Bean yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Bean yields was 0.4362 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 127th out of 132 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.
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 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
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 127th out of 132 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.