Brazil vs Cameroon: Cocoa bean production
Brazil
297,509 tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon
320,000 tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Cameroon rank
6th
Cocoa bean production over time
- Brazil
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 320,000 tonnes against 297,509 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 22,491 tonnes.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Cameroon ranks 6th of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164,707 tonnes | 88,421 tonnes | 76,286 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 245,980 tonnes | 117,113 tonnes | 128,867 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 370,176 tonnes | 119,965 tonnes | 250,210 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 289,444 tonnes | 115,137 tonnes | 174,308 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 196,631 tonnes | 167,329 tonnes | 29,302 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 249,385 tonnes | 291,303 tonnes | 41,918 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 293,303 tonnes | 304,015 tonnes | 10,712 tonnes | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production, Brazil or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 320,000 tonnes against 297,509 tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production between Brazil and Cameroon?
- 22,491 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cameroon?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Cameroon rank globally for cocoa bean production?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Cameroon ranks 6th of 62 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cocoa bean production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cocoa bean production is measured in tonnes.