Cameroon vs Middle Africa: Cocoa beans — Area harvested

Cameroon
642,244 ha
in 2024
Middle Africa
837,640 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
4th
Middle Africa rank
2nd

Cocoa beans — Area harvested over time

  • Cameroon
  • Middle Africa
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How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 837,640 ha against 642,244 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 195,396 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 4th and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 379,889 ha 539,564 ha 159,675 ha Middle Africa
1970s 384,815 ha 542,902 ha 158,087 ha Middle Africa
1980s 423,874 ha 573,369 ha 149,494 ha Middle Africa
1990s 357,116 ha 475,283 ha 118,168 ha Middle Africa
2000s 462,107 ha 540,356 ha 78,249 ha Middle Africa
2010s 711,755 ha 790,702 ha 78,947 ha Middle Africa
2020s 606,694 ha 765,163 ha 158,469 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa beans — area harvested, Cameroon or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 837,640 ha against 642,244 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa beans — area harvested between Cameroon and Middle Africa?
195,396 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Middle Africa rank globally for cocoa beans — area harvested?
Cameroon ranks 4th and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 53 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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