Cocoa bean yields in Brazil
Brazil: Cocoa bean yields was 0.4821 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4821 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.7415 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
All-time low
0.2788 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Cocoa bean yields in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3287 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.302 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3055 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3155 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3334 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3793 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4115 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3451 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4825 tonnes per hectare | +39.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4439 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4885 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5148 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4708 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4766 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6251 tonnes per hectare | +31.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5691 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6051 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6409 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7415 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6614 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6647 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6585 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6437 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5627 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6637 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6998 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5069 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5613 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5946 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3854 tonnes per hectare | -35.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4806 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4491 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4643 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4732 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4017 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3879 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3884 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3956 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.301 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2788 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2789 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3002 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2877 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3068 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3336 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.328 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3206 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.315 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3435 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3563 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3652 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3717 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3888 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.396 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.297 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3991 tonnes per hectare | +34.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4146 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4459 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4584 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5029 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4994 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4833 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4821 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.4821 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4111 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.4821 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
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.