Cocoa bean yields in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cocoa bean yields was 0.5537 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5537 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
15th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.5764 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.2047 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 0.5537 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.5764 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2047 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
That places Dominican Republic 15th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4647 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4431 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4754 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5153 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3732 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3454 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3635 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3689 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3602 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3549 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.359 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3579 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3499 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3918 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3596 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2998 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3291 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2587 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3059 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3408 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.294 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2853 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2406 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3191 tonnes per hectare | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 0.409 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3567 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4011 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4163 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4461 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4928 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3876 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4597 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3703 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.387 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2367 tonnes per hectare | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2422 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.357 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3615 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3712 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3762 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2047 tonnes per hectare | -45.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2997 tonnes per hectare | +46.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2751 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2956 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3589 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3807 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3543 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4785 tonnes per hectare | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4506 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4632 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5002 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5383 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5737 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5612 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5042 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4491 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4544 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.389 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5764 tonnes per hectare | +48.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5537 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.5537 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4111 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.5537 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | 0.3454 tonnes per hectare | 0.5153 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3593 tonnes per hectare | 0.3499 tonnes per hectare | 0.3918 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3082 tonnes per hectare | 0.2406 tonnes per hectare | 0.409 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3954 tonnes per hectare | 0.2367 tonnes per hectare | 0.4928 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3142 tonnes per hectare | 0.2047 tonnes per hectare | 0.3762 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4805 tonnes per hectare | 0.3543 tonnes per hectare | 0.5737 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4845 tonnes per hectare | 0.389 tonnes per hectare | 0.5764 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Dominican Republic?
- Cocoa bean yields in Dominican Republic was 0.5537 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5764 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2047 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.