Bean yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Bean yields was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.39 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
54th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.39 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.4145 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 1.39 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Tanzania peaked at 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4145 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 54th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4145 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4208 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4234 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4279 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4775 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.469 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5655 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5398 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4957 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5138 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5179 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4966 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5595 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5516 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5058 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6051 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6273 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6122 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7233 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7291 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7348 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7406 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7463 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7521 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7578 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7636 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7693 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7751 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7808 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7866 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7923 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7976 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8033 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7946 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8122 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4842 tonnes per hectare | -40.4% |
| 2004 | 0.552 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7908 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9679 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7615 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8911 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7177 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9163 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9477 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9671 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -40.4% | 0.8122 tonnes per hectare | 0.4842 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | +27.7% | 0.7177 tonnes per hectare | 0.9163 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | +26.8% | 0.552 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4742 tonnes per hectare | 0.4145 tonnes per hectare | 0.5655 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5218 tonnes per hectare | 0.4957 tonnes per hectare | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6272 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.7406 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7722 tonnes per hectare | 0.7463 tonnes per hectare | 0.7976 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7558 tonnes per hectare | 0.4842 tonnes per hectare | 0.9679 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.7177 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 292.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6312 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Tanzania?
- Bean yields in Tanzania was 1.39 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4145 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for bean yields?
- Tanzania ranks 54th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.