Colombia vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cocoa beans — Area harvested
Cocoa beans — Area harvested over time
- Colombia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 197,709 ha against 84,675 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 113,034 ha.
That makes Colombia's figure about 2.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 53 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,856 ha | 14,889 ha | 21,967 ha | Colombia |
| 1970s | 54,790 ha | 20,320 ha | 34,470 ha | Colombia |
| 1980s | 89,379 ha | 21,270 ha | 68,109 ha | Colombia |
| 1990s | 113,742 ha | 23,943 ha | 89,799 ha | Colombia |
| 2000s | 83,820 ha | 19,208 ha | 64,612 ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 124,008 ha | 19,781 ha | 104,227 ha | Colombia |
| 2020s | 192,262 ha | 64,321 ha | 127,941 ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa beans — area harvested, Colombia or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Colombia, at 197,709 ha against 84,675 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa beans — area harvested between Colombia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 113,034 ha, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for cocoa beans — area harvested?
- Colombia ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th 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
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.