Bean yields in Uganda
Uganda: Bean yields was 0.9188 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9188 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
84th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
0.3508 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 84th 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 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8589 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7123 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6296 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4833 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6259 tonnes per hectare | +29.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4837 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1972 | 0.767 tonnes per hectare | +58.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4735 tonnes per hectare | -38.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4811 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7979 tonnes per hectare | +65.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7749 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7478 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8018 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5938 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8027 tonnes per hectare | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6511 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7889 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7662 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7978 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.673 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8016 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7596 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8092 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8001 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7513 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7754 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6585 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3805 tonnes per hectare | -41.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3508 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +71.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5994 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6009 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.699 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6993 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5603 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5773 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4994 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +180.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7997 tonnes per hectare | -53.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8511 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7996 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7998 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8539 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9188 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.9188 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8795 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.9188 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +180.2% | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare |
| 1998 | +71.0% | 0.3508 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | +65.8% | 0.4811 tonnes per hectare | 0.7979 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (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 84th out of 133 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.