Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Cocoa bean production
Costa Rica
1,000 tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1,150 tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
36th
Sri Lanka rank
35th
Cocoa bean production over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1,150 tonnes against 1,000 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 150 tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,122 tonnes | 2,664 tonnes | 6,458 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6,992 tonnes | 1,890 tonnes | 5,102 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4,031 tonnes | 2,810 tonnes | 1,221 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2,124 tonnes | 3,998 tonnes | 1,874 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 613.1 tonnes | 2,238 tonnes | 1,625 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 660 tonnes | 1,694 tonnes | 1,034 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 820 tonnes | 1,299 tonnes | 479.06 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1,150 tonnes against 1,000 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 150 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for cocoa bean production?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Cocoa bean production is measured in tonnes.