Nicaragua vs Philippines: Cocoa bean production by region

Nicaragua
9,317 tonnes
in 2023
Philippines
10,844 tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
26th
Philippines rank
25th

Cocoa bean production by region over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Philippines
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 10,844 tonnes against 9,317 tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,527 tonnes.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 26th and Philippines ranks 25th of 62 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 533.33 tonnes 3,810 tonnes 3,277 tonnes Philippines
1970s 576.4 tonnes 3,547 tonnes 2,970 tonnes Philippines
1980s 350 tonnes 6,393 tonnes 6,043 tonnes Philippines
1990s 285 tonnes 8,134 tonnes 7,849 tonnes Philippines
2000s 816.5 tonnes 5,692 tonnes 4,875 tonnes Philippines
2010s 4,457 tonnes 6,078 tonnes 1,620 tonnes Philippines
2020s 8,620 tonnes 10,137 tonnes 1,516 tonnes Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Nicaragua or Philippines?
Philippines, at 10,844 tonnes against 9,317 tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Nicaragua and Philippines?
1,527 tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Philippines?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Philippines rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
Nicaragua ranks 26th and Philippines ranks 25th 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.