Bean yields in Tunisia
Tunisia: Bean yields was 0.8147 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Tunisia, 1988–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.8147 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Tunisia peaked at 1.41 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.296 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
That places Tunisia 97th 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 37 years of available data.
Bean yields in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.3736 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1989 | 0.3485 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6014 tonnes per hectare | +72.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7041 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.296 tonnes per hectare | -67.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5314 tonnes per hectare | +79.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7776 tonnes per hectare | +46.3% |
| 1997 | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6518 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6902 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.657 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5597 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.832 tonnes per hectare | +48.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5417 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | -32.9% |
| 2007 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +211.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -48.1% |
| 2009 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +68.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9714 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9744 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +45.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8636 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8536 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7811 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8278 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8186 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8078 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8178 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8147 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.8147 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.8147 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.89 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +211.7% | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.361 tonnes per hectare | 0.3485 tonnes per hectare | 0.3736 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6442 tonnes per hectare | 0.296 tonnes per hectare | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9116 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8173 tonnes per hectare | 0.8078 tonnes per hectare | 0.8278 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Tunisia?
- Bean yields in Tunisia was 0.8147 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.296 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Tunisia rank for bean yields?
- Tunisia ranks 97th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.