As of 2023[update], 57 countries producedcocoa beans, the main ingredient inchocolate.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]
The table below uses 2023 data from theFood and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations and lists countries with significant cocoa production.[1]
| Country | Tonnes |
|---|---|
 Ivory Coast (details) | 2,377,442 |
 Ghana (details) | 653,700 |
 Indonesia | 641,741 |
 Ecuador | 375,719 |
 Brazil (details) | 296,145 |
 Cameroon | 295,819 |
 Nigeria (details) | 284,232 |
 Peru | 166,709 |
 Dominican Republic | 65,930 |
 Colombia | 59,831 |
 Papua New Guinea (details) | 43,200 |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (details) | 35,000 |
 Uganda | 35,000 |
 India | 30,000 |
 Venezuela | 29,359 |
 Mexico | 29,047 |
 Guinea | 23,164 |
 Madagascar | 20,000 |
 Liberia | 20,000 |
 Sierra Leone | 18,000 |
 Togo | 15,000 |
 Tanzania | 12,000 |
 Guatemala | 11,652 |
 Philippines (details) | 10,759 |
 Nicaragua | 9,317 |
 Bolivia | 5,971 |
 Solomon Islands | 4,000 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe (details) | 4,000 |
 Haiti | 2,500 |
 Honduras | 2,000 |
 Vanuatu | 1,500 |
 Cuba | 1,388 |
 Sri Lanka (details) | 1,321 |
 Vietnam | 1,207 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 1,000 |
 Dominica | 1,000 |
 Costa Rica | 800 |
 Panama | 562 |
 Guyana | 484 |
 Samoa (details) | 482 |
 Angola | 458 |
 Grenada | 364 |
 El Salvador | 363 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 300 |
 Malaysia | 269 |
 Belize | 233 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 229 |
 Timor-Leste | 175 |
 Jamaica | 151 |
 Central African Republic | 135 |
 Thailand | 123 |
 Fiji | 118 |
 Gabon | 104 |
 Comoros | 43 |
 Micronesia | 31 |
 Saint Lucia | 18 |
 Suriname | 5 |
Cocoa is also grown on a few small farmsin Japan[2] andTaiwan.[3]
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