Bean yields in Zambia
Zambia: Bean yields was 0.5589 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bean yields in Zambia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bean yields in Zambia is 0.5589 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Zambia peaked at 0.8136 tonnes per hectare in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5255 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 118th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6179 tonnes per hectare | 0.5999 tonnes per hectare | 0.6463 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7375 tonnes per hectare | 0.655 tonnes per hectare | 0.8136 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6168 tonnes per hectare | 0.5255 tonnes per hectare | 0.8001 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6248 tonnes per hectare | 0.5589 tonnes per hectare | 0.6682 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Zambia?
- Bean yields in Zambia was 0.5589 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8136 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5255 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for bean yields?
- Zambia ranks 118th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.