Guatemala vs Madagascar: Cocoa bean production by region
Guatemala
11,701 tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
21,000 tonnes
in 2024
Guatemala rank
24th
Madagascar rank
21st
Cocoa bean production by region over time
- Guatemala
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 21,000 tonnes against 11,701 tonnes in Guatemala, a difference of 9,299 tonnes.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.8 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Guatemala ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 577.78 tonnes | 656.67 tonnes | 78.89 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1,500 tonnes | 1,361 tonnes | 139.6 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1,834 tonnes | 2,534 tonnes | 699.7 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2,584 tonnes | 3,943 tonnes | 1,358 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8,161 tonnes | 5,468 tonnes | 2,693 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 11,568 tonnes | 10,009 tonnes | 1,559 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 11,722 tonnes | 14,960 tonnes | 3,238 tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Guatemala or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 21,000 tonnes against 11,701 tonnes in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Guatemala and Madagascar?
- 9,299 tonnes, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Madagascar rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
- Guatemala ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 21st 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.