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
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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

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.