Bean yields in Nepal
Nepal: Bean yields was 0.8548 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 90th 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 | 0.5877 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
- 87 North Korea 0.8795 tonnes per hectare compare
- 88 Croatia 0.8707 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Belize 0.8644 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8496 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 Puerto Rico 0.8407 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 Argentina 0.839 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares (2023)
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 90th out of 132 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.