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Cocoa Production by African country
Cote d'Ivoire has the highest cocoa beans production of any African country, at 1.89M t — 3.6× Ghana's 530K t.
Annual cocoa beans production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT). 20 of 54 countries, ranked · FAOSTAT AGRICULTURE, 2024.
Cote d'Ivoire
Ghana
NigeriaBy region
The top 5 countries account for 93% of Africa's total cocoa beans production.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Cocoa Production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.89M t | |
| 2 | Ghana | 530K t | |
| 3 | Nigeria | 350K t | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 320K t | |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 93.75K t | |
| 6 | Uganda | 55K t | |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 50K t | |
| 8 | Liberia | 30K t | |
| 9 | Togo | 25K t | |
| 10 | Guinea | 24.22K t | |
| 11 | Madagascar | 21K t | |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 15K t | |
| 13 | Tanzania | 15K t | |
| 14 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4K t | |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 600 t | |
| 16 | Angola | 464.93 t | |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 135.72 t | |
| 18 | Benin | 100 t | |
| 19 | Gabon | 100 t | |
| 20 | Comoros | 43.68 t |
Cameroon
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Liberia
Togo
Guinea
Madagascar
Republic of the Congo
Tanzania
Sao Tome and Principe
Equatorial Guinea
Angola
Central African Republic
Benin
Gabon
ComorosGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Cocoa Production figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=cocoa_production_tonnes&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest cocoa beans production?
Cote d'Ivoire has the highest cocoa beans production in Africa at 1.89M t (2024), followed by Ghana and Nigeria.
Which African country has the lowest cocoa beans production?
Comoros has the lowest cocoa beans production of the 20 African countries with data, at 43.68 t (2024).
How many African countries report Cocoa Production data?
20 of 54 African countries have a recent Cocoa Production figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=cocoa_production_tonnes&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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