Ecuador vs Nigeria: Cocoa bean production by region

Ecuador

403,699 tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

350,000 tonnes

in 2024

Ecuador rank

4th

Nigeria rank

5th

Cocoa bean production by region over time

Ecuador currently reports 403,699 tonnes against 350,000 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 53,699 tonnes.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ecuador ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 62 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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