Bean yields in Vietnam
Vietnam: Bean yields was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Vietnam, 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
In 2024, bean yields in Vietnam stood at 1.25 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Vietnam peaked at 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3078 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Vietnam ranks 64th of 133 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.
Bean yields in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3569 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3696 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3078 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3396 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3567 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3623 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3865 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.344 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3699 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3714 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4058 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4143 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4154 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3885 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4635 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 0.451 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4797 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4307 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +152.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -54.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5441 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5257 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5613 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5634 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5901 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6013 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5938 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6381 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5709 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5999 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5598 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5794 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6392 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6811 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6489 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6898 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6506 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.718 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6905 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7815 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7137 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.761 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8304 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8426 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9191 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8581 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9463 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9541 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9815 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9954 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9966 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.25 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.25 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +152.2% | 0.4307 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare |
| 1981 | -54.0% | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3548 tonnes per hectare | 0.3078 tonnes per hectare | 0.3865 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4205 tonnes per hectare | 0.3714 tonnes per hectare | 0.4797 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6204 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6338 tonnes per hectare | 0.5598 tonnes per hectare | 0.718 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8297 tonnes per hectare | 0.6905 tonnes per hectare | 0.9541 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.9815 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 61 South Africa 1.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 62 Cambodia 1.26 tonnes per hectare compare
- 63 Bolivia 1.25 tonnes per hectare compare
- 65 Georgia 1.24 tonnes per hectare compare
- 66 North Macedonia 1.23 tonnes per hectare compare
- 67 Mauritania 1.21 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6117 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Vietnam?
- Bean yields in Vietnam was 1.25 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3078 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Vietnam rank for bean yields?
- Vietnam ranks 64th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.