Bean yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Bean yields was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Madagascar, 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
The most recent figure for bean yields in Madagascar is 1.21 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Madagascar peaked at 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7167 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Madagascar 67th 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 | 0.8054 tonnes per hectare | 0.7167 tonnes per hectare | 0.8711 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8619 tonnes per hectare | 0.8183 tonnes per hectare | 0.9412 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.821 tonnes per hectare | 0.7701 tonnes per hectare | 0.8621 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9089 tonnes per hectare | 0.8287 tonnes per hectare | 0.988 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9637 tonnes per hectare | 0.843 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
- Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 67.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.22 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Madagascar?
- Bean yields in Madagascar was 1.21 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7167 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Madagascar rank for bean yields?
- Madagascar ranks 67th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.