Which has higher cocoa bean production, Cameroon or Peru?

Cameroon, at 320,000 tonnes against 157,252 tonnes in Peru as of 2024.

What is the difference in cocoa bean production between Cameroon and Peru?

162,748 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Cameroon vs Peru: Cocoa bean production

Cameroon

320,000 tonnes

in 2024

Peru

157,252 tonnes

in 2024

Cameroon rank

6th

Peru rank

8th

Cocoa bean production over time

Cameroon
Peru

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 320,000 tonnes against 157,252 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 162,748 tonnes.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.0 times Peru's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 6th and Peru ranks 8th of 62 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	88,421 tonnes	2,332 tonnes	86,089 tonnes	Cameroon
1970s	117,113 tonnes	2,903 tonnes	114,210 tonnes	Cameroon
1980s	119,965 tonnes	9,609 tonnes	110,356 tonnes	Cameroon
1990s	115,137 tonnes	18,186 tonnes	96,951 tonnes	Cameroon
2000s	167,329 tonnes	28,218 tonnes	139,111 tonnes	Cameroon
2010s	291,303 tonnes	91,721 tonnes	199,582 tonnes	Cameroon
2020s	304,015 tonnes	163,272 tonnes	140,744 tonnes	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean production, Cameroon or Peru?: Cameroon, at 320,000 tonnes against 157,252 tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa bean production between Cameroon and Peru?: 162,748 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Peru rank globally for cocoa bean production?: Cameroon ranks 6th and Peru ranks 8th 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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Indicator: Cocoa bean production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 62 places, 3,720 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Cocoa bean production is measured in tonnes.