Cocoa beans production in Madagascar
In 2024 Madagascar produced 21,000 t of cocoa beans, the 21st largest in the world (0.40% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 93%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 23,481 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 21,000 t
- World rank
- 21 of 57
- 10-year change
- +93%
- Record
- 21,000 t
- 2024
Cocoa beans in Madagascar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Madagascar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.40%
- 0.23% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.9
- world 0.5 (+88%)
- kg per person
- 0.66
- world 0.64
- 10-year change
- +93%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Togo | 25,000 | 0.48% |
| 20 | Guinea | 24,222 | 0.46% |
| 21 | Madagascar | 21,000 | 0.40% |
| 22 | Congo | 15,000 | 0.29% |
| 23 | Tanzania | 15,000 | 0.29% |
Map of world production of cocoa beans
Share of the world total; Madagascar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,000 | +5.0% | 23,481 | 0.89 |
| 2023 | 20,000 | +95% | 22,369 | 0.89 |
| 2022 | 10,234 | −7.0% | 11,449 | 0.89 |
| 2021 | 11,000 | −12% | 12,227 | 0.90 |
| 2020 | 12,564 | +23% | 13,921 | 0.90 |
| 2019 | 10,175 | −15% | 11,288 | 0.90 |
| 2018 | 12,000 | +11% | 13,314 | 0.90 |
| 2017 | 10,834 | −3.1% | 12,082 | 0.90 |
| 2016 | 11,179 | −3.1% | 12,523 | 0.89 |
| 2015 | 11,535 | +6.2% | 12,971 | 0.89 |
| 2014 | 10,865 | +21% | 12,232 | 0.89 |
| 2013 | 9,000 | +13% | 10,300 | 0.87 |
| 2012 | 8,000 | +23% | 9,127 | 0.88 |
| 2011 | 6,500 | −35% | 7,294 | 0.89 |
| 2010 | 10,000 | +25% | 11,260 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 8,000 | +24% | 9,300 | 0.86 |
| 2008 | 6,465 | 0.0% | 7,530 | 0.86 |
| 2007 | 6,465 | +10% | 7,470 | 0.87 |
| 2006 | 5,859 | −0.0% | 7,511 | 0.78 |
| 2005 | 5,861 | +33% | 7,504 | 0.78 |
| 2004 | 4,409 | −0.0% | 4,680 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 4,410 | 0.0% | 4,670 | 0.94 |
| 2002 | 4,410 | 0.0% | 4,670 | 0.94 |
| 2001 | 4,410 | +0.3% | 4,670 | 0.94 |
| 2000 | 4,395 | +2.2% | 4,670 | 0.94 |
| 1999 | 4,300 | 0.0% | 4,655 | 0.92 |
| 1998 | 4,300 | 0.0% | 4,650 | 0.92 |
| 1997 | 4,300 | 0.0% | 4,650 | 0.92 |
| 1996 | 4,300 | +7.5% | 4,650 | 0.92 |
| 1995 | 4,000 | +33% | 4,600 | 0.87 |
| 1994 | 3,000 | −33% | 4,500 | 0.67 |
| 1993 | 4,500 | +13% | 4,520 | 1.00 |
| 1992 | 4,000 | +28% | 5,308 | 0.75 |
| 1991 | 3,126 | −13% | 6,505 | 0.48 |
| 1990 | 3,600 | −2.7% | 6,800 | 0.53 |
| 1989 | 3,700 | +2.8% | 7,800 | 0.47 |
| 1988 | 3,600 | +16% | 7,500 | 0.48 |
| 1987 | 3,100 | +29% | 7,300 | 0.42 |
| 1986 | 2,400 | +4.3% | 8,210 | 0.29 |
| 1985 | 2,300 | −23% | 7,870 | 0.29 |
| 1984 | 3,000 | +67% | 5,850 | 0.51 |
| 1983 | 1,800 | −5.0% | 5,900 | 0.31 |
| 1982 | 1,895 | +2.2% | 5,880 | 0.32 |
| 1981 | 1,855 | +9.8% | 5,880 | 0.32 |
| 1980 | 1,690 | 0.0% | 5,765 | 0.29 |
| 1979 | 1,690 | +10% | 5,765 | 0.29 |
| 1978 | 1,530 | +8.5% | 5,265 | 0.29 |
| 1977 | 1,410 | −9.4% | 4,000 | 0.35 |
| 1976 | 1,557 | +13% | 3,820 | 0.41 |
| 1975 | 1,380 | −12% | 3,610 | 0.38 |
| 1974 | 1,560 | +30% | 3,415 | 0.46 |
| 1973 | 1,200 | −3.2% | 3,000 | 0.40 |
| 1972 | 1,240 | +19% | 3,100 | 0.40 |
| 1971 | 1,040 | +4.0% | 3,245 | 0.32 |
| 1970 | 1,000 | +13% | 2,800 | 0.36 |
| 1969 | 885 | +7.3% | 2,400 | 0.37 |
| 1968 | 825 | +3.8% | 2,270 | 0.36 |
| 1967 | 795 | +8.2% | 2,245 | 0.35 |
| 1966 | 735 | +15% | 2,235 | 0.33 |
| 1965 | 640 | +21% | 2,055 | 0.31 |
| 1964 | 530 | +33% | 1,840 | 0.29 |
| 1963 | 400 | −20% | 1,800 | 0.22 |
| 1962 | 500 | −17% | 1,800 | 0.28 |
| 1961 | 600 | — | 1,800 | 0.33 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 15,485 t USD 76.8 m
- Exporter rank
- 20 of 93
- Imports
- 85 t USD 525,000
- Importer rank
- 56 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
Questions and answers
What is the production of cocoa beans in Madagascar?
Madagascar produced 21,000 t in 2024, 0.40% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Madagascar rank in the world for production of cocoa beans?
Madagascar ranked 21st 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 Madagascar changed?
It rose by 93% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of cocoa beans in Madagascar?
0.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (21,000 t from 23,481 ha), against a world average of 0.5 t/ha.
Does Madagascar export or import cocoa beans?
In 2024 Madagascar reported exports of 15,485 t (USD 76.8 m) and imports of 85 t (USD 525,000), 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 Madagascar is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.