Ecuador vs Indonesia: Cocoa bean production by region
Ecuador
403,699 tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
632,702 tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
4th
Indonesia rank
2nd
Cocoa bean production by region over time
- Ecuador
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 632,702 tonnes against 403,699 tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 229,003 tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,346 tonnes | 1,131 tonnes | 50,215 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 70,866 tonnes | 3,733 tonnes | 67,134 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 83,682 tonnes | 39,499 tonnes | 44,183 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 84,101 tonnes | 280,703 tonnes | 196,602 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 86,122 tonnes | 683,560 tonnes | 597,438 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 179,580 tonnes | 708,953 tonnes | 529,374 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 349,313 tonnes | 657,341 tonnes | 308,028 tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Ecuador or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 632,702 tonnes against 403,699 tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Ecuador and Indonesia?
- 229,003 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Indonesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Indonesia rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
- Ecuador ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.