Central America vs India: Cocoa beans — Area harvested

Central America
94,226 ha
in 2024
India
111,036 ha
in 2024
Central America rank
15th
India rank
12th

Cocoa beans — Area harvested over time

  • Central America
  • India
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922024

How they compare

India currently reports 111,036 ha against 94,226 ha in Central America, a difference of 16,810 ha.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Central America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Central America ahead.

Central America ranks 15th and India ranks 12th of 15 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 5 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America India Difference Ahead
1970s 107,411 ha 670 ha 106,741 ha Central America
1980s 95,641 ha 20,000 ha 75,641 ha Central America
1990s 109,442 ha 15,122 ha 94,319 ha Central America
2000s 94,895 ha 24,866 ha 70,029 ha Central America
2010s 93,122 ha 72,780 ha 20,342 ha Central America
2020s 93,404 ha 105,407 ha 12,003 ha India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa beans — area harvested, Central America or India?
India, at 111,036 ha against 94,226 ha in Central America as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa beans — area harvested between Central America and India?
16,810 ha, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and India?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Central America and India rank globally for cocoa beans — area harvested?
Central America ranks 15th and India ranks 12th of 15 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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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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