Cocoa beans — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cocoa beans — Yield was 496 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
496 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
7th
of 15 groups
All-time high
631.7 kg/ha
in 2004
All-time low
342.6 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cocoa beans — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

0200400600196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cocoa beans — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 496 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa beans — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 631.7 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 342.6 kg/ha, in 1961.

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

Cocoa beans — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cocoa beans — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 342.6 kg/ha —
1962 376.3 kg/ha +9.8%
1963 384.3 kg/ha +2.1%
1964 420.2 kg/ha +9.3%
1965 346.6 kg/ha -17.5%
1966 384.7 kg/ha +11.0%
1967 373 kg/ha -3.0%
1968 364.6 kg/ha -2.3%
1969 402.4 kg/ha +10.4%
1970 395.9 kg/ha -1.6%
1971 445.2 kg/ha +12.5%
1972 370.2 kg/ha -16.8%
1973 374.6 kg/ha +1.2%
1974 416.7 kg/ha +11.2%
1975 399.8 kg/ha -4.1%
1976 376.3 kg/ha -5.9%
1977 385.8 kg/ha +2.5%
1978 384.1 kg/ha -0.4%
1979 438.1 kg/ha +14.1%
1980 427.9 kg/ha -2.3%
1981 439.5 kg/ha +2.7%
1982 343.2 kg/ha -21.9%
1983 384.1 kg/ha +11.9%
1984 469.3 kg/ha +22.2%
1985 441.8 kg/ha -5.9%
1986 456.1 kg/ha +3.2%
1987 459.7 kg/ha +0.8%
1988 479.2 kg/ha +4.2%
1989 507.3 kg/ha +5.9%
1990 465.3 kg/ha -8.3%
1991 486.6 kg/ha +4.6%
1992 509.4 kg/ha +4.7%
1993 512.1 kg/ha +0.5%
1994 499.6 kg/ha -2.4%
1995 544.2 kg/ha +8.9%
1996 559.8 kg/ha +2.9%
1997 564.4 kg/ha +0.8%
1998 605.1 kg/ha +7.2%
1999 559.6 kg/ha -7.5%
2000 624.4 kg/ha +11.6%
2001 617.9 kg/ha -1.0%
2002 612.1 kg/ha -0.9%
2003 616.9 kg/ha +0.8%
2004 631.7 kg/ha +2.4%
2005 544.9 kg/ha -13.7%
2006 579.7 kg/ha +6.4%
2007 498.7 kg/ha -14.0%
2008 569.9 kg/ha +14.3%
2009 543.2 kg/ha -4.7%
2010 549.8 kg/ha +1.2%
2011 549.5 kg/ha -0.1%
2012 527 kg/ha -4.1%
2013 514.7 kg/ha -2.3%
2014 518.8 kg/ha +0.8%
2015 514.3 kg/ha -0.9%
2016 499.3 kg/ha -2.9%
2017 507.9 kg/ha +1.7%
2018 516.4 kg/ha +1.7%
2019 517.9 kg/ha +0.3%
2020 513.6 kg/ha -0.8%
2021 506.5 kg/ha -1.4%
2022 501.4 kg/ha -1.0%
2023 499.4 kg/ha -0.4%
2024 496 kg/ha -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 377.19 kg/ha 342.6 kg/ha 420.2 kg/ha 9
1970s 398.67 kg/ha 370.2 kg/ha 445.2 kg/ha 10
1980s 440.81 kg/ha 343.2 kg/ha 507.3 kg/ha 10
1990s 530.61 kg/ha 465.3 kg/ha 605.1 kg/ha 10
2000s 583.94 kg/ha 498.7 kg/ha 631.7 kg/ha 10
2010s 521.56 kg/ha 499.3 kg/ha 549.8 kg/ha 10
2020s 503.38 kg/ha 496 kg/ha 513.6 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 4 Togo 986.8 kg/ha compare
  2. 4 Viet Nam 480.5 kg/ha compare
  3. 5 Madagascar 894.4 kg/ha compare
  4. 6 Peru 829.4 kg/ha compare
  5. 6 Caribbean 496.8 kg/ha compare
  6. 7 Ecuador 745.4 kg/ha compare
  7. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 495.5 kg/ha compare
  8. 8 Sri Lanka 680.9 kg/ha compare
  9. 8 Melanesia 399.8 kg/ha compare
  10. 9 Grenada 591.1 kg/ha compare
  11. 10 Ghana 576.2 kg/ha compare
  12. 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 380.8 kg/ha compare
  13. 10 Micronesia 380.8 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa beans — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Cocoa beans — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 496 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 631.7 kg/ha in 2004.
What is the lowest cocoa beans — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 342.6 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cocoa beans — yield?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is cocoa beans — yield rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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