Ghana vs Nigeria: Cocoa bean production

Ghana

530,000 tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

350,000 tonnes

in 2024

Ghana rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

5th

Cocoa bean production over time

Ghana currently reports 530,000 tonnes against 350,000 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 180,000 tonnes.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 62 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Cocoa bean production is measured in tonnes.