Cocoa bean yields in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cocoa bean yields was 0.6809 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6809 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
9th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.9506 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
0.1013 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 0.6809 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9506 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1013 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2418 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2656 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3058 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2712 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.204 tonnes per hectare | -24.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2192 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2451 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2356 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1803 tonnes per hectare | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2043 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2237 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1013 tonnes per hectare | -54.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1346 tonnes per hectare | +32.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2228 tonnes per hectare | +65.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2358 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1663 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1992 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2336 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2591 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2837 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3158 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3521 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2945 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3117 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3141 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2993 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2901 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4114 tonnes per hectare | +41.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4509 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4877 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5359 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6722 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6126 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.587 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6262 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6283 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.634 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6527 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6596 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6779 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6021 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6812 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.677 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6551 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6446 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6128 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6394 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6387 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6337 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6392 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6601 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7124 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8335 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.748 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7474 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9506 tonnes per hectare | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7499 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8018 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7388 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6825 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7535 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6809 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.6809 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4111 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.241 tonnes per hectare | 0.1803 tonnes per hectare | 0.3058 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1981 tonnes per hectare | 0.1013 tonnes per hectare | 0.2591 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3324 tonnes per hectare | 0.2837 tonnes per hectare | 0.4509 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6096 tonnes per hectare | 0.4877 tonnes per hectare | 0.6722 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.651 tonnes per hectare | 0.6021 tonnes per hectare | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7444 tonnes per hectare | 0.6337 tonnes per hectare | 0.9506 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7315 tonnes per hectare | 0.6809 tonnes per hectare | 0.8018 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Sri Lanka?
- Cocoa bean yields in Sri Lanka was 0.6809 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9506 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1013 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.