Bean yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Bean yields was 0.4362 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4362 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
128th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.8278 tonnes per hectare
in 2004
All-time low
0.2721 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Zimbabwe, 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
Zimbabwe recorded 0.4362 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.8278 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2721 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
That places Zimbabwe 128th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6677 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6333 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5667 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5625 tonnes per hectare | +31.2% |
| 1967 | 0.575 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6053 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6098 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6047 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6047 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6136 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6136 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 0.575 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.575 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5624 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7959 tonnes per hectare | +41.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7258 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7258 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.746 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6923 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.697 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6992 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7015 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7037 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7377 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6394 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6897 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3098 tonnes per hectare | -55.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4807 tonnes per hectare | +55.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2852 tonnes per hectare | -40.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | +129.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4933 tonnes per hectare | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4769 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4642 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6909 tonnes per hectare | +48.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8278 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4527 tonnes per hectare | -45.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4595 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6216 tonnes per hectare | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4784 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3946 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.298 tonnes per hectare | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4016 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4396 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4563 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4145 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3574 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5812 tonnes per hectare | +62.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7941 tonnes per hectare | +36.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2721 tonnes per hectare | -65.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6728 tonnes per hectare | +147.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6544 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4499 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4875 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4362 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.4362 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 52% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.4362 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +147.3% | 0.2721 tonnes per hectare | 0.6728 tonnes per hectare |
| 1999 | +129.7% | 0.2852 tonnes per hectare | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5815 tonnes per hectare | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | 0.6677 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5927 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.6136 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6969 tonnes per hectare | 0.5624 tonnes per hectare | 0.7959 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.587 tonnes per hectare | 0.2852 tonnes per hectare | 0.7377 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5465 tonnes per hectare | 0.4527 tonnes per hectare | 0.8278 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4409 tonnes per hectare | 0.2721 tonnes per hectare | 0.7941 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5402 tonnes per hectare | 0.4362 tonnes per hectare | 0.6728 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Zimbabwe?
- Bean yields in Zimbabwe was 0.4362 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8278 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2721 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for bean yields?
- Zimbabwe ranks 128th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.