Cocoa beans — Production in Melanesia

Melanesia: Cocoa beans — Production was 50,916 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
50,916 t
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
5th
of 14 countries
All-time high
65,458 t
in 2009
All-time low
9,961 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cocoa beans — Production in Melanesia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cocoa beans — production in Melanesia is 50,916 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa beans — production in Melanesia peaked at 65,458 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9,961 t, in 1961.

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

Cocoa beans — Production in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Cocoa beans — Production in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 9,961 t —
1962 14,849 t +49.1%
1963 16,500 t +11.1%
1964 19,325 t +17.1%
1965 21,249 t +10.0%
1966 20,042 t -5.7%
1967 22,198 t +10.8%
1968 24,987 t +12.6%
1969 27,357 t +9.5%
1970 26,990 t -1.3%
1971 29,599 t +9.7%
1972 30,253 t +2.2%
1973 24,107 t -20.3%
1974 34,158 t +41.7%
1975 36,969 t +8.2%
1976 32,802 t -11.3%
1977 29,463 t -10.2%
1978 30,858 t +4.7%
1979 28,453 t -7.8%
1980 32,406 t +13.9%
1981 33,345 t +2.9%
1982 27,235 t -18.3%
1983 30,262 t +11.1%
1984 35,427 t +17.1%
1985 38,169 t +7.7%
1986 36,117 t -5.4%
1987 36,317 t +0.6%
1988 39,645 t +9.2%
1989 52,212 t +31.7%
1990 44,817 t -14.2%
1991 39,098 t -12.8%
1992 43,137 t +10.3%
1993 41,302 t -4.3%
1994 35,980 t -12.9%
1995 33,360 t -7.3%
1996 39,529 t +18.5%
1997 45,736 t +15.7%
1998 34,900 t -23.7%
1999 39,034 t +11.8%
2000 50,689 t +29.9%
2001 41,642 t -17.8%
2002 46,470 t +11.6%
2003 48,623 t +4.6%
2004 43,958 t -9.6%
2005 53,669 t +22.1%
2006 56,261 t +4.8%
2007 54,628 t -2.9%
2008 57,339 t +5.0%
2009 65,458 t +14.2%
2010 46,480 t -29.0%
2011 55,296 t +19.0%
2012 45,326 t -18.0%
2013 47,923 t +5.7%
2014 51,960 t +8.4%
2015 42,295 t -18.6%
2016 44,503 t +5.2%
2017 42,425 t -4.7%
2018 39,015 t -8.0%
2019 41,020 t +5.1%
2020 46,154 t +12.5%
2021 48,465 t +5.0%
2022 47,631 t -1.7%
2023 48,818 t +2.5%
2024 50,916 t +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19,608 t 9,961 t 27,357 t 9
1970s 30,365 t 24,107 t 36,969 t 10
1980s 36,114 t 27,235 t 52,212 t 10
1990s 39,689 t 33,360 t 45,736 t 10
2000s 51,874 t 41,642 t 65,458 t 10
2010s 45,624 t 39,015 t 55,296 t 10
2020s 48,397 t 46,154 t 50,916 t 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 2 Ghana 530,000 t compare
  2. 3 Ecuador 403,699 t compare
  3. 4 Nigeria 350,000 t compare
  4. 5 Cameroon 320,000 t compare
  5. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 1.89 million t compare
  6. 6 Brazil 297,509 t compare
  7. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50,000 t compare
  8. 7 Peru 157,252 t compare
  9. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29,383 t compare
  10. 8 Sierra Leone 93,750 t compare
  11. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 15,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa beans — production in Melanesia?
Cocoa beans — production in Melanesia was 50,916 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cocoa beans — production recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 65,458 t in 2009.
What is the lowest cocoa beans — production recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,961 t in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for cocoa beans — production?
Melanesia ranks 5th out of 14 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa beans — production rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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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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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