 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9999 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9512 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8594 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7721 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6323 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6746 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6409 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.6409 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.6409 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +58.5% | 0.3694 tonnes per hectare | 0.5856 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
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 115th out of 133 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.