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Cocoa bean production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cocoa bean production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 50,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 19% from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 57 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes50,000
Change on 2023+19%
Rank13th of 57Countries ranked
Series high50,0002024
Series low2,0002012

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Cocoa bean production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024

010K20K30K40K50K19611971198119912001201120241961: 5,800 tonnes1962: 6,500 tonnes1963: 5,600 tonnes1964: 4,800 tonnes1965: 4,300 tonnes1966: 5,300 tonnes1967: 4,900 tonnes1968: 4,500 tonnes1969: 4,900 tonnes1970: 6,200 tonnes1971: 6,300 tonnes1972: 6,500 tonnes1973: 5,700 tonnes1974: 5,000 tonnes1975: 5,300 tonnes1976: 5,400 tonnes1977: 5,200 tonnes1978: 4,300 tonnes1979: 5,700 tonnes1980: 5,900 tonnes1981: 4,513 tonnes1982: 4,300 tonnes1983: 4,300 tonnes1984: 4,388 tonnes1985: 4,530 tonnes1986: 6,300 tonnes1987: 5,500 tonnes1988: 6,200 tonnes1989: 7,100 tonnes1990: 7,180 tonnes1991: 7,270 tonnes1992: 7,361 tonnes1993: 7,453 tonnes1994: 7,547 tonnes1995: 7,551 tonnes1996: 7,576 tonnes1997: 7,207 tonnes1998: 6,909 tonnes1999: 6,565 tonnes2000: 6,582 tonnes2001: 6,235 tonnes2002: 5,750 tonnes2003: 5,710 tonnes2004: 5,670 tonnes2005: 5,630 tonnes2006: 5,590 tonnes2007: 5,590 tonnes2008: 5,510 tonnes2009: 5,470 tonnes2010: 5,431 tonnes2011: 5,392 tonnes2012: 2,000 tonnes2013: 2,000 tonnes2014: 3,000 tonnes2015: 6,000 tonnes2016: 10,200 tonnes2017: 13,500 tonnes2018: 18,475 tonnes2019: 22,058 tonnes2020: 26,337 tonnes2021: 21,500 tonnes2022: 40,000 tonnes2023: 42,000 tonnes2024: 50,000 tonnes020K40K60K19611983200520241961: 5,800 tonnes1962: 6,500 tonnes1963: 5,600 tonnes1964: 4,800 tonnes1965: 4,300 tonnes1966: 5,300 tonnes1967: 4,900 tonnes1968: 4,500 tonnes1969: 4,900 tonnes1970: 6,200 tonnes1971: 6,300 tonnes1972: 6,500 tonnes1973: 5,700 tonnes1974: 5,000 tonnes1975: 5,300 tonnes1976: 5,400 tonnes1977: 5,200 tonnes1978: 4,300 tonnes1979: 5,700 tonnes1980: 5,900 tonnes1981: 4,513 tonnes1982: 4,300 tonnes1983: 4,300 tonnes1984: 4,388 tonnes1985: 4,530 tonnes1986: 6,300 tonnes1987: 5,500 tonnes1988: 6,200 tonnes1989: 7,100 tonnes1990: 7,180 tonnes1991: 7,270 tonnes1992: 7,361 tonnes1993: 7,453 tonnes1994: 7,547 tonnes1995: 7,551 tonnes1996: 7,576 tonnes1997: 7,207 tonnes1998: 6,909 tonnes1999: 6,565 tonnes2000: 6,582 tonnes2001: 6,235 tonnes2002: 5,750 tonnes2003: 5,710 tonnes2004: 5,670 tonnes2005: 5,630 tonnes2006: 5,590 tonnes2007: 5,590 tonnes2008: 5,510 tonnes2009: 5,470 tonnes2010: 5,431 tonnes2011: 5,392 tonnes2012: 2,000 tonnes2013: 2,000 tonnes2014: 3,000 tonnes2015: 6,000 tonnes2016: 10,200 tonnes2017: 13,500 tonnes2018: 18,475 tonnes2019: 22,058 tonnes2020: 26,337 tonnes2021: 21,500 tonnes2022: 40,000 tonnes2023: 42,000 tonnes2024: 50,000 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
202450,000
202342,000
202240,000
202121,500
202026,337
201922,058
201818,475
201713,500
201610,200
20156,000
20143,000
20132,000
20122,000
20115,392
20105,431
20095,470
20085,510
20075,590
20065,590
20055,630
20045,670
20035,710
20025,750
20016,235
20006,582
19996,565
19986,909
19977,207
19967,576
19957,551
19947,547
19937,453
19927,361
19917,270
19907,180
19897,100
19886,200
19875,500
19866,300
19854,530
19844,388
19834,300
19824,300
19814,513
19805,900
19795,700
19784,300
19775,200
19765,400
19755,300
19745,000
19735,700
19726,500
19716,300
19706,200
19694,900
19684,500
19674,900
19665,300
19654,300
19644,800
19635,600
19626,500
19615,800

Democratic Republic of the Congo compared with nearby places

Angola: 465 tonnesBolivia: 5,825 tonnesBrazil: 297,509 tonnesBelize: 225 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 50,000 tonnesCentral African Republic: 136 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 15,000 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,890,442 tonnesCameroon: 320,000 tonnesColombia: 67,678 tonnesCosta Rica: 1,000 tonnesCuba: 1,463 tonnesDominican Republic: 57,461 tonnesEcuador: 403,699 tonnesFiji: 216 tonnesGabon: 100 tonnesGhana: 530,000 tonnesGuinea: 24,222 tonnesEquatorial Guinea: 600 tonnesGuatemala: 11,701 tonnesGuyana: 488 tonnesHonduras: 2,000 tonnesHaiti: 3,000 tonnesIndonesia: 632,702 tonnesIndia: 30,388 tonnesJamaica: 201 tonnesSri Lanka: 1,150 tonnesLiberia: 30,000 tonnesMadagascar: 21,000 tonnesMexico: 28,448 tonnesMalaysia: 445 tonnesNigeria: 350,000 tonnesPanama: 291 tonnesPeru: 157,253 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 45,000 tonnesPhilippines: 10,844 tonnesSolomon Islands: 4,200 tonnesSierra Leone: 93,750 tonnesSuriname: 5 tonnesEl Salvador: 370 tonnesTogo: 25,000 tonnesThailand: 123 tonnesTimor-Leste: 177 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 231 tonnesTanzania: 15,000 tonnesUganda: 55,000 tonnesVenezuela: 29,383 tonnesVietnam: 1,500 tonnesVanuatu: 1,500 tonnesSamoa: 483 tonnes
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Cocoa bean production, 2024, tonnes. Democratic Republic of the Congo is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Quantity of cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510) (Cocoa bean production, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510), Cocoa bean production, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cocoa-production/democratic-republic-of-the-congo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510). Cocoa bean production, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cocoa-production/democratic-republic-of-the-congo.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510), Cocoa bean production, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cocoa-production/democratic-republic-of-the-congo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the cocoa bean production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Cocoa bean production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 50,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 19% from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 57 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest cocoa bean production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

50,000 tonnes in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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