Cocoa bean yields in India
India: Cocoa bean yields was 0.2737 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2737 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
45th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.8 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
All-time low
0.197 tonnes per hectare
in 2013
Years of data
48
1977–2024
Cocoa bean yields in India, 1977–2024
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 India stood at 0.2737 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in India peaked at 0.8 tonnes per hectare in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.197 tonnes per hectare, in 2013.
That places India 45th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1978 | 0.7937 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -62.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5674 tonnes per hectare | +89.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5381 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4597 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4387 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4191 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.393 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4155 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4203 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3835 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3669 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3326 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3453 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3355 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3312 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3471 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2786 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2549 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2063 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.197 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2113 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2051 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2099 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2289 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2247 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2553 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2653 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2621 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2642 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2752 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2737 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2737 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 69% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +89.1% | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.5674 tonnes per hectare |
| 1980 | -62.5% | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7944 tonnes per hectare | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.305 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4156 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.5674 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3671 tonnes per hectare | 0.3312 tonnes per hectare | 0.4203 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2272 tonnes per hectare | 0.197 tonnes per hectare | 0.2786 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2681 tonnes per hectare | 0.2621 tonnes per hectare | 0.2752 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in India?
- Cocoa bean yields in India was 0.2737 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.197 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- How does India rank for cocoa bean yields?
- India ranks 45th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.