Which has higher cocoa bean production, Indonesia or Nigeria?

Indonesia, at 632,702 tonnes against 350,000 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in cocoa bean production between Indonesia and Nigeria?

282,702 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?

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.

Indonesia vs Nigeria: Cocoa bean production

Indonesia

632,702 tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

350,000 tonnes

in 2024

Indonesia rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

5th

Cocoa bean production over time

Indonesia
Nigeria

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 632,702 tonnes against 350,000 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 282,702 tonnes.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.8 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Indonesia ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 62 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,131 tonnes	222,522 tonnes	221,391 tonnes	Nigeria
1970s	3,733 tonnes	212,950 tonnes	209,217 tonnes	Nigeria
1980s	39,499 tonnes	175,080 tonnes	135,581 tonnes	Nigeria
1990s	280,703 tonnes	287,200 tonnes	6,497 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	683,560 tonnes	385,410 tonnes	298,150 tonnes	Indonesia
2010s	708,953 tonnes	324,016 tonnes	384,937 tonnes	Indonesia
2020s	657,341 tonnes	327,522 tonnes	329,819 tonnes	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean production, Indonesia or Nigeria?: Indonesia, at 632,702 tonnes against 350,000 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa bean production between Indonesia and Nigeria?: 282,702 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for cocoa bean production?: Indonesia ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 5th 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.