Gabon vs Suriname: Cocoa bean yields
Gabon
0.0551 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Suriname
0.0287 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Gabon rank
59th
Suriname rank
61st
Cocoa bean yields over time
- Gabon
- Suriname
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.0551 tonnes per hectare against 0.0287 tonnes per hectare in Suriname, a difference of 0.0264 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.9 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 59th and Suriname ranks 61st of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2635 tonnes per hectare | 0.2332 tonnes per hectare | 0.0303 tonnes per hectare | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.201 tonnes per hectare | 0.1865 tonnes per hectare | 0.0145 tonnes per hectare | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.1069 tonnes per hectare | 0.1863 tonnes per hectare | 0.0794 tonnes per hectare | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.092 tonnes per hectare | 0.1312 tonnes per hectare | 0.0392 tonnes per hectare | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.0732 tonnes per hectare | 0.045 tonnes per hectare | 0.0282 tonnes per hectare | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.0619 tonnes per hectare | 0.0312 tonnes per hectare | 0.0307 tonnes per hectare | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.056 tonnes per hectare | 0.0287 tonnes per hectare | 0.0273 tonnes per hectare | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Gabon or Suriname?
- Gabon, at 0.0551 tonnes per hectare against 0.0287 tonnes per hectare in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean yields between Gabon and Suriname?
- 0.0264 tonnes per hectare, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Suriname rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
- Gabon ranks 59th and Suriname ranks 61st 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.