List of countries by cocoa production
As of 2023[update], 57 countries produced cocoa beans, the main ingredient in chocolate. Ivory Coast was the largest producer of cocoa by a significant margin, with 2,377,442 tonnes produced that year. This represented 42% of the global cocoa supply, an increase from 38% the previous year.[1]
Table
[edit]The table below uses 2023 data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and lists countries with significant cocoa production.[1]
Small-scale production
[edit]Cocoa is also grown on a few small farms in Japan[2] and Taiwan.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cocoa Producing Countries 2025". World Population Review. Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ Cadby, Jeana (29 February 2020). "Tokyo Cacao: Japan's first 'soil-to-bar' chocolate". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ Cheung, Han (15 September 2020). "Tree to bar to gold". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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