Americas vs Cameroon: Cocoa beans — Area harvested

Americas
1.86 million ha
in 2024
Cameroon
642,244 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
Cameroon rank
5th

Cocoa beans — Area harvested over time

  • Americas
  • Cameroon
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.86 million ha against 642,244 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 1.22 million ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.9 times Cameroon's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and Cameroon ranks 5th of 18 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 1.02 million ha 379,889 ha 643,200 ha Americas
1970s 1.07 million ha 384,815 ha 683,571 ha Americas
1980s 1.33 million ha 423,874 ha 906,943 ha Americas
1990s 1.52 million ha 357,116 ha 1.16 million ha Americas
2000s 1.48 million ha 462,107 ha 1.01 million ha Americas
2010s 1.70 million ha 711,755 ha 983,287 ha Americas
2020s 1.86 million ha 606,694 ha 1.26 million ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa beans — area harvested, Americas or Cameroon?
Americas, at 1.86 million ha against 642,244 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa beans — area harvested between Americas and Cameroon?
1.22 million ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Cameroon?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Cameroon rank globally for cocoa beans — area harvested?
Americas ranks 5th and Cameroon ranks 5th of 18 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cocoa beans — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cocoa beans — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 4,994 data points, 1961–2024
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