Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Cocoa bean production by region

Equatorial Guinea
600 tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1,150 tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
38th
Sri Lanka rank
35th

Cocoa bean production by region over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,150 tonnes against 600 tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 550 tonnes.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.9 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 62 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 33,133 tonnes 2,664 tonnes 30,469 tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1970s 12,600 tonnes 1,890 tonnes 10,710 tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1980s 7,376 tonnes 2,810 tonnes 4,566 tonnes Equatorial Guinea
1990s 4,638 tonnes 3,998 tonnes 639.3 tonnes Equatorial Guinea
2000s 2,704 tonnes 2,238 tonnes 465.5 tonnes Equatorial Guinea
2010s 939.2 tonnes 1,694 tonnes 754.91 tonnes Sri Lanka
2020s 740 tonnes 1,299 tonnes 559.06 tonnes Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Equatorial Guinea or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1,150 tonnes against 600 tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?
550 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th 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

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

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