Bean yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Bean yields was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.21 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
68th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.7167 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 68th out of 133 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.
Bean yields in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8644 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7167 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7953 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8142 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.775 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7546 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8044 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8711 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8531 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8395 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8474 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8296 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8547 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8549 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8183 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.881 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8507 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9022 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9412 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8459 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7747 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8187 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8172 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8621 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7701 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7776 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8269 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8588 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8576 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8287 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9498 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9037 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8786 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8388 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9684 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9397 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8921 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.988 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8926 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9044 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8481 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9034 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.843 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.21 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8795 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.21 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
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 68th out of 133 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.