Belize vs El Salvador: Cocoa bean yields
Belize
0.4221 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
El Salvador
0.4227 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Belize rank
29th
El Salvador rank
28th
Cocoa bean yields over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4227 tonnes per hectare against 0.4221 tonnes per hectare in Belize, a difference of 0.0006 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belize ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.232 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.518 tonnes per hectare | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2426 tonnes per hectare | 0.7417 tonnes per hectare | 0.4992 tonnes per hectare | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.3053 tonnes per hectare | 0.9757 tonnes per hectare | 0.6704 tonnes per hectare | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.1564 tonnes per hectare | 0.3644 tonnes per hectare | 0.208 tonnes per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.5745 tonnes per hectare | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | 0.2804 tonnes per hectare | Belize |
| 2010s | 0.2755 tonnes per hectare | 0.363 tonnes per hectare | 0.0876 tonnes per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4652 tonnes per hectare | 0.4249 tonnes per hectare | 0.0403 tonnes per hectare | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.4227 tonnes per hectare against 0.4221 tonnes per hectare in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean yields between Belize and El Salvador?
- 0.0006 tonnes per hectare, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
- Belize ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.