Bean yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Bean yields was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 53rd of 132 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
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 53rd out of 132 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.