Madagascar vs Peru: Cocoa bean yields
Madagascar
0.8944 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru
0.8294 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
5th
Peru rank
6th
Cocoa bean yields over time
- Madagascar
- Peru
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.8944 tonnes per hectare against 0.8294 tonnes per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0.065 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Madagascar ranks 5th and Peru ranks 6th of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3164 tonnes per hectare | 0.4918 tonnes per hectare | 0.1753 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.366 tonnes per hectare | 0.5053 tonnes per hectare | 0.1393 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.3712 tonnes per hectare | 0.5096 tonnes per hectare | 0.1383 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.7993 tonnes per hectare | 0.5839 tonnes per hectare | 0.2154 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.8862 tonnes per hectare | 0.5311 tonnes per hectare | 0.355 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.8899 tonnes per hectare | 0.7643 tonnes per hectare | 0.1257 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.8969 tonnes per hectare | 0.8681 tonnes per hectare | 0.0288 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Madagascar or Peru?
- Madagascar, at 0.8944 tonnes per hectare against 0.8294 tonnes per hectare in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean yields between Madagascar and Peru?
- 0.065 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Peru rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
- Madagascar ranks 5th and Peru ranks 6th 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.