Bean production in Thailand
Thailand: Bean production was 89,358 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
89,358 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
356,141 tonnes
in 1989
All-time low
40,500 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean production in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 89,358 tonnes for bean production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean production in Thailand peaked at 356,141 tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 40,500 tonnes, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 45th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bean production in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,500 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 53,700 tonnes | +32.6% |
| 1963 | 116,000 tonnes | +116.0% |
| 1964 | 110,200 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 124,800 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 131,800 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 122,600 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 183,700 tonnes | +49.8% |
| 1969 | 169,800 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 150,500 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1971 | 153,400 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 204,200 tonnes | +33.1% |
| 1973 | 209,341 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 187,900 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 120,572 tonnes | -35.8% |
| 1976 | 124,786 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 206,931 tonnes | +65.8% |
| 1978 | 258,972 tonnes | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 250,682 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 261,041 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 283,650 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 281,256 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 288,337 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 352,354 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 323,402 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 301,120 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 267,290 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 332,623 tonnes | +24.4% |
| 1989 | 356,141 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 303,299 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 304,207 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 261,403 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 269,300 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 242,400 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 234,000 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 215,000 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 199,935 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 225,933 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 249,366 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 225,865 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 237,672 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 216,315 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 178,000 tonnes | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 134,892 tonnes | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 112,000 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 112,452 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 113,253 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 100,000 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 98,000 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 102,000 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 102,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 103,000 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98,256 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 92,328 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 84,734 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 91,773 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 90,475 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 86,306 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 89,518 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 90,558 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 88,794 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 89,623 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 89,658 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89,358 tonnes | -0.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 89,358 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,575 tonnes, 3.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 89,358 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89,358 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean production in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +116.0% | 53,700 tonnes | 116,000 tonnes |
| 1977 | +65.8% | 124,786 tonnes | 206,931 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117,011 tonnes | 40,500 tonnes | 183,700 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 186,728 tonnes | 120,572 tonnes | 258,972 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 304,721 tonnes | 261,041 tonnes | 356,141 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 250,484 tonnes | 199,935 tonnes | 304,207 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 152,845 tonnes | 98,000 tonnes | 237,672 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,039 tonnes | 84,734 tonnes | 103,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,598 tonnes | 88,794 tonnes | 90,558 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 42 Colombia 96,989 tonnes compare
- 43 Peru 93,598 tonnes compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 91,575 tonnes compare
- 46 Madagascar 84,150 tonnes compare
- 47 Bangladesh 83,925 tonnes compare
- 48 Cambodia 81,977 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean production in Thailand?
- Bean production in Thailand was 89,358 tonnes 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 production recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 356,141 tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest bean production recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,500 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for bean production?
- Thailand ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean production rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Bean (dry) production is measured in tonnes.