| Rank | Country | Production (MT) | Share % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0 | — | Largest cocoa-bean origin; cocoa powder output is tied to domestic grinding capacity rather than primary bean production.[2] |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,822,441 | 35.6 | |
| 2 | Ghana | 0 | — | Major cocoa origin with expanding value-added processing, though bean export and grind economics remain central.[2] |
| 2 | Ghana | 653,700 | 12.8 | |
| 4 | Ecuador | 375,719 | 7.3 | |
| 5 | Nigeria | 350,000 | 6.8 |
Major importers
- Netherlands Europe’s key cocoa-processing and trading hub; a major re-export center for cocoa ingredients.[2]
- Germany Large chocolate and ingredient manufacturing base with significant intra-European flows.[2]
- United States Major processor and redistributor in the Americas; Tridge flags strong YoY export growth in pure cocoa powder.[1][6]
- Belgium Important EU cocoa-processing node and trade gateway for ingredient flows.[2]
- Indonesia