Cocoa bean yields in Samoa
Samoa: Cocoa bean yields was 0.1834 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1834 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
47th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.5041 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
All-time low
0.1833 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields in Samoa, 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
The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in Samoa is 0.1834 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Samoa peaked at 0.5041 tonnes per hectare in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1833 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
Samoa ranks 47th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.483 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4172 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5041 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5041 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3833 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3625 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4125 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3883 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3714 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4256 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 0.34 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3019 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.32 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2482 tonnes per hectare | -43.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3264 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2432 tonnes per hectare | -25.5% |
| 1981 | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.24 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3036 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2429 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2237 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3182 tonnes per hectare | +42.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2273 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2237 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2222 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2191 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2222 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2185 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2177 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.217 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2165 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2174 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2161 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2166 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2169 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2171 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2169 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2166 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2164 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2255 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2091 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2041 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1977 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1833 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1875 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1854 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.189 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1893 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1881 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1866 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1872 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1859 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.185 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1855 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1851 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1842 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1834 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1834 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4111 tonnes per hectare, 45% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1834 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +46.7% | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.44 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | -43.6% | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.2482 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | +42.2% | 0.2237 tonnes per hectare | 0.3182 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | +31.5% | 0.2482 tonnes per hectare | 0.3264 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | -28.6% | 0.3182 tonnes per hectare | 0.2273 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | +26.5% | 0.3883 tonnes per hectare | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4385 tonnes per hectare | 0.3625 tonnes per hectare | 0.5041 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3353 tonnes per hectare | 0.2482 tonnes per hectare | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2563 tonnes per hectare | 0.2237 tonnes per hectare | 0.3182 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2185 tonnes per hectare | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | 0.2222 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2155 tonnes per hectare | 0.2041 tonnes per hectare | 0.2255 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.188 tonnes per hectare | 0.1833 tonnes per hectare | 0.1977 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1846 tonnes per hectare | 0.1834 tonnes per hectare | 0.1855 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Samoa?
- Cocoa bean yields in Samoa was 0.1834 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5041 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1833 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Samoa rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Samoa ranks 47th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.