Bean yields in Japan
Japan: Bean yields was 1.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 1.76 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Japan peaked at 2.38 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7661 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Japan 40th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.7661 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.9492 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Japan?
- Bean yields in Japan was 1.76 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7661 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Japan rank for bean yields?
- Japan ranks 40th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.