Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Cocoa bean production by region
Democratic Republic of Congo
50,000 tonnes
in 2024
Liberia
30,000 tonnes
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
13th
Liberia rank
16th
Cocoa bean production by region over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 50,000 tonnes against 30,000 tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 20,000 tonnes.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.7 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 16th of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,178 tonnes | 1,381 tonnes | 3,796 tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 5,560 tonnes | 2,836 tonnes | 2,724 tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 5,303 tonnes | 4,800 tonnes | 503.4 tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 7,262 tonnes | 963.5 tonnes | 6,298 tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 5,774 tonnes | 2,490 tonnes | 3,284 tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 8,806 tonnes | 12,330 tonnes | 3,524 tonnes | Liberia |
| 2020s | 35,967 tonnes | 24,200 tonnes | 11,767 tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 50,000 tonnes against 30,000 tonnes in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
- 20,000 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 16th 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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About this data
Global production of cocoa beans, measured in tonnes of production per year.