Bean yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Bean yields was 0.521 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Mozambique, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.521 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Mozambique peaked at 0.83 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2071 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
That places Mozambique 123rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bean yields in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4017 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2003 | 0.3397 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2071 tonnes per hectare | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2742 tonnes per hectare | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2795 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2745 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3283 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3448 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3643 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5345 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5533 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4621 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4563 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4119 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.369 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.458 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | +81.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4719 tonnes per hectare | -43.1% |
| 2024 | 0.521 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.521 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8795 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.521 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2963 tonnes per hectare | 0.2071 tonnes per hectare | 0.4017 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4238 tonnes per hectare | 0.3283 tonnes per hectare | 0.5533 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.369 tonnes per hectare | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Mozambique?
- Bean yields in Mozambique was 0.521 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2071 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for bean yields?
- Mozambique ranks 123rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.