> In 2024 Costa Rica produced 1,000 t of cocoa beans, the 35th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 43%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/costa-rica/

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# Cocoa beans production in Costa Rica

In 2024 Costa Rica produced 1,000 t of cocoa beans, the 35th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 43%. The record was 12,600 t in 1962. Area harvested: 7,783 ha, yield 0.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/cocoa/)[Market prices in Costa Rica](https://husfarm.com/country/costa-rica/)

Production, 20241,000 t
World rank35 of 57
10-year change+43%
Record12,600 t1962

## Cocoa beans in Costa Rica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Costa Rica compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.02%0.01% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.1world 0.5 (−73%)
kg per person0.19world 0.64
10-year change+43%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 33 | [Cuba](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/cuba/) | 1,463 | 0.03% |
| 34 | [Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/sri-lanka/) | 1,150 | 0.02% |
| 35 | **Costa Rica** | 1,000 | 0.02% |
| 36 | [Dominica](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/dominica/) | 1,000 | 0.02% |
| 37 | [Equatorial Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/equatorial-guinea/) | 600 | 0.01% |

[Full ranking of 57 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/)

### Map of world production of cocoa beans

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Costa Rica is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,000 | +25% | 7,783 | 0.13 |
| 2023 | 800 | 0.0% | 6,166 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 800 | +14% | 6,107 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 700 | −13% | 5,440 | 0.13 |
| 2020 | 800 | 0.0% | 6,314 | 0.13 |
| 2019 | 800 | +45% | 6,300 | 0.13 |
| 2018 | 550 | +0.9% | 4,344 | 0.13 |
| 2017 | 545 | −16% | 4,000 | 0.14 |
| 2016 | 650 | +8.3% | 4,000 | 0.16 |
| 2015 | 600 | −14% | 4,491 | 0.13 |
| 2014 | 700 | 0.0% | 4,750 | 0.15 |
| 2013 | 700 | 0.0% | 4,660 | 0.15 |
| 2012 | 700 | +1.4% | 4,660 | 0.15 |
| 2011 | 690 | +3.8% | 4,605 | 0.15 |
| 2010 | 665 | +2.3% | 4,543 | 0.15 |
| 2009 | 650 | +9.6% | 4,484 | 0.14 |
| 2008 | 593 | +6.8% | 4,484 | 0.13 |
| 2007 | 555 | +23% | 4,484 | 0.12 |
| 2006 | 450 | +31% | 3,820 | 0.12 |
| 2005 | 343 | −52% | 3,000 | 0.11 |
| 2004 | 708 | 0.0% | 3,550 | 0.20 |
| 2003 | 708 | 0.0% | 3,550 | 0.20 |
| 2002 | 708 | 0.0% | 3,550 | 0.20 |
| 2001 | 708 | 0.0% | 3,550 | 0.20 |
| 2000 | 708 | −20% | 3,550 | 0.20 |
| 1999 | 888 | +4.6% | 3,630 | 0.24 |
| 1998 | 849 | +6.1% | 2,000 | 0.42 |
| 1997 | 800 | −60% | 2,200 | 0.36 |
| 1996 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 12,000 | 0.17 |
| 1995 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 12,000 | 0.17 |
| 1994 | 2,000 | −29% | 12,000 | 0.17 |
| 1993 | 2,800 | −6.7% | 12,000 | 0.23 |
| 1992 | 3,000 | −12% | 13,500 | 0.22 |
| 1991 | 3,400 | −2.9% | 15,000 | 0.23 |
| 1990 | 3,500 | −18% | 17,420 | 0.20 |
| 1989 | 4,270 | +7.4% | 17,600 | 0.24 |
| 1988 | 3,976 | +11% | 21,000 | 0.19 |
| 1987 | 3,592 | −6.9% | 14,455 | 0.25 |
| 1986 | 3,857 | −13% | 12,760 | 0.30 |
| 1985 | 4,451 | +7.5% | 12,367 | 0.36 |
| 1984 | 4,139 | +92% | 10,600 | 0.39 |
| 1983 | 2,161 | −39% | 9,100 | 0.24 |
| 1982 | 3,545 | −30% | 12,000 | 0.30 |
| 1981 | 5,049 | −4.1% | 16,000 | 0.32 |
| 1980 | 5,266 | −49% | 16,000 | 0.33 |
| 1979 | 10,365 | −0.2% | 30,000 | 0.35 |
| 1978 | 10,381 | +35% | 30,000 | 0.35 |
| 1977 | 7,694 | +31% | 20,000 | 0.38 |
| 1976 | 5,855 | −11% | 17,390 | 0.34 |
| 1975 | 6,609 | +12% | 18,077 | 0.37 |
| 1974 | 5,919 | −10% | 20,305 | 0.29 |
| 1973 | 6,600 | +32% | 22,500 | 0.29 |
| 1972 | 5,000 | −32% | 18,000 | 0.28 |
| 1971 | 7,300 | +74% | 30,000 | 0.24 |
| 1970 | 4,200 | −13% | 30,000 | 0.14 |
| 1969 | 4,800 | −47% | 31,200 | 0.15 |
| 1968 | 9,100 | +26% | 32,500 | 0.28 |
| 1967 | 7,200 | −23% | 30,000 | 0.24 |
| 1966 | 9,300 | +22% | 30,000 | 0.31 |
| 1965 | 7,600 | −25% | 30,000 | 0.25 |
| 1964 | 10,200 | −4.7% | 30,000 | 0.34 |
| 1963 | 10,700 | −15% | 30,000 | 0.36 |
| 1962 | 12,600 | +19% | 29,900 | 0.42 |
| 1961 | 10,600 | — | 29,000 | 0.37 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports394 t USD 2.0 m
Exporter rank47 of 93
Imports444 t USD 2.7 m
Importer rank45 of 108
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of cocoa beans in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica produced 1,000 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Costa Rica rank in the world for production of cocoa beans?

Costa Rica ranked 35th of 57 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Côte d'Ivoire with 36.1% of the world total.

### How has the production of cocoa beans in Costa Rica changed?

It rose by 43% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 12,600 t in 1962.

### What is the yield of cocoa beans in Costa Rica?

0.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,000 t from 7,783 ha), against a world average of 0.5 t/ha.

### Does Costa Rica export or import cocoa beans?

In 2024 Costa Rica reported exports of 394 t (USD 2.0 m) and imports of 444 t (USD 2.7 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Costa Rica is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/cote-divoire/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/indonesia/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/ghana/)[Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/ecuador/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/nigeria/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/cameroon/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/brazil/)[Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/peru/)[Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/sierra-leone/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/colombia/)[Dominican Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/dominican-republic/)[Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/uganda/)
[All countries producing cocoa beans](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/)

## Other products of Costa Rica

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[Agricultural production in Costa Rica](https://husfarm.com/production/country/costa-rica/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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