Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Cocoa bean production by region
Sierra Leone
93,750 tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
55,000 tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Uganda rank
12th
Cocoa bean production by region over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 93,750 tonnes against 55,000 tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 38,750 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.7 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 12th of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,813 tonnes | 49 tonnes | 3,764 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 6,454 tonnes | 167.6 tonnes | 6,286 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 17,262 tonnes | 181.1 tonnes | 17,081 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 12,996 tonnes | 2,010 tonnes | 10,986 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 12,344 tonnes | 7,121 tonnes | 5,223 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 26,104 tonnes | 26,900 tonnes | 796.23 tonnes | Uganda |
| 2020s | 40,766 tonnes | 43,980 tonnes | 3,214 tonnes | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Sierra Leone, at 93,750 tonnes against 55,000 tonnes in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 38,750 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
- Sierra Leone ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 12th 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.