Cocoa bean yields in Honduras
Honduras: Cocoa bean yields was 0.2913 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2913 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 61 countries
All-time high
1.1 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
0.2193 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields in Honduras, 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
In 2024, cocoa bean yields in Honduras stood at 0.2913 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Honduras peaked at 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2193 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
Honduras ranks 41st 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7799 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.776 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7849 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7757 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7797 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7841 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7851 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7798 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1971 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4154 tonnes per hectare | -58.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4083 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4125 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4154 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4202 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4211 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4154 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4146 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4154 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4182 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6046 tonnes per hectare | +45.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7937 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8006 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8048 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8143 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5957 tonnes per hectare | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4086 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.544 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4977 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6416 tonnes per hectare | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6356 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3182 tonnes per hectare | -49.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3409 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2193 tonnes per hectare | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2444 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3261 tonnes per hectare | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3259 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3112 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2913 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2913 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2913 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2913 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.2913 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.2913 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -58.5% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.4154 tonnes per hectare |
| 2014 | -49.9% | 0.6356 tonnes per hectare | 0.3182 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +45.1% | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | 0.6046 tonnes per hectare |
| 2016 | -35.7% | 0.3409 tonnes per hectare | 0.2193 tonnes per hectare |
| 2018 | +33.4% | 0.2444 tonnes per hectare | 0.3261 tonnes per hectare |
| 2010 | +33.1% | 0.4086 tonnes per hectare | 0.544 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7803 tonnes per hectare | 0.7757 tonnes per hectare | 0.7851 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9515 tonnes per hectare | 0.4154 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4158 tonnes per hectare | 0.4083 tonnes per hectare | 0.4211 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | 0.4086 tonnes per hectare | 0.8143 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4094 tonnes per hectare | 0.2193 tonnes per hectare | 0.6416 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2953 tonnes per hectare | 0.2913 tonnes per hectare | 0.3112 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 38 Comoros 0.3369 tonnes per hectare compare
- 39 Philippines 0.328 tonnes per hectare compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 0.3057 tonnes per hectare compare
- 42 Congo 0.2798 tonnes per hectare compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2796 tonnes per hectare compare
- 44 Jamaica 0.2783 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Honduras?
- Cocoa bean yields in Honduras was 0.2913 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2193 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Honduras rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Honduras ranks 41st out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.