Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Food for thought - Cocoa Production

Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s Nigeria use to be the top producer of Cocoa. Have a look and see where Nigeria is now and our annual production, then compare with that of Ivory Coast.

CountryAmount produced% of world production
Côte d’Ivoire1.3 million tonnes37.4%
Ghana720 thousand tonnes20.7%
Indonesia440 thousand tonnes12.7%
Cameroon175 thousand tonnes5.0%
Nigeria160 thousand tonnes4.6%
Brazil155 thousand tonnes4.5%
Ecuador118 thousand tonnes3.4%
Dominican Republic47 thousand tonnes1.4%
Malaysia30 thousand tonnes0.9%

Data source: International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) - 2006

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