Cocoa beans — Yield in Caribbean

Caribbean: Cocoa beans — Yield was 496.8 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
496.8 kg/ha
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
6th
of 15 countries
All-time high
524.2 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
221.7 kg/ha
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cocoa beans — Yield in Caribbean, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cocoa beans — yield in Caribbean stood at 496.8 kg/ha.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa beans — yield in Caribbean peaked at 524.2 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 221.7 kg/ha, in 2005.

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

Cocoa beans — Yield in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Cocoa beans — Yield in Caribbean, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 420.4 kg/ha —
1962 404 kg/ha -3.9%
1963 428.5 kg/ha +6.1%
1964 441.6 kg/ha +3.1%
1965 341.2 kg/ha -22.7%
1966 351.4 kg/ha +3.0%
1967 338 kg/ha -3.8%
1968 360 kg/ha +6.5%
1969 338.3 kg/ha -6.0%
1970 355.2 kg/ha +5.0%
1971 338.4 kg/ha -4.7%
1972 339.6 kg/ha +0.4%
1973 330.3 kg/ha -2.7%
1974 338.6 kg/ha +2.5%
1975 339.8 kg/ha +0.4%
1976 325.1 kg/ha -4.3%
1977 323.2 kg/ha -0.6%
1978 350.8 kg/ha +8.5%
1979 325.9 kg/ha -7.1%
1980 282.1 kg/ha -13.4%
1981 306.1 kg/ha +8.5%
1982 267.3 kg/ha -12.7%
1983 305.2 kg/ha +14.2%
1984 337.8 kg/ha +10.7%
1985 302.3 kg/ha -10.5%
1986 294.9 kg/ha -2.4%
1987 257.9 kg/ha -12.5%
1988 305.6 kg/ha +18.5%
1989 380.6 kg/ha +24.5%
1990 343.9 kg/ha -9.6%
1991 368.7 kg/ha +7.2%
1992 391.6 kg/ha +6.2%
1993 400 kg/ha +2.1%
1994 436.1 kg/ha +9.0%
1995 365.2 kg/ha -16.3%
1996 410.2 kg/ha +12.3%
1997 345.8 kg/ha -15.7%
1998 370.3 kg/ha +7.1%
1999 248.6 kg/ha -32.9%
2000 253.8 kg/ha +2.1%
2001 357 kg/ha +40.7%
2002 342 kg/ha -4.2%
2003 355.5 kg/ha +3.9%
2004 359.2 kg/ha +1.0%
2005 221.7 kg/ha -38.3%
2006 300.2 kg/ha +35.4%
2007 297 kg/ha -1.1%
2008 306.4 kg/ha +3.2%
2009 359.4 kg/ha +17.3%
2010 379.5 kg/ha +5.6%
2011 361.2 kg/ha -4.8%
2012 465.6 kg/ha +28.9%
2013 438.1 kg/ha -5.9%
2014 448.8 kg/ha +2.4%
2015 469.8 kg/ha +4.7%
2016 482.8 kg/ha +2.8%
2017 524.2 kg/ha +8.6%
2018 514.6 kg/ha -1.8%
2019 470.9 kg/ha -8.5%
2020 428.3 kg/ha -9.0%
2021 430.5 kg/ha +0.5%
2022 377.1 kg/ha -12.4%
2023 523.7 kg/ha +38.9%
2024 496.8 kg/ha -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 380.38 kg/ha 338 kg/ha 441.6 kg/ha 9
1970s 336.69 kg/ha 323.2 kg/ha 355.2 kg/ha 10
1980s 303.98 kg/ha 257.9 kg/ha 380.6 kg/ha 10
1990s 368.04 kg/ha 248.6 kg/ha 436.1 kg/ha 10
2000s 315.22 kg/ha 221.7 kg/ha 359.4 kg/ha 10
2010s 455.55 kg/ha 361.2 kg/ha 524.2 kg/ha 10
2020s 451.28 kg/ha 377.1 kg/ha 523.7 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 560.3 kg/ha compare
  2. 3 Fiji 2,500 kg/ha compare
  3. 4 Togo 986.8 kg/ha compare
  4. 4 Viet Nam 480.5 kg/ha compare
  5. 5 Madagascar 894.4 kg/ha compare
  6. 6 Peru 829.4 kg/ha compare
  7. 7 Ecuador 745.4 kg/ha compare
  8. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 495.5 kg/ha compare
  9. 8 Sri Lanka 680.9 kg/ha compare
  10. 8 Melanesia 399.8 kg/ha compare
  11. 9 Grenada 591.1 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa beans — yield in Caribbean?
Cocoa beans — yield in Caribbean was 496.8 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 524.2 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 221.7 kg/ha in 2005.
How does Caribbean rank for cocoa beans — yield?
Caribbean ranks 6th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa beans — yield rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cocoa beans — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cocoa beans — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 4,942 data points, 1961–2024
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