Bean yields in Nepal
Nepal: Bean yields was 0.8548 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8548 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
91st
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.8738 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.5219 tonnes per hectare
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Nepal, 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
Nepal recorded 0.8548 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Nepal peaked at 0.8738 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5219 tonnes per hectare, in 1985.
That places Nepal 91st 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5926 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5862 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5588 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5946 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6842 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.641 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5941 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6341 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.601 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5219 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5258 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5791 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5368 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5442 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5529 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5717 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.542 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5514 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5821 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.639 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6267 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6539 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6698 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7164 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.714 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7313 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7802 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7931 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8642 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.775 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7742 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7809 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7839 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7896 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8187 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8176 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8469 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8315 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8382 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8477 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.859 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8668 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8738 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8355 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8586 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8558 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8499 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8548 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.8548 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.8548 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8548 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5877 tonnes per hectare | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6108 tonnes per hectare | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | 0.6842 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5669 tonnes per hectare | 0.5219 tonnes per hectare | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5989 tonnes per hectare | 0.542 tonnes per hectare | 0.6698 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7713 tonnes per hectare | 0.714 tonnes per hectare | 0.8642 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.839 tonnes per hectare | 0.7896 tonnes per hectare | 0.8738 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8509 tonnes per hectare | 0.8355 tonnes per hectare | 0.8586 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 88 North Korea 0.8795 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Croatia 0.8707 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Belize 0.8644 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8496 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 Puerto Rico 0.8407 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Argentina 0.839 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Nepal?
- Bean yields in Nepal was 0.8548 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8738 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5219 tonnes per hectare in 1985.
- How does Nepal rank for bean yields?
- Nepal ranks 91st out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.