Ecuador vs Ghana: Cocoa bean production
Ecuador
403,699 tonnes
in 2024
Ghana
530,000 tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
4th
Ghana rank
3rd
Cocoa bean production over time
- Ecuador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 530,000 tonnes against 403,699 tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 126,301 tonnes.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 4th and Ghana ranks 3rd of 62 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,346 tonnes | 423,700 tonnes | 372,354 tonnes | Ghana |
| 1970s | 70,866 tonnes | 357,020 tonnes | 286,154 tonnes | Ghana |
| 1980s | 83,682 tonnes | 221,172 tonnes | 137,490 tonnes | Ghana |
| 1990s | 84,101 tonnes | 336,295 tonnes | 252,194 tonnes | Ghana |
| 2000s | 86,122 tonnes | 588,067 tonnes | 501,945 tonnes | Ghana |
| 2010s | 179,580 tonnes | 830,873 tonnes | 651,294 tonnes | Ghana |
| 2020s | 349,313 tonnes | 742,876 tonnes | 393,563 tonnes | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production, Ecuador or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 530,000 tonnes against 403,699 tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production between Ecuador and Ghana?
- 126,301 tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Ghana rank globally for cocoa bean production?
- Ecuador ranks 4th and Ghana ranks 3rd 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.