Bean yields in Kenya
Kenya: Bean yields was 0.7349 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 104th 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 | 0.4874 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 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
- Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.93 million hectares (2023)
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 104th out of 132 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.