Bean yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Bean yields was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Sri Lanka, 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
The most recent figure for bean yields in Sri Lanka is 1.11 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.14 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2561 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Sri Lanka 72nd 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 | 0.3598 tonnes per hectare | 0.2561 tonnes per hectare | 0.4738 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.2998 tonnes per hectare | 0.7541 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7258 tonnes per hectare | 0.364 tonnes per hectare | 0.9301 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8038 tonnes per hectare | 0.4872 tonnes per hectare | 0.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9339 tonnes per hectare | 0.878 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.4% (2025)
- Rural population 17.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 79.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.25 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Sri Lanka?
- Bean yields in Sri Lanka was 1.11 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2561 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for bean yields?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.