Cocoa bean yields in Liberia
Liberia: Cocoa bean yields was 0.1644 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1644 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
48th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.3329 tonnes per hectare
in 1975
All-time low
0.0775 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields in Liberia, 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
Liberia recorded 0.1644 tonnes per hectare for cocoa bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Liberia peaked at 0.3329 tonnes per hectare in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0775 tonnes per hectare, in 1993.
Liberia ranks 48th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1031 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.1277 tonnes per hectare | +23.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1585 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1619 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1412 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1451 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.143 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2291 tonnes per hectare | +60.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2133 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1801 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2244 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2274 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2425 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2351 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3329 tonnes per hectare | +41.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2956 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2205 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2527 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2297 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2318 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2691 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 0.184 tonnes per hectare | -31.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2284 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 0.246 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1931 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1544 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1054 tonnes per hectare | -31.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1158 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +72.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1429 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.106 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0775 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1117 tonnes per hectare | +44.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1296 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1247 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.12 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1333 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1334 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1292 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1331 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1568 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1765 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.17 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1704 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1718 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1721 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1702 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.14 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1418 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1562 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1625 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1645 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1658 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1659 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1659 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1666 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1639 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1641 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1644 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.1644 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5024 tonnes per hectare, 33% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.1644 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4718 tonnes per hectare, 35% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields in Liberia 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 | +72.7% | 0.1158 tonnes per hectare | 0.2 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1581 tonnes per hectare | 0.1031 tonnes per hectare | 0.2291 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2441 tonnes per hectare | 0.1801 tonnes per hectare | 0.3329 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1928 tonnes per hectare | 0.1054 tonnes per hectare | 0.2691 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1179 tonnes per hectare | 0.0775 tonnes per hectare | 0.1429 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1529 tonnes per hectare | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.1765 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1611 tonnes per hectare | 0.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.1721 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.165 tonnes per hectare | 0.1639 tonnes per hectare | 0.1666 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- 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 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Liberia?
- Cocoa bean yields in Liberia was 0.1644 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3329 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0775 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- How does Liberia rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Liberia ranks 48th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.