Cocoa beans — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cocoa beans — Gross Production Index Number was 100.75 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
100.75
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
13th
of 15 groups
All-time high
124.12
in 2021
All-time low
23.71
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa beans — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 100.75 for cocoa beans — gross production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa beans — gross production index number in Western Africa peaked at 124.12 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.71, in 1968.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cocoa beans — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.43 | — |
| 1962 | 25.29 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 26.9 | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 35.67 | +32.6% |
| 1965 | 25.42 | -28.7% |
| 1966 | 28.15 | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 28.54 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 23.71 | -16.9% |
| 1969 | 29 | +22.3% |
| 1970 | 31.71 | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 33.91 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 29.88 | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 27.22 | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 29.65 | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 29.94 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 26.23 | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 27.46 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 26.4 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 29.49 | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 30.12 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 31.35 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 25.89 | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 25.95 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 31.8 | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 32.57 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 35.1 | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 35.7 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 46.87 | +31.3% |
| 1989 | 46.99 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 47.22 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 44.68 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 48.98 | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 47.28 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 49.35 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 59.84 | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 68.17 | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 61.11 | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 69.09 | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 63.23 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 75.33 | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 67.3 | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 68.13 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 77.47 | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 89.13 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 87.36 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 93.42 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 79.11 | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 87.96 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 83.23 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 84.74 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 96.32 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 96.55 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.28 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 98.6 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 102.46 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 98.94 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 114.41 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 115.6 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 114.89 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 118.98 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 124.12 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 117.12 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 99.67 | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 100.75 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.46 | 23.71 | 35.67 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.19 | 26.23 | 33.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.23 | 25.89 | 46.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.9 | 44.68 | 69.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.84 | 67.3 | 93.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.48 | 84.74 | 115.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.13 | 99.67 | 124.12 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa beans — gross production index number in Western Africa?
- Cocoa beans — gross production index number in Western Africa was 100.75 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cocoa beans — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 124.12 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cocoa beans — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.71 in 1968.
- How does Western Africa rank for cocoa beans — gross production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa beans — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cocoa beans — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.