Cocoa beans — Yield in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Cocoa beans — Yield was 524.5 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
524.5 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
5th
of 15 groups
All-time high
524.5 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
207.3 kg/ha
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cocoa beans — Yield in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cocoa beans — yield in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 524.5 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa beans — yield in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 524.5 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 207.3 kg/ha, in 1966.

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

Cocoa beans — Yield in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cocoa beans — Yield in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 242.3 kg/ha —
1962 227.9 kg/ha -5.9%
1963 245.4 kg/ha +7.7%
1964 235.2 kg/ha -4.2%
1965 228.7 kg/ha -2.8%
1966 207.3 kg/ha -9.4%
1967 224.5 kg/ha +8.3%
1968 215.8 kg/ha -3.9%
1969 220.7 kg/ha +2.3%
1970 236.6 kg/ha +7.2%
1971 301.5 kg/ha +27.4%
1972 349.4 kg/ha +15.9%
1973 208.4 kg/ha -40.4%
1974 317.6 kg/ha +52.4%
1975 348.3 kg/ha +9.7%
1976 381.9 kg/ha +9.6%
1977 380.5 kg/ha -0.4%
1978 322.6 kg/ha -15.2%
1979 313.5 kg/ha -2.8%
1980 331 kg/ha +5.6%
1981 325.3 kg/ha -1.7%
1982 340.9 kg/ha +4.8%
1983 335.4 kg/ha -1.6%
1984 400.2 kg/ha +19.3%
1985 417.1 kg/ha +4.2%
1986 448.5 kg/ha +7.5%
1987 447.3 kg/ha -0.3%
1988 420.5 kg/ha -6.0%
1989 353.9 kg/ha -15.8%
1990 285.1 kg/ha -19.4%
1991 285.4 kg/ha +0.1%
1992 279.9 kg/ha -1.9%
1993 304.9 kg/ha +8.9%
1994 320.5 kg/ha +5.1%
1995 330 kg/ha +3.0%
1996 332.9 kg/ha +0.9%
1997 340.7 kg/ha +2.3%
1998 344.2 kg/ha +1.0%
1999 381.1 kg/ha +10.7%
2000 394 kg/ha +3.4%
2001 384.8 kg/ha -2.3%
2002 368 kg/ha -4.4%
2003 387.3 kg/ha +5.2%
2004 423.3 kg/ha +9.3%
2005 447.7 kg/ha +5.8%
2006 417.2 kg/ha -6.8%
2007 371.4 kg/ha -11.0%
2008 386.1 kg/ha +4.0%
2009 366.7 kg/ha -5.0%
2010 372.4 kg/ha +1.6%
2011 375.8 kg/ha +0.9%
2012 376.4 kg/ha +0.2%
2013 404.7 kg/ha +7.5%
2014 436.2 kg/ha +7.8%
2015 480.1 kg/ha +10.1%
2016 482.4 kg/ha +0.5%
2017 466.9 kg/ha -3.2%
2018 472.7 kg/ha +1.2%
2019 478.2 kg/ha +1.2%
2020 486.9 kg/ha +1.8%
2021 504.8 kg/ha +3.7%
2022 506.4 kg/ha +0.3%
2023 514 kg/ha +1.5%
2024 524.5 kg/ha +2.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cocoa beans — Yield in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +52.4% 208.4 kg/ha 317.6 kg/ha
1973 -40.4% 349.4 kg/ha 208.4 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 227.53 kg/ha 207.3 kg/ha 245.4 kg/ha 9
1970s 316.03 kg/ha 208.4 kg/ha 381.9 kg/ha 10
1980s 382.01 kg/ha 325.3 kg/ha 448.5 kg/ha 10
1990s 320.47 kg/ha 279.9 kg/ha 381.1 kg/ha 10
2000s 394.65 kg/ha 366.7 kg/ha 447.7 kg/ha 10
2010s 434.58 kg/ha 372.4 kg/ha 482.4 kg/ha 10
2020s 507.32 kg/ha 486.9 kg/ha 524.5 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

  1. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 590.5 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 Guatemala 2,582 kg/ha compare
  3. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 560.3 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 Fiji 2,500 kg/ha compare
  5. 4 Togo 986.8 kg/ha compare
  6. 4 Viet Nam 480.5 kg/ha compare
  7. 5 Madagascar 894.4 kg/ha compare
  8. 6 Peru 829.4 kg/ha compare
  9. 6 Caribbean 496.8 kg/ha compare
  10. 7 Ecuador 745.4 kg/ha compare
  11. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 495.5 kg/ha compare
  12. 8 Sri Lanka 680.9 kg/ha compare
  13. 8 Melanesia 399.8 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa beans — yield in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Cocoa beans — yield in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 524.5 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 524.5 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 207.3 kg/ha in 1966.
How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for cocoa beans — yield?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 5th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is cocoa beans — yield rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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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