Cocoa beans production in Papua New Guinea
In 2024 Papua New Guinea produced 45,000 t of cocoa beans, the 14th largest in the world (0.86% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.8%. The record was 59,400 t in 2009. Area harvested: 113,593 ha, yield 0.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 45,000 t
- World rank
- 14 of 57
- 10-year change
- −0.8%
- Record
- 59,400 t
- 2009
Cocoa beans in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Papua New Guinea compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.86%
- 0.96% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.4
- world 0.5 (−17%)
- kg per person
- 4.25
- world 0.64
- 10-year change
- −0.8%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Uganda | 55,000 | 1.1% |
| 13 | DR Congo | 50,000 | 0.96% |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 45,000 | 0.86% |
| 15 | India | 30,388 | 0.58% |
| 16 | Liberia | 30,000 | 0.57% |
Map of world production of cocoa beans
Share of the world total; Papua New Guinea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45,000 | +4.2% | 113,593 | 0.40 |
| 2023 | 43,200 | +2.9% | 108,873 | 0.40 |
| 2022 | 42,000 | +0.2% | 105,677 | 0.40 |
| 2021 | 41,900 | +2.4% | 105,273 | 0.40 |
| 2020 | 40,900 | +15% | 103,212 | 0.40 |
| 2019 | 35,700 | +7.2% | 89,904 | 0.40 |
| 2018 | 33,300 | −9.8% | 83,553 | 0.40 |
| 2017 | 36,900 | −2.9% | 91,073 | 0.41 |
| 2016 | 38,000 | +5.3% | 92,779 | 0.41 |
| 2015 | 36,100 | −20% | 113,179 | 0.32 |
| 2014 | 45,369 | +10% | 111,003 | 0.41 |
| 2013 | 41,200 | +6.5% | 101,530 | 0.41 |
| 2012 | 38,700 | −19% | 95,250 | 0.41 |
| 2011 | 47,600 | +21% | 116,748 | 0.41 |
| 2010 | 39,400 | −34% | 95,514 | 0.41 |
| 2009 | 59,400 | +15% | 145,000 | 0.41 |
| 2008 | 51,500 | +4.5% | 132,000 | 0.39 |
| 2007 | 49,300 | −3.5% | 120,000 | 0.41 |
| 2006 | 51,100 | +6.9% | 120,000 | 0.43 |
| 2005 | 47,800 | +23% | 110,000 | 0.43 |
| 2004 | 38,900 | −8.5% | 97,000 | 0.40 |
| 2003 | 42,500 | +0.2% | 98,000 | 0.43 |
| 2002 | 42,400 | +9.3% | 100,210 | 0.42 |
| 2001 | 38,800 | −17% | 90,901 | 0.43 |
| 2000 | 46,800 | +31% | 98,000 | 0.48 |
| 1999 | 35,600 | +19% | 95,000 | 0.37 |
| 1998 | 29,800 | −26% | 95,000 | 0.31 |
| 1997 | 40,000 | +11% | 92,000 | 0.43 |
| 1996 | 36,000 | +24% | 90,000 | 0.40 |
| 1995 | 29,000 | −7.3% | 71,954 | 0.40 |
| 1994 | 31,275 | −12% | 80,000 | 0.39 |
| 1993 | 35,735 | −4.2% | 87,743 | 0.41 |
| 1992 | 37,294 | +17% | 89,000 | 0.42 |
| 1991 | 31,946 | −17% | 77,491 | 0.41 |
| 1990 | 38,343 | −18% | 89,000 | 0.43 |
| 1989 | 47,000 | +31% | 94,500 | 0.50 |
| 1988 | 36,000 | +13% | 92,700 | 0.39 |
| 1987 | 32,000 | −2.0% | 91,600 | 0.35 |
| 1986 | 32,661 | −7.3% | 88,000 | 0.37 |
| 1985 | 35,239 | +7.8% | 80,000 | 0.44 |
| 1984 | 32,701 | +19% | 76,000 | 0.43 |
| 1983 | 27,572 | +6.4% | 78,000 | 0.35 |
| 1982 | 25,909 | −18% | 78,000 | 0.33 |
| 1981 | 31,700 | +1.6% | 80,000 | 0.40 |
| 1980 | 31,200 | +16% | 78,000 | 0.40 |
| 1979 | 27,000 | −8.5% | 75,000 | 0.36 |
| 1978 | 29,500 | +3.5% | 82,000 | 0.36 |
| 1977 | 28,500 | −11% | 80,000 | 0.36 |
| 1976 | 31,900 | −11% | 75,219 | 0.42 |
| 1975 | 36,000 | +8.1% | 76,700 | 0.47 |
| 1974 | 33,300 | +43% | 70,100 | 0.48 |
| 1973 | 23,300 | −20% | 61,600 | 0.38 |
| 1972 | 29,300 | +0.7% | 59,187 | 0.50 |
| 1971 | 29,100 | +11% | 55,262 | 0.53 |
| 1970 | 26,100 | −1.9% | 54,389 | 0.48 |
| 1969 | 26,600 | +11% | 55,396 | 0.48 |
| 1968 | 23,900 | +12% | 52,400 | 0.46 |
| 1967 | 21,400 | +11% | 45,000 | 0.48 |
| 1966 | 19,200 | −6.1% | 37,000 | 0.52 |
| 1965 | 20,438 | +9.3% | 40,000 | 0.51 |
| 1964 | 18,706 | +21% | 56,300 | 0.33 |
| 1963 | 15,500 | +11% | 32,000 | 0.48 |
| 1962 | 14,000 | +51% | 30,690 | 0.46 |
| 1961 | 9,271 | — | 27,465 | 0.34 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 47,394 t USD 316 m
- Exporter rank
- 15 of 93
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 Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea produced 45,000 t in 2024, 0.86% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Papua New Guinea rank in the world for production of cocoa beans?
Papua New Guinea ranked 14th 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 Papua New Guinea changed?
It fell by 0.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 59,400 t in 2009.
What is the yield of cocoa beans in Papua New Guinea?
0.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (45,000 t from 113,593 ha), against a world average of 0.5 t/ha.
Does Papua New Guinea export or import cocoa beans?
In 2024 Papua New Guinea reported exports of 47,394 t (USD 316 m) and no imports, 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 Papua New Guinea 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.