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
0.20.40.60.8196119922024

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

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.