Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sri Lanka: Cocoa bean yields
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.5905 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.6809 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
9th
Cocoa bean yields over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6809 tonnes per hectare against 0.5905 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0904 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3477 tonnes per hectare | 0.241 tonnes per hectare | 0.1068 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0.273 tonnes per hectare | 0.1981 tonnes per hectare | 0.075 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.2521 tonnes per hectare | 0.3324 tonnes per hectare | 0.0803 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.3041 tonnes per hectare | 0.6096 tonnes per hectare | 0.3055 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.3006 tonnes per hectare | 0.651 tonnes per hectare | 0.3505 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.4099 tonnes per hectare | 0.7444 tonnes per hectare | 0.3345 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.5529 tonnes per hectare | 0.7315 tonnes per hectare | 0.1786 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.6809 tonnes per hectare against 0.5905 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean yields between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0904 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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.