Bean yields in Kenya
Kenya: Bean yields was 0.7349 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7349 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
105th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.8382 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
0.3127 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 0.7349 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Kenya peaked at 0.8382 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3127 tonnes per hectare, in 1997.
Kenya ranks 105th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5806 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5676 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5789 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5476 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5814 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5814 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6122 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6122 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6315 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8382 tonnes per hectare | +32.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6651 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7641 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6508 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4319 tonnes per hectare | -33.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5217 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3136 tonnes per hectare | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3127 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3845 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4742 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 0.43 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3808 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5177 tonnes per hectare | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 0.478 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3526 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3696 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5343 tonnes per hectare | +44.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5079 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4128 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4844 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5666 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5572 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5897 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6594 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5853 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.615 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6215 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.821 tonnes per hectare | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.711 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6284 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6747 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5911 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5913 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7057 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7349 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.7349 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.7349 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4874 tonnes per hectare | 0.4783 tonnes per hectare | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5521 tonnes per hectare | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.5806 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6095 tonnes per hectare | 0.5476 tonnes per hectare | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5357 tonnes per hectare | 0.3127 tonnes per hectare | 0.8382 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4468 tonnes per hectare | 0.3526 tonnes per hectare | 0.5343 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6355 tonnes per hectare | 0.5572 tonnes per hectare | 0.821 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6595 tonnes per hectare | 0.5911 tonnes per hectare | 0.7349 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Kenya?
- Bean yields in Kenya was 0.7349 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8382 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3127 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- How does Kenya rank for bean yields?
- Kenya ranks 105th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.