Beans, dry — Yield in Africa
Africa: Beans, dry — Yield was 829.5 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Yield in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — yield in Africa stood at 829.5 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — yield in Africa peaked at 885.6 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 554.5 kg/ha, in 2004.
Africa ranks 24th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Yield in Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 587.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 601.4 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 600.3 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 613.2 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 629.8 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 644.8 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 657.8 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 632.2 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 621.7 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 627.8 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 618.3 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 676 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 614.5 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 608.3 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 668.3 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 680.7 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 677.3 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 659.3 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 636.3 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 620.3 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 651.8 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 641.9 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 655.2 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 651.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 687.4 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 675.9 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 695.5 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 697.4 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 701 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 768.7 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 746.4 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 717.5 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 693.1 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 615.8 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 642.1 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 582.9 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 566.7 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 620.6 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 637.2 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 623.9 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 641.7 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 643.1 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 589 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 554.5 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 570.6 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 620.1 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 645 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 749.1 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 779.3 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 751.4 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 743 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 756.8 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 773 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 842 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 878.2 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 834.7 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 885.6 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 847.7 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 784.1 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 819.8 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 780.9 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 811.4 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 803.7 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 829.5 kg/ha | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 620.96 kg/ha | 587.4 kg/ha | 657.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 646.68 kg/ha | 608.3 kg/ha | 680.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 667.78 kg/ha | 620.3 kg/ha | 701 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 659.1 kg/ha | 566.7 kg/ha | 768.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 641.63 kg/ha | 554.5 kg/ha | 779.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 809.65 kg/ha | 743 kg/ha | 885.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 809.06 kg/ha | 780.9 kg/ha | 829.5 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 849.6 kg/ha compare
- 21 Serbia and Montenegro 2,535 kg/ha compare
- 22 France 2,414 kg/ha compare
- 23 Greece 2,243 kg/ha compare
- 24 Yemen 2,219 kg/ha compare
- 25 Sudan (former) 2,215 kg/ha compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 2,203 kg/ha compare
- 27 Austria 2,194 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — yield in Africa?
- Beans, dry — yield in Africa was 829.5 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — yield recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 885.6 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — yield recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 554.5 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Africa rank for beans, dry — yield?
- Africa ranks 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — yield rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.