> In 2024 Mexico produced 28,448 t of cocoa beans, the 18th largest in the world (0.54% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.5%.

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

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# Cocoa beans production in Mexico

In 2024 Mexico produced 28,448 t of cocoa beans, the 18th largest in the world (0.54% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.5%. The record was 60,000 t in 2009. Area harvested: 52,274 ha, yield 0.5 t/ha.

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Production, 202428,448 t
World rank18 of 57
10-year change+5.5%
Record60,000 t2009

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

## Mexico compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.54%0.57% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.5world 0.5 (+14%)
kg per person0.22world 0.64
10-year change+5.5%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 | [Liberia](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/liberia/) | 30,000 | 0.57% |
| 17 | [Venezuela](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/venezuela/) | 29,383 | 0.56% |
| 18 | **Mexico** | 28,448 | 0.54% |
| 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% |

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

### Map of world production of cocoa beans

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Share of the world total; Mexico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 28,448 | −2.1% | 52,274 | 0.54 |
| 2023 | 29,047 | +3.3% | 52,232 | 0.56 |
| 2022 | 28,120 | +0.0% | 52,054 | 0.54 |
| 2021 | 28,106 | −4.5% | 51,953 | 0.54 |
| 2020 | 29,429 | +3.4% | 58,598 | 0.50 |
| 2019 | 28,452 | +0.2% | 58,527 | 0.49 |
| 2018 | 28,399 | +4.1% | 58,361 | 0.49 |
| 2017 | 27,287 | +1.6% | 58,690 | 0.46 |
| 2016 | 26,863 | −4.1% | 58,734 | 0.46 |
| 2015 | 28,007 | +3.8% | 59,118 | 0.47 |
| 2014 | 26,969 | −19% | 59,624 | 0.45 |
| 2013 | 33,284 | −14% | 65,131 | 0.51 |
| 2012 | 38,825 | −7.9% | 72,388 | 0.54 |
| 2011 | 42,175 | −16% | 76,177 | 0.55 |
| 2010 | 50,114 | −16% | 86,898 | 0.58 |
| 2009 | 60,000 | +20% | 95,000 | 0.63 |
| 2008 | 50,000 | +25% | 79,000 | 0.63 |
| 2007 | 40,000 | +4.8% | 60,934 | 0.66 |
| 2006 | 38,151 | +4.9% | 60,866 | 0.63 |
| 2005 | 36,366 | −17% | 61,477 | 0.59 |
| 2004 | 43,975 | −12% | 80,879 | 0.54 |
| 2003 | 49,965 | +8.2% | 80,903 | 0.62 |
| 2002 | 46,194 | −1.2% | 83,130 | 0.56 |
| 2001 | 46,738 | +67% | 83,037 | 0.56 |
| 2000 | 28,046 | −32% | 81,023 | 0.35 |
| 1999 | 41,055 | −6.6% | 85,648 | 0.48 |
| 1998 | 43,968 | −4.2% | 84,839 | 0.52 |
| 1997 | 45,917 | +17% | 89,606 | 0.51 |
| 1996 | 39,347 | −20% | 91,142 | 0.43 |
| 1995 | 49,425 | +14% | 91,464 | 0.54 |
| 1994 | 43,279 | −20% | 79,450 | 0.54 |
| 1993 | 53,986 | +24% | 76,748 | 0.70 |
| 1992 | 43,673 | −1.0% | 77,330 | 0.56 |
| 1991 | 44,106 | +0.1% | 69,445 | 0.64 |
| 1990 | 44,045 | −12% | 74,915 | 0.59 |
| 1989 | 50,087 | −15% | 65,759 | 0.76 |
| 1988 | 59,128 | +39% | 77,902 | 0.76 |
| 1987 | 42,487 | −6.3% | 69,412 | 0.61 |
| 1986 | 45,339 | −11% | 72,017 | 0.63 |
| 1985 | 50,985 | +41% | 72,022 | 0.71 |
| 1984 | 36,141 | +7.9% | 71,163 | 0.51 |
| 1983 | 33,496 | −18% | 59,085 | 0.57 |
| 1982 | 41,013 | +35% | 65,842 | 0.62 |
| 1981 | 30,407 | −16% | 67,333 | 0.45 |
| 1980 | 36,360 | −3.7% | 68,629 | 0.53 |
| 1979 | 37,754 | −10% | 66,328 | 0.57 |
| 1978 | 42,159 | +66% | 64,891 | 0.65 |
| 1977 | 25,442 | −18% | 64,412 | 0.39 |
| 1976 | 31,011 | −7.7% | 72,377 | 0.43 |
| 1975 | 33,588 | −3.5% | 72,364 | 0.46 |
| 1974 | 34,811 | +6.1% | 82,373 | 0.42 |
| 1973 | 32,814 | −14% | 80,316 | 0.41 |
| 1972 | 38,032 | +45% | 78,365 | 0.49 |
| 1971 | 26,145 | −9.3% | 78,358 | 0.33 |
| 1970 | 28,823 | +5.3% | 75,934 | 0.38 |
| 1969 | 27,368 | +3.0% | 72,908 | 0.38 |
| 1968 | 26,580 | +5.6% | 69,894 | 0.38 |
| 1967 | 25,160 | +7.4% | 68,951 | 0.36 |
| 1966 | 23,429 | +11% | 70,015 | 0.33 |
| 1965 | 21,140 | +5.2% | 69,756 | 0.30 |
| 1964 | 20,100 | −33% | 68,500 | 0.29 |
| 1963 | 30,067 | +2.0% | 68,512 | 0.44 |
| 1962 | 29,473 | +9.4% | 68,073 | 0.43 |
| 1961 | 26,938 | — | 67,994 | 0.40 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports13 t USD 150,000
Exporter rank73 of 93
Imports15,648 t USD 100 m
Importer rank22 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 Mexico?

Mexico produced 28,448 t in 2024, 0.54% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Mexico ranked 18th 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 Mexico changed?

It rose by 5.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 60,000 t in 2009.

### What is the yield of cocoa beans in Mexico?

0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (28,448 t from 52,274 ha), against a world average of 0.5 t/ha.

### Does Mexico export or import cocoa beans?

In 2024 Mexico reported exports of 13 t (USD 150,000) and imports of 15,648 t (USD 100 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. 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 Mexico

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[Agricultural production in Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/country/mexico/)

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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