Congo vs Madagascar: Cocoa bean production
Congo
15,000 tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
21,000 tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
21st
Cocoa bean production over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 21,000 tonnes against 15,000 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 6,000 tonnes.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 21st of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 970.44 tonnes | 656.67 tonnes | 313.78 tonnes | Congo |
| 1970s | 2,336 tonnes | 1,361 tonnes | 975.7 tonnes | Congo |
| 1980s | 1,954 tonnes | 2,534 tonnes | 580.5 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2,080 tonnes | 3,943 tonnes | 1,862 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 986.2 tonnes | 5,468 tonnes | 4,482 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 4,130 tonnes | 10,009 tonnes | 5,879 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 11,700 tonnes | 14,960 tonnes | 3,260 tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production, Congo or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 21,000 tonnes against 15,000 tonnes in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production between Congo and Madagascar?
- 6,000 tonnes, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for cocoa bean production?
- Congo ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 21st 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.