> 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%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/madagascar/

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# 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.

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Production, 202421,000 t
World rank21 of 57
10-year change+93%
Record21,000 t2024

## Cocoa beans in Madagascar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Madagascar compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.40%0.23% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.9world 0.5 (+88%)
kg per person0.66world 0.64
10-year change+93%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 19 | [Togo](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/togo/) | 25,000 | 0.48% |
| 20 | [Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/guinea/) | 24,222 | 0.46% |
| 21 | **Madagascar** | 21,000 | 0.40% |
| 22 | [Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/congo-brazzaville/) | 15,000 | 0.29% |
| 23 | [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/tanzania/) | 15,000 | 0.29% |

[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; 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

Exports15,485 t USD 76.8 m
Exporter rank20 of 93
Imports85 t USD 525,000
Importer rank56 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 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.

## 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 Madagascar

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[Agricultural production in Madagascar](https://husfarm.com/production/country/madagascar/)

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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