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About one-third of cocoa beans were produced in Côte d'Ivoire in 2024, making it the biggest cocoa producing country globally. Côte d'Ivoire produced about *** million metric tons of cocoa in that year, about three times the amount produced in the second country in the ranking, Indonesia. In the same year, the total global production measured *** million metric tons.�� 

Cocoa production

Cocoa, a native to the Americas, was a valuable crop in the earliest South American cultures. The term cocoa originated from the Nahuatl word “cacahuatl”. Many believe that the plant first grew in the Amazon and upper Orinoco basins but the Mayans and the Aztecs eventually developed techniques to cultivate cocoa successfully. The plant was considered as a symbol of wealth for these civilizations and its beans were used as currency. Cocoa beans are the main ingredient for making chocolate.

Cocoa beans are produced in tropical zones around the Equator, where climate conditions are well suited for growing cocoa trees. About ** percent of the world’s cocoa beans come from four West African countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. The Ivory Coast and Ghana are by far the two largest producers of cocoa, accounting for more than ** percent of the world's cocoa.��