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 132 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.

Bean yields in Laos

Name: Bean yields in Laos
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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 132 countries

All-time high

1.78 tonnes per hectare

in 2017

All-time low

0.5 tonnes per hectare

in 1961

Years of data

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 132 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.

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

Countries ranked near Laos

39 Kyrgyzstan 1.78 tonnes per hectare compare
40 Japan 1.76 tonnes per hectare compare
41 Chile 1.75 tonnes per hectare compare
43 Australia 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
44 Ethiopia 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
45 Ukraine 1.55 tonnes per hectare compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Laos

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.04 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
Rural population 4.70 million (2025)
Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
Rural population 59.7% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 4.6% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
Land under cereal production 1.02 million hectares (2024)

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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 132 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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About this data

Indicator: Bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 133 places, 6,635 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.