Belize vs Sierra Leone: Cocoa bean yields

Belize
0.4221 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.4718 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Belize rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
26th

Cocoa bean yields over time

  • Belize
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.4718 tonnes per hectare against 0.4221 tonnes per hectare in Belize, a difference of 0.0497 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Belize ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 61 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.232 tonnes per hectare 0.4475 tonnes per hectare 0.2155 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
1970s 0.2426 tonnes per hectare 0.4248 tonnes per hectare 0.1822 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
1980s 0.3053 tonnes per hectare 0.4232 tonnes per hectare 0.118 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
1990s 0.1564 tonnes per hectare 0.3659 tonnes per hectare 0.2095 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
2000s 0.5745 tonnes per hectare 0.3493 tonnes per hectare 0.2252 tonnes per hectare Belize
2010s 0.2755 tonnes per hectare 0.411 tonnes per hectare 0.1355 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
2020s 0.4652 tonnes per hectare 0.408 tonnes per hectare 0.0571 tonnes per hectare Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Belize or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.4718 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 Sierra Leone?
0.0497 tonnes per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sierra Leone?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Belize and Sierra Leone rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
Belize ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 26th 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

Indicator
Cocoa bean yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
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
61 places, 3,632 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.