Melanesia vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Cocoa beans — Area harvested
Cocoa beans — Area harvested over time
- Melanesia
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Small island developing States (SIDS) currently reports 306,089 ha against 127,342 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 178,747 ha.
That makes Small island developing States (SIDS)'s figure about 2.4 times Melanesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Small island developing States (SIDS) has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 5th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 14 regions.
Small island developing States (SIDS) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,479 ha | 209,166 ha | 165,688 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1970s | 71,616 ha | 257,028 ha | 185,412 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1980s | 90,508 ha | 293,771 ha | 203,264 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1990s | 99,103 ha | 298,442 ha | 199,338 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2000s | 122,838 ha | 323,399 ha | 200,562 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2010s | 114,070 ha | 338,768 ha | 224,698 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2020s | 120,937 ha | 333,212 ha | 212,275 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa beans — area harvested, Melanesia or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Small island developing States (SIDS), at 306,089 ha against 127,342 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa beans — area harvested between Melanesia and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 178,747 ha, with Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for cocoa beans — area harvested?
- Melanesia ranks 5th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 14 regions.
- 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.