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.

Cocoa bean yields in Liberia

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Liberia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

Countries ranked near Liberia

45 India 0.2737 tonnes per hectare compare
46 Nigeria 0.2691 tonnes per hectare compare
47 Samoa 0.1834 tonnes per hectare compare
49 Angola 0.1607 tonnes per hectare compare
50 Costa Rica 0.1285 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Liberia

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.71 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.7% (2025)
Rural population 2.52 million (2025)
Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
Rural population 43.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
Land under cereal production 240,000 hectares (2023)

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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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About this data

Indicator: Cocoa bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 61 places, 3,632 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.