The area of cocoa beans in the World

Between 1973 and 2022, in the area of cocoa beans of World grew substantially from 4.32 million to 11.9 million ha rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 13.77% in 1995 and then decreased to 1.30% in 2022.

Côte d'Ivoire is the top country by in the area of cocoa beans in the world. As of 2022, in the area of cocoa beans in Côte d'Ivoire was 4.4 million ha that accounts for 36.83% of the world's in the area of cocoa beans. The top 5 countries (others are Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Cameroon) account for 79.48% of it. The world's total in the area of cocoa beans was estimated at 11.9 million ha in 2022.