Cocoa beans — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cocoa beans — Area harvested was 1.46 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.46 million ha
Change on year
up 22.2%
Rank
8th
of 15 groups
All-time high
1.46 million ha
in 2024
All-time low
468,320 ha
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cocoa beans — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, cocoa beans — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 1.46 million ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa beans — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.46 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 468,320 ha, in 1993.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cocoa beans — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cocoa beans — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 483,900 ha
1962 489,185 ha +1.1%
1963 488,660 ha -0.1%
1964 495,906 ha +1.5%
1965 495,835 ha -0.0%
1966 516,210 ha +4.1%
1967 503,398 ha -2.5%
1968 500,780 ha -0.5%
1969 504,332 ha +0.7%
1970 533,470 ha +5.8%
1971 545,001 ha +2.2%
1972 475,527 ha -12.7%
1973 504,952 ha +6.2%
1974 492,367 ha -2.5%
1975 502,130 ha +2.0%
1976 557,906 ha +11.1%
1977 579,656 ha +3.9%
1978 587,527 ha +1.4%
1979 595,086 ha +1.3%
1980 608,470 ha +2.2%
1981 601,106 ha -1.2%
1982 597,422 ha -0.6%
1983 609,865 ha +2.1%
1984 610,515 ha +0.1%
1985 625,755 ha +2.5%
1986 611,209 ha -2.3%
1987 644,551 ha +5.5%
1988 610,442 ha -5.3%
1989 629,231 ha +3.1%
1990 564,923 ha -10.2%
1991 538,253 ha -4.7%
1992 476,847 ha -11.4%
1993 468,320 ha -1.8%
1994 503,785 ha +7.6%
1995 512,188 ha +1.7%
1996 542,588 ha +5.9%
1997 523,750 ha -3.5%
1998 558,888 ha +6.7%
1999 534,836 ha -4.3%
2000 544,097 ha +1.7%
2001 526,625 ha -3.2%
2002 520,320 ha -1.2%
2003 622,347 ha +19.6%
2004 675,370 ha +8.5%
2005 639,235 ha -5.4%
2006 711,095 ha +11.2%
2007 847,687 ha +19.2%
2008 931,091 ha +9.8%
2009 943,540 ha +1.3%
2010 1.05 million ha +11.0%
2011 1.16 million ha +10.5%
2012 992,016 ha -14.3%
2013 966,432 ha -2.6%
2014 1.05 million ha +8.2%
2015 1.07 million ha +2.1%
2016 1.40 million ha +31.3%
2017 1.21 million ha -13.7%
2018 1.11 million ha -8.0%
2019 1.06 million ha -4.6%
2020 1.11 million ha +4.7%
2021 1.09 million ha -1.7%
2022 1.14 million ha +4.0%
2023 1.19 million ha +5.0%
2024 1.46 million ha +22.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 497,578 ha 483,900 ha 516,210 ha 9
1970s 537,362 ha 475,527 ha 595,086 ha 10
1980s 614,857 ha 597,422 ha 644,551 ha 10
1990s 522,438 ha 468,320 ha 564,923 ha 10
2000s 696,141 ha 520,320 ha 943,540 ha 10
2010s 1.11 million ha 966,432 ha 1.40 million ha 10
2020s 1.20 million ha 1.09 million ha 1.46 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 5 Brazil 617,168 ha compare
  2. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 3.81 million ha compare
  3. 5 Melanesia 127,342 ha compare
  4. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 84,675 ha compare
  5. 6 Ecuador 541,588 ha compare
  6. 7 Sierra Leone 198,714 ha compare
  7. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 77,391 ha compare
  8. 8 Colombia 197,709 ha compare
  9. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 20,907 ha compare
  10. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,397 ha compare
  11. 9 Peru 189,602 ha compare
  12. 10 Liberia 182,495 ha compare
  13. 10 Viet Nam 3,122 ha compare
  14. 11 Papua New Guinea 113,593 ha compare
  15. 11 Polynesia 2,632 ha compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa beans — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Cocoa beans — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.46 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cocoa beans — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1.46 million ha in 2024.
What is the lowest cocoa beans — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 468,320 ha in 1993.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cocoa beans — area harvested?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is cocoa beans — area harvested rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cocoa beans — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cocoa beans — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 4,994 data points, 1961–2024
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