Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Cocoa bean yields
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.5905 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
0.7175 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Tanzania rank
8th
Cocoa bean yields over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.7175 tonnes per hectare against 0.5905 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.127 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 8th of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3477 tonnes per hectare | 0.2556 tonnes per hectare | 0.0922 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0.273 tonnes per hectare | 0.5744 tonnes per hectare | 0.3013 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.2521 tonnes per hectare | 0.6023 tonnes per hectare | 0.3502 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.3041 tonnes per hectare | 0.6125 tonnes per hectare | 0.3084 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.3006 tonnes per hectare | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 0.3991 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.4099 tonnes per hectare | 0.7117 tonnes per hectare | 0.3017 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.5529 tonnes per hectare | 0.7187 tonnes per hectare | 0.1659 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Democratic Republic of Congo or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.7175 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 Tanzania?
- 0.127 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 8th 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.