Cocoa Production
Worldwide cocoa production
- 5 million producers in the South produce 4.5 million tons of cocoa.
- Cocoa farms cover more than 8 million hectares.
- Yields vary from 150 to 2,500 kg/ha/year.
- Consumption will have increased by 20% in 2020-2025.
- Côte d'Ivoire produces 43% of the world's cocoa.
- 4 African countries supply more than 70% of cocoa bean
- In 2018 worldwide cocoa production was 5252377 tons
Source : www.cirad.fr
Cocoa producing countries
| Country | Cocoa production (tonne) | Population 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2,034,000 | 26,378,274 |
| Ghana | 883,652 | 31,072,940 |
| Indonesia | 659,776 | 273,523,615 |
| Nigeria | 328,263 | 206,139,589 |
| Cameroon | 295,028 | 26,545,863 |
| Brazil | 235,809 | 212,559,417 |
| Ecuador | 205,955 | 17,643,054 |
| Peru | 121,825 | 32,971,854 |
| Dominican Republic | 86,599 | 10,847,910 |
| Colombia | 56,808 | 50,882,891 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44,504 | 8,947,024 |
| Uganda | 31,312 | 45,741,007 |
| Mexico | 27,287 | 128,932,753 |
| Venezuela | 23,349 | 28,435,940 |
| Togo | 22,522 | 8,278,724 |
| India | 19,000 | 1,380,004,385 |
| Sierra Leone | 14,670 | 7,976,983 |
| Haiti | 14,173 | 11,402,528 |
| Guatemala | 11,803 | 17,915,568 |
| Madagascar | 11,010 | 27,691,018 |
| Guinea | 10,638 | 13,132,795 |
| Liberia | 8,552 | 5,057,681 |
| Tanzania | 8,548 | 59,734,218 |
| Philippines | 7,009 | 109,581,078 |
| Nicaragua | 6,600 | 6,624,554 |
| Bolivia | 5,518 | 11,673,021 |
| Solomon Islands | 4,940 | 686,884 |
| Republic Of The Congo | 4,000 | 5,518,087 |
| Dr Congo | 3,758 | 89,561,403 |
| Sao Tome And Principe | 2,778 | 219,159 |
| Vanuatu | 1,813 | 307,145 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,291 | 21,413,249 |
| Malaysia | 1,029 | 32,365,999 |
| Grenada | 800 | 112,523 |
| Honduras | 751 | 9,904,607 |
| Panama | 662 | 4,314,767 |
| Costa Rica | 545 | 5,094,118 |
| Samoa | 479 | 198,414 |
| Angola | 442 | 32,866,272 |
| Guyana | 429 | 786,552 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 413 | 1,402,985 |
| El Salvador | 357 | 6,486,205 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 320 | 1,399,488 |
| Dominica | 312 | 71,986 |
| Jamaica | 305 | 2,961,167 |
| Belize | 244 | 397,628 |
| Cuba | 231 | 11,326,616 |
| Saint Vincent And The Grenadines | 222 | 110,940 |
| Gabon | 187 | 2,225,734 |
| Timor Leste | 176 | 1,318,445 |
| Central African Republic | 149 | 4,829,767 |
| Thailand | 125 | 69,799,978 |
| Saint Lucia | 51 | 183,627 |
| Comoros | 40 | 869,601 |
| Micronesia | 33 | 115,023 |
| Fiji | 12 | 896,445 |
| Suriname | 5 | 586,632 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 55,191 |
Source : https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/cocoa-producing-countries
Chocolate industry
Top 10 candy and chocolate companies
Company | 2019 sales (millions USD) |
|---|---|
Mars Wrigley Confectionery, division of Mars Inc (USA) | 18 000 |
Ferrero Group (Luxembourg / Italie) | 13 000 |
Mondelēz International (USA) | 11 800 |
Meiji Co Ltd (Japon) | 9 721 |
Hershey Co (USA) | 7 986 |
Nestlé SA (Suisse) | 7 925 |
Chocoladenfabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (Suisse) | 4 574 |
Pladis (UK) | 4 515 |
Ezaki Glico Co Ltd (Japon) | 3 156 |
Orion Corp (Corée) | 1 767 |
Source : https://www.candyindustry.com/2020/global-top-100-candy-companies