Bean yields in Thailand
Thailand: Bean yields was 0.7619 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bean yields in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 0.7619 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Thailand peaked at 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.5476 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
That places Thailand 103rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9913 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9472 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9796 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8376 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6714 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1971 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +54.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9587 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8759 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9852 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8191 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6009 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5476 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6917 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1979 | 0.707 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6609 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6195 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6334 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.73 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6112 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6109 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6108 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7199 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7175 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7088 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7284 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7464 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8561 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7235 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7032 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7074 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.731 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7824 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8097 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8067 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8047 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7911 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7683 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7588 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.733 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7749 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7926 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7414 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7164 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7228 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.764 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7628 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.763 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7617 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7612 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.762 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7613 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7614 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7616 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7624 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7618 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7619 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.762 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7619 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.7619 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 62% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.7619 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +54.5% | 0.6714 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.8376 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | 0.5476 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6557 tonnes per hectare | 0.6108 tonnes per hectare | 0.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7497 tonnes per hectare | 0.7032 tonnes per hectare | 0.8561 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7688 tonnes per hectare | 0.7164 tonnes per hectare | 0.8067 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7582 tonnes per hectare | 0.7228 tonnes per hectare | 0.764 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.762 tonnes per hectare | 0.7618 tonnes per hectare | 0.7624 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Thailand?
- Bean yields in Thailand was 0.7619 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5476 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Thailand rank for bean yields?
- Thailand ranks 103rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.