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List of countries by cocoa production

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As of 2023, 57 countries produced cocoa beans, the main ingredient in chocolate. Ivory Coast was the largest producer of cocoa by a significant margin, with 2,377,442 tonnes produced that year.[1] This represented 42% of the global cocoa supply, an increase from 38% the previous year.[1]

Table

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The table below uses 2023 data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.[1]

Cocoa production by country (2023)
Country Tonnes
Ivory Coast (details) 2,377,442
Ghana (details) 653,700
Indonesia 641,741
Ecuador 375,719
Brazil 296,145
Cameroon 295,819
Nigeria (details) 284,232
Peru 166,709
Dominican Republic 65,930
Colombia 59,831
Papua New Guinea 43,200
Democratic Republic of the Congo 35,000
Uganda 35,000
India 30,000
Venezuela 29,359
Mexico 29,047
Guinea 23,164
Madagascar 20,000
Liberia 20,000
Sierra Leone 18,000
Togo 15,000
Tanzania 12,000
Guatemala 11,652
Philippines 10,759
Nicaragua 9,317
Bolivia 5,971
Solomon Islands 4,000
São Tomé and Príncipe (details) 4,000
Haiti 2,500
Honduras 2,000
Vanuatu 1,500
Cuba 1,388
Sri Lanka (details) 1,321
Vietnam 1,207
Equatorial Guinea 1,000
Dominica 1,000
Costa Rica 800
Panama 562
Guyana 484
Samoa 482
Angola 458
Grenada 364
El Salvador 363
Trinidad and Tobago 300
Malaysia 269
Belize 233
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 229
Timor-Leste 175
Jamaica 151
Central African Republic 135
Thailand 123
Fiji 118
Gabon 104
Comoros 43
Micronesia 31
Saint Lucia 18
Suriname 5

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cocoa Producing Countries 2025". World Population Review. Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 17 May 2025.