Cocoa beans production in Honduras
In 2024 Honduras produced 2,000 t of cocoa beans, the 30th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 43%. The record was 3,656 t in 1993. Area harvested: 6,865 ha, yield 0.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 2,000 t
- World rank
- 30 of 57
- 10-year change
- +43%
- Record
- 3,656 t
- 1993
Cocoa beans in Honduras, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Honduras compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.03% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.3
- world 0.5 (−39%)
- kg per person
- 0.18
- world 0.64
- 10-year change
- +43%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,000 | 0.08% |
| 29 | Haiti | 3,000 | 0.06% |
| 30 | Honduras | 2,000 | 0.04% |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 1,500 | 0.03% |
| 32 | Vietnam | 1,500 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of cocoa beans
Share of the world total; Honduras is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,865 | 0.29 |
| 2023 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,865 | 0.29 |
| 2022 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,865 | 0.29 |
| 2021 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,865 | 0.29 |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +100% | 6,428 | 0.31 |
| 2019 | 1,000 | −33% | 3,069 | 0.33 |
| 2018 | 1,500 | +36% | 4,600 | 0.33 |
| 2017 | 1,100 | +14% | 4,500 | 0.24 |
| 2016 | 965 | −36% | 4,400 | 0.22 |
| 2015 | 1,500 | +7.1% | 4,400 | 0.34 |
| 2014 | 1,400 | +45% | 4,400 | 0.32 |
| 2013 | 965 | −9.4% | 1,518 | 0.64 |
| 2012 | 1,065 | −29% | 1,660 | 0.64 |
| 2011 | 1,499 | +33% | 3,012 | 0.50 |
| 2010 | 1,126 | −17% | 2,070 | 0.54 |
| 2009 | 1,350 | +69% | 3,304 | 0.41 |
| 2008 | 800 | +122% | 1,400 | 0.57 |
| 2007 | 361 | −82% | 606 | 0.60 |
| 2006 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 2,500 | 0.80 |
| 2005 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 2,456 | 0.81 |
| 2004 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 2,485 | 0.80 |
| 2003 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 2,498 | 0.80 |
| 2002 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 2,520 | 0.79 |
| 2001 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 3,308 | 0.60 |
| 2000 | 2,000 | −13% | 4,800 | 0.42 |
| 1999 | 2,300 | −15% | 5,500 | 0.42 |
| 1998 | 2,700 | +59% | 6,500 | 0.42 |
| 1997 | 1,700 | −37% | 4,100 | 0.41 |
| 1996 | 2,700 | +13% | 6,500 | 0.42 |
| 1995 | 2,400 | −20% | 5,700 | 0.42 |
| 1994 | 3,000 | −18% | 7,200 | 0.42 |
| 1993 | 3,656 | +35% | 8,700 | 0.42 |
| 1992 | 2,700 | −18% | 6,500 | 0.42 |
| 1991 | 3,300 | +22% | 8,000 | 0.41 |
| 1990 | 2,700 | 0.0% | 6,613 | 0.41 |
| 1989 | 2,700 | +42% | 6,500 | 0.42 |
| 1988 | 1,900 | −17% | 1,900 | 1.00 |
| 1987 | 2,300 | +15% | 2,300 | 1.00 |
| 1986 | 2,000 | +18% | 2,000 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 1,700 | +6.3% | 1,700 | 1.00 |
| 1984 | 1,600 | +45% | 1,600 | 1.00 |
| 1983 | 1,100 | +10% | 1,000 | 1.10 |
| 1982 | 1,000 | +100% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1981 | 500 | 0.0% | 500 | 1.00 |
| 1980 | 500 | 0.0% | 500 | 1.00 |
| 1979 | 500 | 0.0% | 500 | 1.00 |
| 1978 | 500 | 0.0% | 500 | 1.00 |
| 1977 | 500 | +67% | 500 | 1.00 |
| 1976 | 300 | 0.0% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1975 | 300 | 0.0% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1974 | 300 | 0.0% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1973 | 300 | 0.0% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1972 | 300 | 0.0% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1971 | 300 | 0.0% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1970 | 300 | +2.0% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1969 | 294 | +7.3% | 377 | 0.78 |
| 1968 | 274 | −0.7% | 349 | 0.79 |
| 1967 | 276 | +24% | 352 | 0.78 |
| 1966 | 223 | +5.7% | 286 | 0.78 |
| 1965 | 211 | +3.9% | 272 | 0.78 |
| 1964 | 203 | +3.0% | 261 | 0.78 |
| 1963 | 197 | +32% | 251 | 0.78 |
| 1962 | 149 | −8.6% | 192 | 0.78 |
| 1961 | 163 | — | 209 | 0.78 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 412 t USD 3.3 m
- Exporter rank
- 46 of 93
- Imports
- 111 t USD 138,000
- Importer rank
- 53 of 108
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of cocoa beans in Honduras?
Honduras produced 2,000 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Honduras rank in the world for production of cocoa beans?
Honduras ranked 30th of 57 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Côte d'Ivoire with 36.1% of the world total.
How has the production of cocoa beans in Honduras changed?
It rose by 43% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 3,656 t in 1993.
What is the yield of cocoa beans in Honduras?
0.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2,000 t from 6,865 ha), against a world average of 0.5 t/ha.
Does Honduras export or import cocoa beans?
In 2024 Honduras reported exports of 412 t (USD 3.3 m) and imports of 111 t (USD 138,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Honduras is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.