Countries by cocoa bean production

Côte d’Ivoire had the highest cocoa bean production of 57 countries in 2013, at 1,448,992 tonnes. Suriname had the lowest, at 5 tonnes. The median was 2,809 tonnes and the figure for the World was 4,486,395 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest1,448,992Côte d’Ivoire
Lowest5Suriname
Median2,80957 countries
World4,486,395History

Map of countries, 2013

Angola: 410 tonnesBolivia: 7,325 tonnesBrazil: 256,186 tonnesBelize: 66 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,000 tonnesCentral African Republic: 115 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 5,000 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,448,992 tonnesCameroon: 275,000 tonnesColombia: 46,739 tonnesCosta Rica: 700 tonnesCuba: 1,425 tonnesDominican Republic: 68,021 tonnesEcuador: 128,446 tonnesFiji: 23 tonnesGabon: 200 tonnesGhana: 835,466 tonnesGuinea: 6,273 tonnesEquatorial Guinea: 700 tonnesGuatemala: 12,569 tonnesGuyana: 450 tonnesHonduras: 965 tonnesHaiti: 12,724 tonnesIndonesia: 720,900 tonnesIndia: 13,000 tonnesJamaica: 997 tonnesSri Lanka: 1,610 tonnesLiberia: 8,400 tonnesMadagascar: 9,000 tonnesMexico: 33,284 tonnesMalaysia: 2,809 tonnesNigeria: 367,000 tonnesNicaragua: 4,000 tonnesPanama: 627 tonnesPeru: 71,175 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 41,200 tonnesPhilippines: 4,876 tonnesSolomon Islands: 4,700 tonnesSierra Leone: 14,850 tonnesSuriname: 5 tonnesEl Salvador: 185 tonnesTogo: 15,000 tonnesThailand: 67 tonnesTimor-Leste: 160 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 293 tonnesTanzania: 6,000 tonnesUganda: 20,000 tonnesVenezuela: 29,740 tonnesVanuatu: 2,000 tonnesSamoa: 445 tonnes
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tonnes, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All countries, 2013

