Monthly cocoa price worldwide 2016-2024
Between 2016 and 2024, the monthly price of cocoa worldwide peaked in April 2024 at about 9,876 U.S. dollars per metric ton.
Global cocoa industry
Global cocoa production is expected to reach about 4.5 million tons in the 2023/2024 crop year. Most of the world’s cocoa beans are grown in Africa; in 2023/2024, about 3.2 million tons of cocoa beans were produced there, while about one million tons were grown in the Americas. Within Africa, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana were the countries with the highest production of cocoa beans.
Chocolate retail worldwide
In 2016, Mars controlled a 14.4 percent share of the chocolate market worldwide, making it the single biggest player in the chocolate industry. Mars owns such chocolate brands as M&Ms, Snickers, and Dove. The countries with the highest per capita chocolate consumption are Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.
