Cocoa bean yields in Peru
Peru: Cocoa bean yields was 0.8294 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8294 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.9016 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.3849 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields in Peru, 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
Peru recorded 0.8294 tonnes per hectare for cocoa bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Peru peaked at 0.9016 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3849 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Peru 6th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.448 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4802 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5618 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3849 tonnes per hectare | -31.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4885 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 1967 | 0.523 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4895 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5701 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4956 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5049 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5092 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5114 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5106 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5091 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5052 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5122 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4958 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4995 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5129 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5288 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5753 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.522 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4854 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4517 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4874 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4766 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5133 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5422 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4771 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.537 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5357 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5301 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5684 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7102 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6095 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6363 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6099 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6067 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5172 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5173 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4864 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5095 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.502 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5583 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5246 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5344 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5548 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6039 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6712 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.744 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7288 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7657 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8594 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.827 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8395 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8339 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8946 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8772 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9016 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8377 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8294 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.8294 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4111 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.8294 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4918 tonnes per hectare | 0.3849 tonnes per hectare | 0.5701 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5053 tonnes per hectare | 0.4956 tonnes per hectare | 0.5122 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5096 tonnes per hectare | 0.4517 tonnes per hectare | 0.5753 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5839 tonnes per hectare | 0.4771 tonnes per hectare | 0.7102 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5311 tonnes per hectare | 0.4864 tonnes per hectare | 0.6067 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7643 tonnes per hectare | 0.6039 tonnes per hectare | 0.8594 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8681 tonnes per hectare | 0.8294 tonnes per hectare | 0.9016 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Peru?
- Cocoa bean yields in Peru was 0.8294 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9016 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3849 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Peru rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.