Cocoa bean yields in India
India: Cocoa bean yields was 0.2737 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.