Colombia vs Peru: Cocoa bean production by region
Colombia
67,678 tonnes
in 2024
Peru
157,252 tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
10th
Peru rank
8th
Cocoa bean production by region over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 157,252 tonnes against 67,678 tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 89,574 tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 2.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 10th and Peru ranks 8th of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,644 tonnes | 2,332 tonnes | 14,312 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 25,500 tonnes | 2,903 tonnes | 22,597 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 44,349 tonnes | 9,609 tonnes | 34,740 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 53,602 tonnes | 18,186 tonnes | 35,416 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 38,900 tonnes | 28,218 tonnes | 10,682 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 61,387 tonnes | 91,721 tonnes | 30,334 tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 64,425 tonnes | 163,272 tonnes | 98,847 tonnes | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 157,252 tonnes against 67,678 tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Colombia and Peru?
- 89,574 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
- Colombia ranks 10th and Peru ranks 8th of 62 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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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About this data
Global production of cocoa beans, measured in tonnes of production per year.