What is cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea?

Cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea was 0.3962 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 Papua New Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.5266 tonnes per hectare in 1971.

What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3137 tonnes per hectare in 1998.

How does Papua New Guinea rank for cocoa bean yields?

Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.

Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea
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)

Papua New Guinea: Cocoa bean yields was 0.3962 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.3962 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

32nd

of 61 countries

All-time high

0.5266 tonnes per hectare

in 1971

All-time low

0.3137 tonnes per hectare

in 1998

Years of data

1961–2024

Cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea, 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

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3962 tonnes per hectare for cocoa bean yields in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.5266 tonnes per hectare in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.3137 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.

That places Papua New Guinea 32nd out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4502 tonnes per hectare	0.3323 tonnes per hectare	0.5189 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.4324 tonnes per hectare	0.3563 tonnes per hectare	0.5266 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.3959 tonnes per hectare	0.3322 tonnes per hectare	0.4974 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.3987 tonnes per hectare	0.3137 tonnes per hectare	0.4348 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.4233 tonnes per hectare	0.3902 tonnes per hectare	0.4776 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.3971 tonnes per hectare	0.319 tonnes per hectare	0.4125 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.3969 tonnes per hectare	0.3962 tonnes per hectare	0.398 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

29 Belize 0.4221 tonnes per hectare compare
30 Guyana 0.4151 tonnes per hectare compare
31 Tonga 0.4 tonnes per hectare compare
33 Solomon Islands 0.3905 tonnes per hectare compare
34 Micronesia (country) 0.3808 tonnes per hectare compare
35 Venezuela 0.3797 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.24 billion current US$ (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.0% (2024)
Rural population 9.06 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
Rural population 84.2% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
Land under cereal production 3,910 hectares (2023)

All data for Papua New Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea?: Cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea was 0.3962 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 Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.5266 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3137 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for cocoa bean yields?: Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.