Cocoa bean yields in Madagascar
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
64
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.
Cocoa bean yields in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2778 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2222 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.288 tonnes per hectare | +29.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3114 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3634 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3688 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3205 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4568 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3823 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4076 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3525 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2906 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2931 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2931 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3155 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3223 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3051 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5128 tonnes per hectare | +68.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2922 tonnes per hectare | -43.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2923 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4247 tonnes per hectare | +45.3% |
| 1988 | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4744 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4806 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7536 tonnes per hectare | +56.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9956 tonnes per hectare | +32.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9247 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9247 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9247 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9237 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9411 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9443 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9443 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9443 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9421 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7811 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7801 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8655 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8586 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8602 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8881 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8911 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8765 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8738 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8883 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8893 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8927 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8967 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9013 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9014 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9025 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8997 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8938 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8941 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8944 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.8944 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5024 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.8944 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4718 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +68.1% | 0.3051 tonnes per hectare | 0.5128 tonnes per hectare |
| 1992 | +56.8% | 0.4806 tonnes per hectare | 0.7536 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | +45.3% | 0.2923 tonnes per hectare | 0.4247 tonnes per hectare |
| 1985 | -43.0% | 0.5128 tonnes per hectare | 0.2922 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | -33.0% | 0.9956 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | +32.1% | 0.7536 tonnes per hectare | 0.9956 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.