What is cocoa bean yields in Tanzania?

Cocoa bean yields in Tanzania was 0.7175 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 Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.7221 tonnes per hectare in 2021.

What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1 tonnes per hectare in 1965.

How does Tanzania rank for cocoa bean yields?

Tanzania ranks 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.

Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tanzania 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 Tanzania

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Tanzania
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)

Tanzania: Cocoa bean yields was 0.7175 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.7175 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

8th

of 61 countries

All-time high

0.7221 tonnes per hectare

in 2021

All-time low

0.1 tonnes per hectare

in 1965

Years of data

1961–2024

Cocoa bean yields in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 0.7175 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Tanzania peaked at 0.7221 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.

Tanzania ranks 8th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2556 tonnes per hectare	0.1 tonnes per hectare	0.45 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.5744 tonnes per hectare	0.4 tonnes per hectare	0.6542 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.6023 tonnes per hectare	0.5729 tonnes per hectare	0.62 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.6125 tonnes per hectare	0.4 tonnes per hectare	0.7011 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.6997 tonnes per hectare	0.6923 tonnes per hectare	0.7047 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.7117 tonnes per hectare	0.7024 tonnes per hectare	0.7212 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.7187 tonnes per hectare	0.7163 tonnes per hectare	0.7221 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

5 Madagascar 0.8944 tonnes per hectare compare
6 Peru 0.8294 tonnes per hectare compare
7 Ecuador 0.7454 tonnes per hectare compare
9 Sri Lanka 0.6809 tonnes per hectare compare
10 Grenada 0.5911 tonnes per hectare compare
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5905 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 63.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)

All data for Tanzania →

Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean yields in Tanzania?: Cocoa bean yields in Tanzania was 0.7175 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 Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.7221 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
How does Tanzania rank for cocoa bean yields?: Tanzania ranks 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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.