Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Cocoa bean yields
Costa Rica
0.1285 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
0.1197 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
50th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
52nd
Cocoa bean yields over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1285 tonnes per hectare against 0.1197 tonnes per hectare in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.0088 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 50th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd of 61 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3023 tonnes per hectare | 0.2882 tonnes per hectare | 0.0141 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.3024 tonnes per hectare | 0.1999 tonnes per hectare | 0.1025 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2911 tonnes per hectare | 0.1085 tonnes per hectare | 0.1826 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2416 tonnes per hectare | 0.1085 tonnes per hectare | 0.1331 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.163 tonnes per hectare | 0.1063 tonnes per hectare | 0.0567 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.143 tonnes per hectare | 0.115 tonnes per hectare | 0.028 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1289 tonnes per hectare | 0.1191 tonnes per hectare | 0.0098 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1285 tonnes per hectare against 0.1197 tonnes per hectare in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean yields between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.0088 tonnes per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.