Beans, dry — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Beans, dry — Yield was 1,277 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — yield in South Africa is 1,277 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — yield in South Africa peaked at 1,563 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 516.9 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places South Africa 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 754.29 kg/ha | 603.2 kg/ha | 1,026 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 879.7 kg/ha | 621.2 kg/ha | 1,181 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,151 kg/ha | 670.9 kg/ha | 1,462 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,047 kg/ha | 516.9 kg/ha | 1,563 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,240 kg/ha | 779.6 kg/ha | 1,530 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,236 kg/ha | 1,002 kg/ha | 1,521 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,277 kg/ha | 1,217 kg/ha | 1,371 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 11 Libya 3,375 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,309 kg/ha compare
- 13 Lebanon 3,296 kg/ha compare
- 14 South Sudan 3,160 kg/ha compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,110 kg/ha compare
- 16 Germany 3,083 kg/ha compare
- 17 Türkiye 3,038 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 23.43 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 430,925 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — yield in South Africa?
- Beans, dry — yield in South Africa was 1,277 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,563 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 516.9 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for beans, dry — yield?
- South Africa ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.