Cocoa bean yields in Congo
Congo: Cocoa bean yields was 0.2798 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cocoa bean yields in Congo, 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 Congo is 0.2798 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Congo peaked at 0.7191 tonnes per hectare in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.21 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Congo ranks 42nd 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 | 0.3235 tonnes per hectare | 0.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.4293 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | 0.448 tonnes per hectare | 0.7191 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4269 tonnes per hectare | 0.2839 tonnes per hectare | 0.5933 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3616 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.4111 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.2593 tonnes per hectare | 0.3433 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2823 tonnes per hectare | 0.2613 tonnes per hectare | 0.3455 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2777 tonnes per hectare | 0.2724 tonnes per hectare | 0.2802 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 39 Philippines 0.328 tonnes per hectare compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 0.3057 tonnes per hectare compare
- 41 Honduras 0.2913 tonnes per hectare compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2796 tonnes per hectare compare
- 44 Jamaica 0.2783 tonnes per hectare compare
- 45 India 0.2737 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Congo?
- Cocoa bean yields in Congo was 0.2798 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7191 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Congo rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Congo ranks 42nd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.