Cocoa bean yields in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cocoa bean yields was 0.4562 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cocoa bean yields in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 0.4562 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Indonesia peaked at 1.13 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1216 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Indonesia ranks 27th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1541 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.1216 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1237 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1233 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1317 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1506 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1344 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1271 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1756 tonnes per hectare | +38.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2144 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2193 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1698 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2254 tonnes per hectare | +32.7% |
| 1974 | 0.369 tonnes per hectare | +63.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5316 tonnes per hectare | +44.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4442 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4297 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4378 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5395 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5313 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5839 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7504 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6772 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6152 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9992 tonnes per hectare | +62.4% |
| 1986 | 0.678 tonnes per hectare | -32.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8139 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7375 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8185 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8963 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9508 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8615 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7439 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.88 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8528 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +32.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare | -51.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5616 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7013 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 0.797 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7235 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.634 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6416 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8495 tonnes per hectare | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8009 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5638 tonnes per hectare | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5101 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5114 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4111 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3996 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4142 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4217 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3471 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3861 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3562 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4763 tonnes per hectare | +33.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4707 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4776 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4579 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4579 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4537 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4562 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.4562 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4111 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.4562 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.138 tonnes per hectare | 0.1216 tonnes per hectare | 0.1756 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3581 tonnes per hectare | 0.1698 tonnes per hectare | 0.5395 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7205 tonnes per hectare | 0.5313 tonnes per hectare | 0.9992 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8633 tonnes per hectare | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6783 tonnes per hectare | 0.5101 tonnes per hectare | 0.8495 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4194 tonnes per hectare | 0.3471 tonnes per hectare | 0.5114 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4607 tonnes per hectare | 0.4537 tonnes per hectare | 0.4776 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Indonesia?
- Cocoa bean yields in Indonesia was 0.4562 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1216 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Indonesia rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Indonesia ranks 27th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.