Ecuador vs Madagascar: Cocoa bean yields

Ecuador
0.7454 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
0.8944 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
7th
Madagascar rank
5th

Cocoa bean yields over time

  • Ecuador
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.8944 tonnes per hectare against 0.7454 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 0.149 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Ecuador ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 5th of 61 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2474 tonnes per hectare 0.3164 tonnes per hectare 0.0691 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
1970s 0.303 tonnes per hectare 0.366 tonnes per hectare 0.0631 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
1980s 0.2874 tonnes per hectare 0.3712 tonnes per hectare 0.0839 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
1990s 0.2588 tonnes per hectare 0.7993 tonnes per hectare 0.5405 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2000s 0.233 tonnes per hectare 0.8862 tonnes per hectare 0.6532 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2010s 0.4112 tonnes per hectare 0.8899 tonnes per hectare 0.4787 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2020s 0.6625 tonnes per hectare 0.8969 tonnes per hectare 0.2344 tonnes per hectare Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Ecuador or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.8944 tonnes per hectare against 0.7454 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa bean yields between Ecuador and Madagascar?
0.149 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Madagascar rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
Ecuador ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 5th 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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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.