Which has higher cocoa bean production, Nigeria or Peru?

Nigeria, at 350,000 tonnes against 157,252 tonnes in Peru as of 2024.

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

192,748 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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.

Nigeria vs Peru: Cocoa bean production

Nigeria

350,000 tonnes

in 2024

Peru

157,252 tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria rank

5th

Peru rank

8th

Cocoa bean production over time

Nigeria
Peru

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 350,000 tonnes against 157,252 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 192,748 tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Peru's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 5th and Peru ranks 8th of 62 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	222,522 tonnes	2,332 tonnes	220,190 tonnes	Nigeria
1970s	212,950 tonnes	2,903 tonnes	210,047 tonnes	Nigeria
1980s	175,080 tonnes	9,609 tonnes	165,471 tonnes	Nigeria
1990s	287,200 tonnes	18,186 tonnes	269,014 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	385,410 tonnes	28,218 tonnes	357,192 tonnes	Nigeria
2010s	324,016 tonnes	91,721 tonnes	232,296 tonnes	Nigeria
2020s	327,522 tonnes	163,272 tonnes	164,250 tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean production, Nigeria or Peru?: Nigeria, at 350,000 tonnes against 157,252 tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa bean production between Nigeria and Peru?: 192,748 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Peru?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Peru rank globally for cocoa bean production?: Nigeria ranks 5th and Peru ranks 8th 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.