Bean yields in Iran
Iran: Bean yields was 1.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.91 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
33rd
of 133 countries
All-time high
2.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
0.5691 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Iran, 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
The most recent figure for bean yields in Iran is 1.91 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Iran peaked at 2.25 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5691 tonnes per hectare, in 1989.
Iran ranks 33rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Iran, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9591 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9075 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8712 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8693 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9389 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9829 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8427 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8383 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5691 tonnes per hectare | -32.1% |
| 1990 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +154.0% |
| 1991 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.91 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.91 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.89 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Iran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +154.0% | 0.5691 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8839 tonnes per hectare | 0.5691 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -25.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 415.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6359 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Iran?
- Bean yields in Iran was 1.91 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5691 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- How does Iran rank for bean yields?
- Iran ranks 33rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.