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Cocoa Producing Countries

Ivory Coast has the highest Cocoa Bean Production in 2024 (1,890,442 t), followed by Indonesia (632,702 t) and Ghana (530,000 t). Suriname has the lowest (4.59 t).

Agriculture59 countries · 1 metricUpdated Feb 8, 2025Original page
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Cocoa Bean ProductionBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Cocoa Bean Production, 2024

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All 57 ranked

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
3,000 t
Middle half 291 t – 30.4K t
Average
91,635 t
57 countries
Highest
1,890,442 t
Ivory Coast
Lowest
4.59 t
Suriname

Over time · 1980–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Ivory Coast
  • Indonesia
  • Ghana
  • Ecuador
  • Nigeria

Data

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57 countries · # = rank by Cocoa Bean Production
#
1Ivory Coast1,890,442 t
2Indonesia632,702 t
3Ghana530,000 t
4Ecuador403,699 t
5Nigeria350,000 t
6Cameroon320,000 t
7Brazil297,509 t
8Peru157,253 t
9Sierra Leone93,750 t
10Colombia67,678 t
11Dominican Republic57,461 t
12Uganda55,000 t
13DR Congo50,000 t
14Papua New Guinea45,000 t
15India30,388 t
16Liberia30,000 t
17Venezuela29,383 t
18Mexico28,448 t
19Togo25,000 t
20Guinea24,222 t
21Madagascar21,000 t
22Tanzania15,000 t
22Republic of the Congo15,000 t
24Guatemala11,701 t
25Philippines10,844 t
26Bolivia5,825 t
27Solomon Islands4,200 t
28Sao Tome and Principe4,000 t
29Haiti3,000 t
30Honduras2,000 t
31Vietnam1,500 t
31Vanuatu1,500 t
33Cuba1,463 t
34Sri Lanka1,150 t
35Costa Rica1,000 t
35Dominica1,000 t
37Equatorial Guinea600 t
38Guyana488 t
39Samoa483 t
40Angola465 t
41Malaysia445 t
42El Salvador370 t
43Panama291 t
44Trinidad and Tobago231 t
45Saint Vincent and the Grenadines231 t
46Belize225 t
47Fiji216 t
48Grenada203 t
49Jamaica201 t
50Timor-Leste177 t
51Central African Republic136 t
52Thailand123 t
53Gabon100 t
54Comoros43.68 t
55Micronesia31.08 t
56Saint Lucia16.6 t
57Suriname4.59 t

What correlates with Cocoa Bean Production (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,386 other country metrics sharing at least 35 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Cocoa Bean Production tend to score higher on these

  1. # of Quakes 4.0 or Higher (10-yr annual avg)Countries Without Earthquakes
    r = +0.55 · strong · n = 40
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  2. Red Fox PopulationFox Population by Country
    r = +0.49 · moderate · n = 40
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  3. Immigrant Living LanguagesAverage Number of Languages Spoken by Country
    r = +0.41 · moderate · n = 48
    Plot
  4. Bat SpeciesBat Population by Country
    r = +0.40 · moderate · n = 51
    Plot
  5. Aggregate Crop and Livestock Export ValueAgricultural Exports by Country
    r = +0.35 · moderate · n = 53
    Plot
  6. # of TreesTrees by Country
    r = +0.35 · moderate · n = 54
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Cocoa Bean Production tend to score lower on these

  1. % Annual ChangeDeforestation Rates by Country
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 51
    Plot
  2. % Annual Forest Area Change 1990-2020Deforestation Rates by Country
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 52
    Plot
  3. Joining YearInternational Maritime Organization
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 55
    Plot
  4. Asthma Rate Upper LimitAsthma Rates by Country
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 56
    Plot
  5. Police per 100k PopulationPolice Spending by Country
    r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 35
    Plot
  6. Asthma RateAsthma Rates by Country
    r = −0.30 · moderate · n = 56
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Cocoa Bean Production?
Ivory Coast has the highest Cocoa Bean Production in 2024, at 1,890,442 t, followed by Indonesia (632,702 t) and Ghana (530,000 t).
Which country has the lowest Cocoa Bean Production?
Suriname has the lowest Cocoa Bean Production in 2024, at 4.59 t.
What is the median Cocoa Bean Production across countries?
The median is 3,000 t across the 57 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this cocoa producing countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Cocoa, beans - faostat.