Bean yields in Laos
Laos: Bean yields was 1.74 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.74 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
42nd
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
0.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Laos, 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
Laos recorded 1.74 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Laos peaked at 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Laos ranks 42nd of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5893 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5601 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6162 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6444 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6227 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5746 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6328 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7243 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6546 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7133 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6962 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6575 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.692 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6887 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7519 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8484 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8703 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8477 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8915 tonnes per hectare | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8449 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8822 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.74 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.74 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +43.9% | 0.8822 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +40.4% | 0.8477 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5316 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6051 tonnes per hectare | 0.5601 tonnes per hectare | 0.6444 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7297 tonnes per hectare | 0.6546 tonnes per hectare | 0.8703 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8449 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5969 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Laos?
- Bean yields in Laos was 1.74 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Laos rank for bean yields?
- Laos ranks 42nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.