Cocoa beans — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cocoa beans — Yield was 430.1 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cocoa beans — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa beans — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 430.1 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa beans — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 547.7 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 282.3 kg/ha, in 1981.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa beans — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 359.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 371.7 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 360.2 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 394.3 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 343.2 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1966 | 382.5 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 387.1 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 387.9 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 397.2 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 411.2 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 431 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 370.4 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 362.7 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 320.1 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1975 | 340.3 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 313.4 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 314.4 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 297.8 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 326.2 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 313 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 282.3 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 298.3 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 313 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 293.4 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 307 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 314.6 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 309.1 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 316.2 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 321.1 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 292.3 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 289.4 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 290.1 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 307.5 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 317.8 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 331 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 330.3 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 360.8 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 361.7 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 330.7 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 300.2 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 312.8 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 329.9 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 341.1 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 403.2 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 475.2 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 511 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 497.4 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 537.2 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 537.1 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 520.4 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 547.7 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 393.6 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 356.9 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 405.1 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 424.7 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 352.4 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 400.7 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 411.4 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 418 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 426.4 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 387.7 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 403.1 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 391.8 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 430.1 kg/ha | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 375.91 kg/ha | 343.2 kg/ha | 397.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 348.75 kg/ha | 297.8 kg/ha | 431 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 306.8 kg/ha | 282.3 kg/ha | 321.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 321.16 kg/ha | 289.4 kg/ha | 361.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 424.51 kg/ha | 300.2 kg/ha | 537.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 423.09 kg/ha | 352.4 kg/ha | 547.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 407.82 kg/ha | 387.7 kg/ha | 430.1 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 4 Togo 986.8 kg/ha compare
- 4 Viet Nam 480.5 kg/ha compare
- 5 Madagascar 894.4 kg/ha compare
- 6 Peru 829.4 kg/ha compare
- 6 Caribbean 496.8 kg/ha compare
- 7 Ecuador 745.4 kg/ha compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 495.5 kg/ha compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 680.9 kg/ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 399.8 kg/ha compare
- 9 Grenada 591.1 kg/ha compare
- 10 Ghana 576.2 kg/ha compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 380.8 kg/ha compare
- 10 Micronesia 380.8 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa beans — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Cocoa beans — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 430.1 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 547.7 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 282.3 kg/ha in 1981.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cocoa beans — yield?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa beans — yield rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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