Bean yields in Uganda
Uganda: Bean yields was 0.9188 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Uganda, 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
Uganda recorded 0.9188 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Uganda peaked at 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3508 tonnes per hectare, in 1997.
That places Uganda 83rd 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 | 0.7295 tonnes per hectare | 0.4833 tonnes per hectare | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6704 tonnes per hectare | 0.4735 tonnes per hectare | 0.8018 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7444 tonnes per hectare | 0.5938 tonnes per hectare | 0.8092 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6316 tonnes per hectare | 0.3508 tonnes per hectare | 0.8001 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7712 tonnes per hectare | 0.4994 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.7997 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8446 tonnes per hectare | 0.7996 tonnes per hectare | 0.9188 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Uganda?
- Bean yields in Uganda was 0.9188 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3508 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- How does Uganda rank for bean yields?
- Uganda ranks 83rd out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.