Saint Lucia vs Suriname: Cocoa bean production by region
Saint Lucia
16.6 tonnes
in 2024
Suriname
4.59 tonnes
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
58th
Suriname rank
59th
Cocoa bean production by region over time
- Saint Lucia
- Suriname
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 16.6 tonnes against 4.59 tonnes in Suriname, a difference of 12.01 tonnes.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 3.6 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 58th and Suriname ranks 59th of 62 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155.56 tonnes | 203.33 tonnes | 47.78 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1970s | 109.3 tonnes | 65.5 tonnes | 43.8 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 79.4 tonnes | 44.6 tonnes | 34.8 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 42.1 tonnes | 21.9 tonnes | 20.2 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 58.48 tonnes | 7.84 tonnes | 50.64 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 31.8 tonnes | 5.02 tonnes | 26.78 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 22.92 tonnes | 4.58 tonnes | 18.34 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean production by region, Saint Lucia or Suriname?
- Saint Lucia, at 16.6 tonnes against 4.59 tonnes in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean production by region between Saint Lucia and Suriname?
- 12.01 tonnes, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Suriname rank globally for cocoa bean production by region?
- Saint Lucia ranks 58th and Suriname ranks 59th 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.