Guatemala vs Tanzania: Cocoa bean production by region
Guatemala
11,701 tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
15,000 tonnes
in 2024
Guatemala rank
24th
Tanzania rank
22nd
Cocoa bean production by region over time
- Guatemala
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 15,000 tonnes against 11,701 tonnes in Guatemala, a difference of 3,299 tonnes.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 577.78 tonnes | 255.56 tonnes | 322.22 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 1,500 tonnes | 792.3 tonnes | 708 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1,834 tonnes | 1,506 tonnes | 328.6 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2,584 tonnes | 2,498 tonnes | 86.3 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 8,161 tonnes | 5,080 tonnes | 3,081 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 11,568 tonnes | 10,800 tonnes | 768.23 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 11,722 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 2,278 tonnes | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Guatemala or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 15,000 tonnes against 11,701 tonnes in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Guatemala and Tanzania?
- 3,299 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Tanzania rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
- Guatemala ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 22nd 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.