Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Brazil or Peru?

Brazil, at 297,509 tonnes against 157,252 tonnes in Peru as of 2024.

What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Brazil and Peru?

140,257 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil 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 by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Peru: Cocoa bean production by region

Brazil

297,509 tonnes

in 2024

Peru

157,252 tonnes

in 2024

Brazil rank

7th

Peru rank

8th

Cocoa bean production by region over time

Brazil
Peru

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 297,509 tonnes against 157,252 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 140,257 tonnes.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.9 times Peru's.

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

Brazil ranks 7th and Peru ranks 8th of 62 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	164,707 tonnes	2,332 tonnes	162,374 tonnes	Brazil
1970s	245,980 tonnes	2,903 tonnes	243,078 tonnes	Brazil
1980s	370,176 tonnes	9,609 tonnes	360,567 tonnes	Brazil
1990s	289,444 tonnes	18,186 tonnes	271,259 tonnes	Brazil
2000s	196,631 tonnes	28,218 tonnes	168,413 tonnes	Brazil
2010s	249,385 tonnes	91,721 tonnes	157,664 tonnes	Brazil
2020s	293,303 tonnes	163,272 tonnes	130,031 tonnes	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Brazil or Peru?: Brazil, at 297,509 tonnes against 157,252 tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Brazil and Peru?: 140,257 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?: Brazil ranks 7th 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 by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cocoa bean production by region
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

Global production of cocoa beans, measured in tonnes of production per year.