Japan vs South Africa: Bean production

Japan

52,400 tonnes

in 2024

South Africa

50,495 tonnes

in 2024

Japan rank

52nd

South Africa rank

53rd

Bean production over time

Japan currently reports 52,400 tonnes against 50,495 tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 1,905 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 53rd of 134 countries.

Indicator: Bean production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 6,758 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Bean (dry) production is measured in tonnes.