Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Cocoa beans — Area harvested

Papua New Guinea
113,593 ha
in 2024
Peru
189,602 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Peru rank
9th

Cocoa beans — Area harvested over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 189,602 ha against 113,593 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 76,009 ha.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.7 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Peru ranks 9th of 53 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 41,806 ha 4,765 ha 37,040 ha Papua New Guinea
1970s 68,946 ha 5,749 ha 63,197 ha Papua New Guinea
1980s 83,680 ha 18,971 ha 64,709 ha Papua New Guinea
1990s 86,719 ha 30,940 ha 55,778 ha Papua New Guinea
2000s 111,111 ha 53,135 ha 57,977 ha Papua New Guinea
2010s 99,053 ha 117,335 ha 18,282 ha Peru
2020s 107,326 ha 188,218 ha 80,893 ha Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa beans — area harvested, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
Peru, at 189,602 ha against 113,593 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa beans — area harvested between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
76,009 ha, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for cocoa beans — area harvested?
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Peru ranks 9th 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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