Cocoa bean yields in Brazil
Brazil: Cocoa bean yields was 0.4821 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cocoa bean yields in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 0.4821 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Brazil peaked at 0.7415 tonnes per hectare in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2788 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 23rd of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3559 tonnes per hectare | 0.302 tonnes per hectare | 0.4825 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5576 tonnes per hectare | 0.4439 tonnes per hectare | 0.7415 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6217 tonnes per hectare | 0.5069 tonnes per hectare | 0.6998 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4127 tonnes per hectare | 0.301 tonnes per hectare | 0.4806 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3093 tonnes per hectare | 0.2788 tonnes per hectare | 0.3435 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3805 tonnes per hectare | 0.297 tonnes per hectare | 0.4459 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4852 tonnes per hectare | 0.4584 tonnes per hectare | 0.5029 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Brazil?
- Cocoa bean yields in Brazil was 0.4821 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7415 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2788 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Brazil ranks 23rd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.