Cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea
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
64
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.
Cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3376 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4562 tonnes per hectare | +35.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4844 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3323 tonnes per hectare | -31.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5109 tonnes per hectare | +53.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5189 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4756 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4561 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4802 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4799 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.495 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3782 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 1974 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4694 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4241 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3563 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3598 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3963 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3322 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3535 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4303 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4405 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3711 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3493 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3883 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4974 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4308 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4123 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.419 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4073 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3909 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.403 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4348 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3137 tonnes per hectare | -27.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3747 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4776 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4268 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4231 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4337 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.401 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4345 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4258 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4108 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3902 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4097 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4125 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4077 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4063 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4058 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4087 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.319 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4096 tonnes per hectare | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4052 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3986 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3971 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3963 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.398 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3974 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3968 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3962 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3962 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3962 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +53.7% | 0.3323 tonnes per hectare | 0.5109 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.