Cameroon vs Nigeria: Cocoa beans — Area harvested

Cameroon
642,244 ha
in 2024
Nigeria
1.30 million ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Cocoa beans — Area harvested over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.30 million ha against 642,244 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 658,166 ha.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 64 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 379,889 ha 700,000 ha 320,111 ha Nigeria
1970s 384,815 ha 700,000 ha 315,185 ha Nigeria
1980s 423,874 ha 700,800 ha 276,926 ha Nigeria
1990s 357,116 ha 741,050 ha 383,934 ha Nigeria
2000s 462,107 ha 1.14 million ha 677,085 ha Nigeria
2010s 711,755 ha 1.10 million ha 388,060 ha Nigeria
2020s 606,694 ha 1.18 million ha 569,384 ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa beans — area harvested, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.30 million ha against 642,244 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa beans — area harvested between Cameroon and Nigeria?
658,166 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for cocoa beans — area harvested?
Cameroon ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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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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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