Bean yields in Peru
Peru: Bean yields was 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Peru, 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
In 2024, bean yields in Peru stood at 1.43 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Peru peaked at 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7266 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.
That places Peru 48th 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 | 0.8957 tonnes per hectare | 0.7684 tonnes per hectare | 0.9672 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8353 tonnes per hectare | 0.808 tonnes per hectare | 0.8586 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7997 tonnes per hectare | 0.7266 tonnes per hectare | 0.8655 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9213 tonnes per hectare | 0.827 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.921 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.5% (2024)
- Rural population 4.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.22 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Peru?
- Bean yields in Peru was 1.43 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7266 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- How does Peru rank for bean yields?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.