Countries by cocoa bean production

Côte d’Ivoire had the highest cocoa bean production of 57 countries in 2014, at 1,637,778 tonnes. Suriname had the lowest, at 5 tonnes. The median was 3,000 tonnes and the figure for the World was 4,742,114 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest1,637,778Côte d’Ivoire
Lowest5Suriname
Median3,00057 countries
World4,742,114History

Map of countries, 2014

Angola: 418 tonnesBolivia: 5,971 tonnesBrazil: 273,793 tonnesBelize: 75 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 3,000 tonnesCentral African Republic: 123 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 5,000 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,637,778 tonnesCameroon: 269,228 tonnesColombia: 47,732 tonnesCosta Rica: 700 tonnesCuba: 2,188 tonnesDominican Republic: 69,913 tonnesEcuador: 156,216 tonnesFiji: 9 tonnesGabon: 203 tonnesGhana: 858,720 tonnesGuinea: 7,500 tonnesEquatorial Guinea: 892 tonnesGuatemala: 11,204 tonnesGuyana: 470 tonnesHonduras: 1,400 tonnesHaiti: 14,633 tonnesIndonesia: 728,400 tonnesIndia: 15,000 tonnesJamaica: 1,154 tonnesSri Lanka: 1,812 tonnesLiberia: 7,500 tonnesMadagascar: 10,865 tonnesMexico: 26,969 tonnesMalaysia: 2,665 tonnesNigeria: 329,870 tonnesNicaragua: 2,924 tonnesPanama: 641 tonnesPeru: 81,651 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 45,369 tonnesPhilippines: 5,428 tonnesSolomon Islands: 4,906 tonnesSierra Leone: 17,082 tonnesSuriname: 5 tonnesEl Salvador: 366 tonnesTogo: 22,182 tonnesThailand: 144 tonnesTimor-Leste: 167 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 328 tonnesTanzania: 11,500 tonnesUganda: 28,000 tonnesVenezuela: 22,854 tonnesVanuatu: 1,676 tonnesSamoa: 477 tonnes
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tonnes, 2014. 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, 2014

Côte d’Ivoire: 1,637,778 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire1,637,778Ghana: 858,720 tonnesGhana858,720Indonesia: 728,400 tonnesIndonesia728,400Nigeria: 329,870 tonnesNigeria329,870Brazil: 273,793 tonnesBrazil273,793Cameroon: 269,228 tonnesCameroon269,228Ecuador: 156,216 tonnesEcuador156,216Peru: 81,651 tonnesPeru81,651Dominican Republic: 69,913 tonnesDominican Republic69,913Colombia: 47,732 tonnesColombia47,732Papua New Guinea: 45,369 tonnesPapua New Guinea45,369Uganda: 28,000 tonnesUganda28,000Mexico: 26,969 tonnesMexico26,969Venezuela: 22,854 tonnesVenezuela22,854Togo: 22,182 tonnesTogo22,182Sierra Leone: 17,082 tonnesSierra Leone17,082India: 15,000 tonnesIndia15,000Haiti: 14,633 tonnesHaiti14,633Tanzania: 11,500 tonnesTanzania11,500Guatemala: 11,204 tonnesGuatemala11,204Madagascar: 10,865 tonnesMadagascar10,865Guinea: 7,500 tonnesGuinea7,500Liberia: 7,500 tonnesLiberia7,500Bolivia: 5,971 tonnesBolivia5,971Philippines: 5,428 tonnesPhilippines5,428Republic of the Congo: 5,000 tonnesRepublic of the Congo5,000Solomon Islands: 4,906 tonnesSolomon Islands4,906São Tomé and Príncipe: 3,200 tonnesSão Tomé and Príncipe3,200Democratic Republic of the Congo: 3,000 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo3,000Nicaragua: 2,924 tonnesNicaragua2,924Malaysia: 2,665 tonnesMalaysia2,665Cuba: 2,188 tonnesCuba2,188Sri Lanka: 1,812 tonnesSri Lanka1,812Vanuatu: 1,676 tonnesVanuatu1,676Honduras: 1,400 tonnesHonduras1,400Jamaica: 1,154 tonnesJamaica1,154Grenada: 900 tonnesGrenada900Equatorial Guinea: 892 tonnesEquatorial Guinea892Costa Rica: 700 tonnesCosta Rica700Panama: 641 tonnesPanama641Dominica: 605 tonnesDominica605Samoa: 477 tonnesSamoa477Guyana: 470 tonnesGuyana470Angola: 418 tonnesAngola418El Salvador: 366 tonnesEl Salvador366Trinidad and Tobago: 328 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago328Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 220 tonnesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines220Gabon: 203 tonnesGabon203Timor-Leste: 167 tonnesTimor-Leste167Thailand: 144 tonnesThailand144Central African Republic: 123 tonnesCentral African Republic123Belize: 75 tonnesBelize75Comoros: 41 tonnesComoros41Micronesia: 31 tonnesMicronesia31Saint Lucia: 19 tonnesSaint Lucia19Fiji: 9 tonnesFiji9Suriname: 5 tonnesSuriname5Côte d’Ivoire: 1,637,778 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire1,637,778Ghana: 858,720 tonnesGhana858,720Indonesia: 728,400 tonnesIndonesia728,400Nigeria: 329,870 tonnesNigeria329,870Brazil: 273,793 tonnesBrazil273,793Cameroon: 269,228 tonnesCameroon269,228Ecuador: 156,216 tonnesEcuador156,216Peru: 81,651 tonnesPeru81,651Dominican Republic: 69,913 tonnesDominican Republic69,913Colombia: 47,732 tonnesColombia47,732Papua New Guinea: 45,369 tonnesPapua New Guinea45,369Uganda: 28,000 tonnesUganda28,000Mexico: 26,969 tonnesMexico26,969Venezuela: 22,854 tonnesVenezuela22,854Togo: 22,182 tonnesTogo22,182Sierra Leone: 17,082 tonnesSierra Leone17,082India: 15,000 tonnesIndia15,000Haiti: 14,633 tonnesHaiti14,633Tanzania: 11,500 tonnesTanzania11,500Guatemala: 11,204 tonnesGuatemala11,204Madagascar: 10,865 tonnesMadagascar10,865Guinea: 7,500 tonnesGuinea7,500Liberia: 7,500 tonnesLiberia7,500Bolivia: 5,971 tonnesBolivia5,971Philippines: 5,428 tonnesPhilippines5,428Republic of the Congo: 5,000 tonnesRepublic of the Congo5,000Solomon Islands: 4,906 tonnesSolomon Islands4,906São Tomé and Príncipe: 3,200 tonnesSão Tomé and Príncipe3,200Democratic Republic of the Congo: 3,000 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo3,000Nicaragua: 2,924 tonnesNicaragua2,924Malaysia: 2,665 tonnesMalaysia2,665Cuba: 2,188 tonnesCuba2,188Sri Lanka: 1,812 tonnesSri Lanka1,812Vanuatu: 1,676 tonnesVanuatu1,676Honduras: 1,400 tonnesHonduras1,400Jamaica: 1,154 tonnesJamaica1,154Grenada: 900 tonnesGrenada900Equatorial Guinea: 892 tonnesEquatorial Guinea892Costa Rica: 700 tonnesCosta Rica700Panama: 641 tonnesPanama641Dominica: 605 tonnesDominica605Samoa: 477 tonnesSamoa477Guyana: 470 tonnesGuyana470Angola: 418 tonnesAngola418El Salvador: 366 tonnesEl Salvador366Trinidad and Tobago: 328 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago328Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 220 tonnesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines220Gabon: 203 tonnesGabon203Timor-Leste: 167 tonnesTimor-Leste167Thailand: 144 tonnesThailand144Central African Republic: 123 tonnesCentral African Republic123Belize: 75 tonnesBelize75Comoros: 41 tonnesComoros41Micronesia: 31 tonnesMicronesia31Saint Lucia: 19 tonnesSaint Lucia19Fiji: 9 tonnesFiji9Suriname: 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

