Nigeria vs Samoa: Cocoa bean yields
Nigeria
0.2691 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Samoa
0.1834 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
46th
Samoa rank
47th
Cocoa bean yields over time
- Nigeria
- Samoa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2691 tonnes per hectare against 0.1834 tonnes per hectare in Samoa, a difference of 0.0857 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 47th of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3179 tonnes per hectare | 0.4385 tonnes per hectare | 0.1206 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.3042 tonnes per hectare | 0.3353 tonnes per hectare | 0.0311 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.2497 tonnes per hectare | 0.2563 tonnes per hectare | 0.0066 tonnes per hectare | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.3882 tonnes per hectare | 0.2185 tonnes per hectare | 0.1697 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.3438 tonnes per hectare | 0.2155 tonnes per hectare | 0.1283 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2932 tonnes per hectare | 0.188 tonnes per hectare | 0.1052 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2787 tonnes per hectare | 0.1846 tonnes per hectare | 0.094 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean yields, Nigeria or Samoa?
- Nigeria, at 0.2691 tonnes per hectare against 0.1834 tonnes per hectare in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean yields between Nigeria and Samoa?
- 0.0857 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for cocoa bean yields?
- Nigeria ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 47th 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.