Guatemala vs Madagascar: Cocoa bean yields
Guatemala
2.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
0.8944 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
2nd
Madagascar rank
5th
Cocoa bean yields over time
- Guatemala
- Madagascar
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2.58 tonnes per hectare against 0.8944 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 1.69 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 2.9 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 5th of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3526 tonnes per hectare | 0.3164 tonnes per hectare | 0.0362 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.4466 tonnes per hectare | 0.366 tonnes per hectare | 0.0805 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | 0.3712 tonnes per hectare | 0.1472 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.5667 tonnes per hectare | 0.7993 tonnes per hectare | 0.2326 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.8862 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.8899 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.8969 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Guatemala or Madagascar?
- Guatemala, at 2.58 tonnes per hectare against 0.8944 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean yields between Guatemala and Madagascar?
- 1.69 tonnes per hectare, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Madagascar rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
- Guatemala ranks 2nd 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.