Brazil vs Cameroon: Cocoa beans — Area harvested

Brazil
617,168 ha
in 2024
Cameroon
642,244 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
6th
Cameroon rank
5th

Cocoa beans — Area harvested over time

  • Brazil
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 642,244 ha against 617,168 ha in Brazil, a difference of 25,076 ha.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 6th and Cameroon ranks 5th of 64 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 464,156 ha 379,889 ha 84,267 ha Brazil
1970s 441,499 ha 384,815 ha 56,684 ha Brazil
1980s 597,852 ha 423,874 ha 173,978 ha Brazil
1990s 700,398 ha 357,116 ha 343,282 ha Brazil
2000s 636,262 ha 462,107 ha 174,154 ha Brazil
2010s 659,172 ha 711,755 ha 52,583 ha Cameroon
2020s 604,387 ha 606,694 ha 2,307 ha Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa beans — area harvested, Brazil or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 642,244 ha against 617,168 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa beans — area harvested between Brazil and Cameroon?
25,076 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cameroon?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Cameroon rank globally for cocoa beans — area harvested?
Brazil ranks 6th and Cameroon ranks 5th of 64 countries.
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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