India vs Nigeria: Cocoa bean yields
India
0.2737 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2691 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
45th
Nigeria rank
46th
Cocoa bean yields over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 0.2737 tonnes per hectare against 0.2691 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0046 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was India ahead.
India ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 61 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7944 tonnes per hectare | 0.2386 tonnes per hectare | 0.5558 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1980s | 0.305 tonnes per hectare | 0.2497 tonnes per hectare | 0.0553 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1990s | 0.4156 tonnes per hectare | 0.3882 tonnes per hectare | 0.0274 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 0.3671 tonnes per hectare | 0.3438 tonnes per hectare | 0.0233 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 0.2272 tonnes per hectare | 0.2932 tonnes per hectare | 0.066 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2681 tonnes per hectare | 0.2787 tonnes per hectare | 0.0106 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean yields, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 0.2737 tonnes per hectare against 0.2691 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean yields between India and Nigeria?
- 0.0046 tonnes per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
- India ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 46th 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.