Cocoa beans — Yield in Gabon
Gabon: Cocoa beans — Yield was 55.1 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cocoa beans — Yield in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cocoa beans — yield in Gabon stood at 55.1 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa beans — yield in Gabon peaked at 400 kg/ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 28.6 kg/ha, in 2012.
That places Gabon 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cocoa beans — Yield in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 319 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 336 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 360 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 400 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 217 kg/ha | -45.8% |
| 1966 | 190.1 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 184.6 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 190 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 174.6 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 243.8 kg/ha | +39.6% |
| 1971 | 201.2 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1972 | 201.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 206 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 194.8 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 206.8 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 174.3 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 178.7 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 176.7 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 226.4 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1980 | 181.6 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1981 | 135.7 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 1982 | 138.1 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 119 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 79.8 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 75 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 81.4 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 78.7 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 90.1 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 90 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.3 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 1991 | 100.1 kg/ha | +46.6% |
| 1992 | 146.3 kg/ha | +46.2% |
| 1993 | 109.2 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 71.8 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 1995 | 86.8 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 87 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 85.8 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 76.9 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 87.5 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 76.9 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 76 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 71.4 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 70.6 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 69 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 71.4 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 71.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76.9 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 74.1 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 74.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.3 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 96.8 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 28.6 kg/ha | -70.5% |
| 2013 | 57.1 kg/ha | +99.7% |
| 2014 | 61.5 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 60 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 60.9 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 60.2 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 59.7 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.4 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 56.1 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 56.2 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.6 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.9 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 55.1 kg/ha | -1.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 55.1 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 411.05 kg/ha, 13% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 55.1 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 308.35 kg/ha, 18% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa beans — Yield in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +99.7% | 28.6 kg/ha | 57.1 kg/ha |
| 2012 | -70.5% | 96.8 kg/ha | 28.6 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +46.6% | 68.3 kg/ha | 100.1 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +46.2% | 100.1 kg/ha | 146.3 kg/ha |
| 1965 | -45.8% | 400 kg/ha | 217 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 263.48 kg/ha | 174.6 kg/ha | 400 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 200.99 kg/ha | 174.3 kg/ha | 243.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.94 kg/ha | 75 kg/ha | 181.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.97 kg/ha | 68.3 kg/ha | 146.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.18 kg/ha | 69 kg/ha | 76.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.85 kg/ha | 28.6 kg/ha | 96.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.98 kg/ha | 55.1 kg/ha | 56.6 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 48 Dominica 93.4 kg/ha compare
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 91.2 kg/ha compare
- 50 Malaysia 71.7 kg/ha compare
- 52 Central African Republic 51.5 kg/ha compare
- 53 Suriname 28.7 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa beans — yield in Gabon?
- Cocoa beans — yield in Gabon was 55.1 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 400 kg/ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6 kg/ha in 2012.
- How does Gabon rank for cocoa beans — yield?
- Gabon ranks 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa beans — yield rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.