Cocoa beans — Production in Caribbean

Caribbean: Cocoa beans — Production was 63,807 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
63,807 t
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
11th
of 65 countries
All-time high
101,539 t
in 2016
All-time low
35,968 t
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cocoa beans — Production in Caribbean, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, cocoa beans — production in Caribbean stood at 63,807 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa beans — production in Caribbean peaked at 101,539 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35,968 t, in 1999.

That places Caribbean 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46,975 t 38,634 t 56,538 t 9
1970s 48,986 t 45,172 t 53,856 t 10
1980s 51,314 t 39,137 t 60,973 t 10
1990s 64,003 t 35,968 t 75,603 t 10
2000s 54,886 t 40,147 t 67,576 t 10
2010s 87,071 t 68,098 t 101,539 t 10
2020s 74,103 t 63,807 t 83,481 t 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 8 Peru 157,252 t compare
  2. 9 Sierra Leone 93,750 t compare
  3. 10 Colombia 67,678 t compare
  4. 12 Dominican Republic 57,461 t compare
  5. 13 Uganda 55,000 t compare
  6. 14 Melanesia 50,916 t compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa beans — production in Caribbean?
Cocoa beans — production in Caribbean was 63,807 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cocoa beans — production recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 101,539 t in 2016.
What is the lowest cocoa beans — production recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 35,968 t in 1999.
How does Caribbean rank for cocoa beans — production?
Caribbean ranks 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa beans — production rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cocoa beans — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cocoa beans — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 5,030 data points, 1961–2024
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