Cocoa beans — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Cocoa beans — Production was 31,538 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
31,538 t
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
15th
of 15 groups
All-time high
31,538 t
in 2024
All-time low
1,300 t
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cocoa beans — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 31,538 t for cocoa beans — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa beans — production in Southern Asia peaked at 31,538 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,300 t, in 1973.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cocoa beans — Production in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cocoa beans — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 3,378 t —
1962 3,200 t -5.3%
1963 3,300 t +3.1%
1964 2,700 t -18.2%
1965 2,200 t -18.5%
1966 2,500 t +13.6%
1967 2,700 t +8.0%
1968 2,200 t -18.5%
1969 1,800 t -18.2%
1970 2,300 t +27.8%
1971 2,200 t -4.3%
1972 2,000 t -9.1%
1973 1,300 t -35.0%
1974 2,000 t +53.8%
1975 2,000 t +0.0%
1976 1,400 t -30.0%
1977 2,000 t +42.9%
1978 2,500 t +25.0%
1979 2,800 t +12.0%
1980 8,400 t +200.0%
1981 8,700 t +3.6%
1982 9,000 t +3.4%
1983 8,500 t -5.6%
1984 8,500 t +0.0%
1985 8,500 t +0.0%
1986 8,500 t +0.0%
1987 9,500 t +11.8%
1988 9,600 t +1.1%
1989 9,900 t +3.1%
1990 10,178 t +2.8%
1991 10,639 t +4.5%
1992 11,733 t +10.3%
1993 9,400 t -19.9%
1994 10,354 t +10.1%
1995 9,362 t -9.6%
1996 9,931 t +6.1%
1997 9,397 t -5.4%
1998 9,042 t -3.8%
1999 8,918 t -1.4%
2000 10,061 t +12.8%
2001 9,950 t -1.1%
2002 9,700 t -2.5%
2003 10,427 t +7.5%
2004 11,200 t +7.4%
2005 11,130 t -0.6%
2006 11,735 t +5.4%
2007 11,620 t -1.0%
2008 12,280 t +5.7%
2009 13,570 t +10.5%
2010 14,630 t +7.8%
2011 16,030 t +9.6%
2012 14,670 t -8.5%
2013 14,610 t -0.4%
2014 16,812 t +15.1%
2015 17,667 t +5.1%
2016 18,723 t +6.0%
2017 20,485 t +9.4%
2018 22,115 t +8.0%
2019 25,499 t +15.3%
2020 27,455 t +7.7%
2021 28,349 t +3.3%
2022 29,221 t +3.1%
2023 31,321 t +7.2%
2024 31,538 t +0.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cocoa beans — Production in Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +200.0% 2,800 t 8,400 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,664 t 1,800 t 3,378 t 9
1970s 2,050 t 1,300 t 2,800 t 10
1980s 8,910 t 8,400 t 9,900 t 10
1990s 9,895 t 8,918 t 11,733 t 10
2000s 11,167 t 9,700 t 13,570 t 10
2010s 18,124 t 14,610 t 25,499 t 10
2020s 29,577 t 27,455 t 31,538 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 12 Papua New Guinea 45,000 t compare
  2. 12 Timor-Leste 177.11 t compare
  3. 13 India 30,388 t compare
  4. 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 31.08 t compare
  5. 13 Micronesia 31.08 t compare
  6. 14 Liberia 30,000 t compare
  7. 15 Mexico 28,448 t compare
  8. 16 Togo 25,000 t compare
  9. 17 Guinea 24,222 t compare
  10. 18 Madagascar 21,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa beans — production in Southern Asia?
Cocoa beans — production in Southern Asia was 31,538 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cocoa beans — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 31,538 t in 2024.
What is the lowest cocoa beans — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,300 t in 1973.
How does Southern Asia rank for cocoa beans — production?
Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
Is cocoa beans — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia 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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