Cocoa bean yields in Angola
Angola: Cocoa bean yields was 0.1607 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1607 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.2857 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
All-time low
0.0522 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in Angola is 0.1607 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Angola peaked at 0.2857 tonnes per hectare in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0522 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Angola ranks 49th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | -40.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1113 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2457 tonnes per hectare | +120.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2333 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2381 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2381 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1429 tonnes per hectare | -40.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1429 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare | -47.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0522 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0798 tonnes per hectare | +52.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0909 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0773 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0769 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0768 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0772 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0719 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0787 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0667 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0909 tonnes per hectare | +36.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0955 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0905 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0909 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1029 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1067 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1108 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.118 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1228 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1275 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1321 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1363 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.16 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1608 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1534 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.151 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.162 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1624 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1609 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1635 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1658 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1615 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1615 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1613 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1607 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.1607 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.1607 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4718 tonnes per hectare, 34% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +120.8% | 0.1113 tonnes per hectare | 0.2457 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | +52.9% | 0.0522 tonnes per hectare | 0.0798 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | -47.2% | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | -40.0% | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.15 tonnes per hectare |
| 1976 | -40.0% | 0.2381 tonnes per hectare | 0.1429 tonnes per hectare |
| 2000 | +36.3% | 0.0667 tonnes per hectare | 0.0909 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2349 tonnes per hectare | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1849 tonnes per hectare | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0755 tonnes per hectare | 0.0556 tonnes per hectare | 0.1053 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0748 tonnes per hectare | 0.0522 tonnes per hectare | 0.0909 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1056 tonnes per hectare | 0.0905 tonnes per hectare | 0.1275 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1542 tonnes per hectare | 0.1321 tonnes per hectare | 0.1635 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1622 tonnes per hectare | 0.1607 tonnes per hectare | 0.1658 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 46 Nigeria 0.2691 tonnes per hectare compare
- 47 Samoa 0.1834 tonnes per hectare compare
- 48 Liberia 0.1644 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 Costa Rica 0.1285 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 Guadeloupe 0.12 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1197 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Angola?
- Cocoa bean yields in Angola was 0.1607 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean yields recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2857 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0522 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Angola ranks 49th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.