Côte d’Ivoire: 1,448,992 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire1,448,992Ghana: 835,466 tonnesGhana835,466Indonesia: 720,900 tonnesIndonesia720,900Nigeria: 367,000 tonnesNigeria367,000Cameroon: 275,000 tonnesCameroon275,000Brazil: 256,186 tonnesBrazil256,186Ecuador: 128,446 tonnesEcuador128,446Peru: 71,175 tonnesPeru71,175Dominican Republic: 68,021 tonnesDominican Republic68,021Colombia: 46,739 tonnesColombia46,739Papua New Guinea: 41,200 tonnesPapua New Guinea41,200Mexico: 33,284 tonnesMexico33,284Venezuela: 29,740 tonnesVenezuela29,740Uganda: 20,000 tonnesUganda20,000Togo: 15,000 tonnesTogo15,000Sierra Leone: 14,850 tonnesSierra Leone14,850India: 13,000 tonnesIndia13,000Haiti: 12,724 tonnesHaiti12,724Guatemala: 12,569 tonnesGuatemala12,569Madagascar: 9,000 tonnesMadagascar9,000Liberia: 8,400 tonnesLiberia8,400Bolivia: 7,325 tonnesBolivia7,325Guinea: 6,273 tonnesGuinea6,273Tanzania: 6,000 tonnesTanzania6,000Republic of the Congo: 5,000 tonnesRepublic of the Congo5,000Philippines: 4,876 tonnesPhilippines4,876Solomon Islands: 4,700 tonnesSolomon Islands4,700Nicaragua: 4,000 tonnesNicaragua4,000Malaysia: 2,809 tonnesMalaysia2,809São Tomé and Príncipe: 2,617 tonnesSão Tomé and Príncipe2,617Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,000 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo2,000Vanuatu: 2,000 tonnesVanuatu2,000Sri Lanka: 1,610 tonnesSri Lanka1,610Cuba: 1,425 tonnesCuba1,425Jamaica: 997 tonnesJamaica997Honduras: 965 tonnesHonduras965Grenada: 900 tonnesGrenada900Costa Rica: 700 tonnesCosta Rica700Equatorial Guinea: 700 tonnesEquatorial Guinea700Panama: 627 tonnesPanama627Guyana: 450 tonnesGuyana450Samoa: 445 tonnesSamoa445Dominica: 412 tonnesDominica412Angola: 410 tonnesAngola410Trinidad and Tobago: 293 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago293Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 220 tonnesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines220Gabon: 200 tonnesGabon200El Salvador: 185 tonnesEl Salvador185Timor-Leste: 160 tonnesTimor-Leste160Central African Republic: 115 tonnesCentral African Republic115Thailand: 67 tonnesThailand67Belize: 66 tonnesBelize66Saint Lucia: 58 tonnesSaint Lucia58Comoros: 40 tonnesComoros40Micronesia: 30 tonnesMicronesia30Fiji: 23 tonnesFiji23Suriname: 5 tonnesSuriname5Côte d’Ivoire: 1,448,992 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire1,448,992Ghana: 835,466 tonnesGhana835,466Indonesia: 720,900 tonnesIndonesia720,900Nigeria: 367,000 tonnesNigeria367,000Cameroon: 275,000 tonnesCameroon275,000Brazil: 256,186 tonnesBrazil256,186Ecuador: 128,446 tonnesEcuador128,446Peru: 71,175 tonnesPeru71,175Dominican Republic: 68,021 tonnesDominican Republic68,021Colombia: 46,739 tonnesColombia46,739Papua New Guinea: 41,200 tonnesPapua New Guinea41,200Mexico: 33,284 tonnesMexico33,284Venezuela: 29,740 tonnesVenezuela29,740Uganda: 20,000 tonnesUganda20,000Togo: 15,000 tonnesTogo15,000Sierra Leone: 14,850 tonnesSierra Leone14,850India: 13,000 tonnesIndia13,000Haiti: 12,724 tonnesHaiti12,724Guatemala: 12,569 tonnesGuatemala12,569Madagascar: 9,000 tonnesMadagascar9,000Liberia: 8,400 tonnesLiberia8,400Bolivia: 7,325 tonnesBolivia7,325Guinea: 6,273 tonnesGuinea6,273Tanzania: 6,000 tonnesTanzania6,000Republic of the Congo: 5,000 tonnesRepublic of the Congo5,000Philippines: 4,876 tonnesPhilippines4,876Solomon Islands: 4,700 tonnesSolomon Islands4,700Nicaragua: 4,000 tonnesNicaragua4,000Malaysia: 2,809 tonnesMalaysia2,809São Tomé and Príncipe: 2,617 tonnesSão Tomé and Príncipe2,617Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,000 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo2,000Vanuatu: 2,000 tonnesVanuatu2,000Sri Lanka: 1,610 tonnesSri Lanka1,610Cuba: 1,425 tonnesCuba1,425Jamaica: 997 tonnesJamaica997Honduras: 965 tonnesHonduras965Grenada: 900 tonnesGrenada900Costa Rica: 700 tonnesCosta Rica700Equatorial Guinea: 700 tonnesEquatorial Guinea700Panama: 627 tonnesPanama627Guyana: 450 tonnesGuyana450Samoa: 445 tonnesSamoa445Dominica: 412 tonnesDominica412Angola: 410 tonnesAngola410Trinidad and Tobago: 293 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago293Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 220 tonnesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines220Gabon: 200 tonnesGabon200El Salvador: 185 tonnesEl Salvador185Timor-Leste: 160 tonnesTimor-Leste160Central African Republic: 115 tonnesCentral African Republic115Thailand: 67 tonnesThailand67Belize: 66 tonnesBelize66Saint Lucia: 58 tonnesSaint Lucia58Comoros: 40 tonnesComoros40Micronesia: 30 tonnesMicronesia30Fiji: 23 tonnesFiji23Suriname: 5 tonnesSuriname5
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
tonnes
Change on 2012
1Côte d’Ivoire1,448,992-2.5%
2Ghana835,466-5%
3Indonesia720,900-2.6%
4Nigeria367,000-4.2%
5Cameroon275,000+2.3%
6Brazil256,186+1.2%
7Ecuador128,446-3.7%
8Peru71,175+13.9%
9Dominican Republic68,021-5.8%
10Colombia46,739+12.2%
11Papua New Guinea41,200+6.5%
12Mexico Estimated33,284-14.3%
13Venezuela29,740-7%
14Uganda20,000+25%
15Togo15,000-56.5%
16Sierra Leone14,850-17.5%
17India13,0000%
18Haiti12,724+11%
19Guatemala12,569+7.7%
20Madagascar9,000+12.5%
21Liberia8,400-30%
22Bolivia7,325+53.8%
23Guinea6,273-22%
24Tanzania6,000-33.3%
25Republic of the Congo5,000+78.6%
26Philippines4,876+0.9%
27Solomon Islands4,700+2.2%
28Nicaragua Estimated4,000+42.9%
29Malaysia2,809-22.9%
30São Tomé and Príncipe2,617+17.4%
31Democratic Republic of the Congo2,0000%
31Vanuatu2,0000%
33Sri Lanka1,610-3.6%
34Cuba1,425-29.7%
35Jamaica997-28.4%
36Honduras Estimated965-9.4%
37Grenada900+12.5%
38Costa Rica7000%
38Equatorial Guinea7000%
40Panama627-16.3%
41Guyana Estimated450+4.7%
42Samoa Estimated445-1.1%
43Dominica Estimated412+106%
44Angola Estimated410+2.5%
45Trinidad and Tobago293-33.1%
46Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated220+2.3%
47Gabon200+100%
48El Salvador Estimated185+2.8%
49Timor-Leste Estimated160+5.6%
50Central African Republic Estimated115-4.2%
51Thailand67-79.2%
52Belize66-2.9%
53Saint Lucia58+129%
54Comoros Estimated40+1.6%
55Micronesia Estimated30-7.7%
56Fiji23-11.5%
57Suriname Estimated5-3.4%

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About this ranking

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.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 5 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cocoa beans, production, t (item 661, element 5510), Countries by cocoa bean production, 2013. 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/rankings/cocoa-production/countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Côte d’Ivoire, with 1,448,992 tonnes in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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