Bean yields in Peru
Peru: Bean yields was 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.43 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
48th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.7266 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9525 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9655 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9397 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9672 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8972 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8758 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9016 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7684 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7934 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8122 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.808 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8584 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8586 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8542 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.811 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8314 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.853 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8564 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7849 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8655 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8513 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7461 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8402 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.805 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8014 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7266 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7901 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7861 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.827 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9564 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8784 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9158 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9614 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9104 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8482 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9155 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9456 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.921 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9541 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9383 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.43 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.43 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (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 133 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.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.