What is cocoa bean yields in Madagascar?

Cocoa bean yields in Madagascar was 0.8944 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 Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 0.9956 tonnes per hectare in 1993.

What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2222 tonnes per hectare in 1963.

How does Madagascar rank for cocoa bean yields?

Madagascar ranks 5th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.

Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Madagascar 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 Madagascar

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Madagascar
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)

Madagascar: Cocoa bean yields was 0.8944 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.8944 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

5th

of 61 countries

All-time high

0.9956 tonnes per hectare

in 1993

All-time low

0.2222 tonnes per hectare

in 1963

Years of data

1961–2024

Cocoa bean yields in Madagascar, 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

In 2024, cocoa bean yields in Madagascar stood at 0.8944 tonnes per hectare.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Madagascar peaked at 0.9956 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2222 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.

Madagascar ranks 5th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3164 tonnes per hectare	0.2222 tonnes per hectare	0.3688 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.366 tonnes per hectare	0.2906 tonnes per hectare	0.4568 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.3712 tonnes per hectare	0.2922 tonnes per hectare	0.5128 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.7993 tonnes per hectare	0.4806 tonnes per hectare	0.9956 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.8862 tonnes per hectare	0.7801 tonnes per hectare	0.9443 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.8899 tonnes per hectare	0.8738 tonnes per hectare	0.9014 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.8969 tonnes per hectare	0.8938 tonnes per hectare	0.9025 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

2 Guatemala 2.58 tonnes per hectare compare
3 Fiji 2.5 tonnes per hectare compare
4 Togo 0.9868 tonnes per hectare compare
6 Peru 0.8294 tonnes per hectare compare
7 Ecuador 0.7454 tonnes per hectare compare
8 Tanzania 0.7175 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 67.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.22 million hectares (2023)

All data for Madagascar →

Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean yields in Madagascar?: Cocoa bean yields in Madagascar was 0.8944 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 Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 0.9956 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2222 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
How does Madagascar rank for cocoa bean yields?: Madagascar ranks 5th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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.