Cocoa bean production by region in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cocoa bean production by region was 350,000 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cocoa bean production by region in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 350,000 tonnes for cocoa bean production by region in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean production by region in Nigeria peaked at 485,000 tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 140,000 tonnes, in 1983.
Nigeria ranks 5th of 62 countries on this measure, 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 | 222,522 tonnes | 182,000 tonnes | 298,300 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 212,950 tonnes | 151,000 tonnes | 304,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 175,080 tonnes | 140,000 tonnes | 256,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 287,200 tonnes | 203,000 tonnes | 370,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 385,410 tonnes | 338,000 tonnes | 485,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 324,016 tonnes | 250,000 tonnes | 399,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 327,522 tonnes | 280,000 tonnes | 357,608 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean production by region in Nigeria?
- Cocoa bean production by region in Nigeria was 350,000 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 485,000 tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production by region recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,000 tonnes in 1983.
- How does Nigeria rank for cocoa bean production by region?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean production by region rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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About this data
Global production of cocoa beans, measured in tonnes of production per year.