Costa Rica vs Cuba: Cocoa bean production by region
Costa Rica
1,000 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba
1,463 tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
36th
Cuba rank
34th
Cocoa bean production by region over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1,463 tonnes against 1,000 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 463 tonnes.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Cuba ranks 34th of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,122 tonnes | 1,935 tonnes | 7,188 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6,992 tonnes | 1,466 tonnes | 5,526 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4,031 tonnes | 1,927 tonnes | 2,103 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2,124 tonnes | 1,967 tonnes | 156.3 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 613.1 tonnes | 1,750 tonnes | 1,137 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 660 tonnes | 1,547 tonnes | 887.3 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 820 tonnes | 1,522 tonnes | 701.83 tonnes | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 1,463 tonnes against 1,000 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 463 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Cuba ranks 34th 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.