FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Cocoa beans production in Brazil

In 2024 Brazil produced 297,509 t of cocoa beans, the 7th largest in the world (5.68% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.7%. The record was 459,477 t in 1986. Area harvested: 617,168 ha, yield 0.5 t/ha.

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Production, 2024: 297,509 t
World rank: 7 of 57
10-year change: +8.7%
Record: 459,477 t; 1986

Cocoa beans in Brazil, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	297,509	+0.5%	617,168	0.48
2023	296,114	−1.6%	612,692	0.48
2022	301,026	−0.4%	602,785	0.50
2021	302,126	+12%	600,789	0.50
2020	269,740	+4.0%	588,501	0.46
2019	259,451	+8.4%	581,897	0.45
2018	239,318	+1.5%	577,191	0.41
2017	235,809	+10%	590,813	0.40
2016	213,871	−23%	720,055	0.30
2015	278,299	+1.6%	702,841	0.40
2014	273,793	+6.9%	704,122	0.39
2013	256,186	+1.2%	689,276	0.37
2012	253,211	+1.9%	684,333	0.37
2011	248,524	+5.6%	680,484	0.37
2010	235,389	+7.7%	660,711	0.36
2009	218,487	+8.1%	635,975	0.34
2008	202,030	+0.2%	641,337	0.32
2007	201,651	−5.0%	628,928	0.32
2006	212,270	+1.7%	647,135	0.33
2005	208,620	+6.4%	625,384	0.33
2004	196,005	+15%	638,825	0.31
2003	170,004	−2.7%	590,945	0.29
2002	174,796	−5.9%	582,315	0.30
2001	185,662	−5.7%	665,809	0.28
2000	196,788	−4.0%	705,965	0.28
1999	205,003	−27%	681,120	0.30
1998	280,801	+1.0%	709,798	0.40
1997	277,966	+8.3%	715,671	0.39
1996	256,777	−13%	661,923	0.39
1995	296,705	−10%	738,536	0.40
1994	330,577	−3.0%	698,634	0.47
1993	340,885	+3.8%	734,124	0.46
1992	328,518	+2.4%	731,425	0.45
1991	320,967	+25%	667,897	0.48
1990	256,246	−35%	664,853	0.39
1989	392,184	+4.7%	659,522	0.59
1988	374,491	+14%	667,179	0.56
1987	328,740	−28%	648,476	0.51
1986	459,477	+6.7%	656,558	0.70
1985	430,789	+31%	649,070	0.66
1984	329,903	−13%	586,242	0.56
1983	380,256	+8.3%	590,744	0.64
1982	351,149	+4.6%	533,273	0.66
1981	335,625	+5.2%	504,935	0.66
1980	319,141	−5.1%	482,521	0.66
1979	336,326	+18%	453,569	0.74
1978	284,490	+14%	443,866	0.64
1977	249,755	+7.7%	412,743	0.61
1976	231,796	−18%	407,329	0.57
1975	281,887	+16%	450,949	0.63
1974	242,400	+24%	508,570	0.48
1973	195,916	−12%	416,175	0.47
1972	221,469	+1.3%	430,184	0.51
1971	218,701	+11%	447,693	0.49
1970	197,061	−6.7%	443,916	0.44
1969	211,162	+41%	437,637	0.48
1968	149,338	−23%	432,691	0.35
1967	194,692	+13%	473,078	0.41
1966	172,900	+7.5%	455,866	0.38
1965	160,823	+4.6%	482,317	0.33
1964	153,685	+7.1%	487,136	0.32
1963	143,495	+2.2%	469,644	0.31
1962	140,363	−10.0%	464,762	0.30
1961	155,901	—	474,270	0.33

Other large producers

Côte d'Ivoire Indonesia Ghana Ecuador Nigeria Cameroon Peru Sierra Leone Colombia Dominican Republic Uganda DR Congo

All countries producing cocoa beans

Other products of Brazil

Sugar cane Soybeans Maize Raw sugar Cow milk Cassava Molasses Beer Oranges Chicken meat Soya bean oil Rice (paddy)

Agricultural production in Brazil

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.