Cocoa bean production by region in Ghana
Ghana: Cocoa bean production by region was 530,000 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cocoa bean production by region in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 530,000 tonnes for cocoa bean production by region in 2024.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean production by region in Ghana peaked at 1.05 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 166,700 tonnes, in 1984.
That places Ghana 3rd out of 62 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 423,700 tonnes | 327,000 tonnes | 580,500 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 357,020 tonnes | 268,200 tonnes | 470,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 221,172 tonnes | 166,700 tonnes | 295,052 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 336,295 tonnes | 241,796 tonnes | 434,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 588,067 tonnes | 340,562 tonnes | 740,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 830,873 tonnes | 632,037 tonnes | 969,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 742,876 tonnes | 530,000 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean production by region in Ghana?
- Cocoa bean production by region in Ghana was 530,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean production by region recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production by region recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,700 tonnes in 1984.
- How does Ghana rank for cocoa bean production by region?
- Ghana ranks 3rd out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean production by region rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean production by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Global production of cocoa beans, measured in tonnes of production per year.