RankCountries2014
tonnes
Change on 2013
1Côte d’Ivoire Estimated1,637,778+13%
2Ghana858,720+2.8%
3Indonesia728,400+1%
4Nigeria329,870-10.1%
5Brazil273,793+6.9%
6Cameroon Estimated269,228-2.1%
7Ecuador156,216+21.6%
8Peru81,651+14.7%
9Dominican Republic69,913+2.8%
10Colombia47,732+2.1%
11Papua New Guinea Estimated45,369+10.1%
12Uganda28,000+40%
13Mexico26,969-19%
14Venezuela22,854-23.2%
15Togo Estimated22,182+47.9%
16Sierra Leone Estimated17,082+15%
17India15,000+15.4%
18Haiti14,633+15%
19Tanzania Estimated11,500+91.7%
20Guatemala11,204-10.9%
21Madagascar10,865+20.7%
22Guinea7,500+19.6%
22Liberia7,500-10.7%
24Bolivia5,971-18.5%
25Philippines5,428+11.3%
26Republic of the Congo5,0000%
27Solomon Islands Estimated4,906+4.4%
28São Tomé and Príncipe3,200+22.3%
29Democratic Republic of the Congo3,000+50%
30Nicaragua Estimated2,924-26.9%
31Malaysia2,665-5.1%
32Cuba2,188+53.5%
33Sri Lanka1,812+12.5%
34Vanuatu Estimated1,676-16.2%
35Honduras1,400+45%
36Jamaica1,154+15.7%
37Grenada9000%
38Equatorial Guinea Estimated892+27.4%
39Costa Rica7000%
40Panama641+2.2%
41Dominica Estimated605+46.8%
42Samoa Estimated477+7.1%
43Guyana Estimated470+4.4%
44Angola Estimated418+2%
45El Salvador366+97.8%
46Trinidad and Tobago328+11.9%
47Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated220+0.1%
48Gabon Estimated203+1.5%
49Timor-Leste Estimated167+4.1%
50Thailand144+114.9%
51Central African Republic Estimated123+6.5%
52Belize75+13.6%
53Comoros Estimated41+1.9%
54Micronesia Estimated31+4.1%
55Saint Lucia19-67.1%
56Fiji9-61.2%
57Suriname Estimated5-13.1%

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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 2014 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, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Côte d’Ivoire, with 1,637,778 tonnes in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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