The table compares the quantity of cacao manufactured in six different regions around the world from 1992 to 1998. Overall, most regions saw an upward trend, except for England and Africa. While South America recorded the highest production figures in most years, in 1996 Asia surpassed South America, becoming the largest producer of cacao beans.
As for the two biggest producers of cacao beans, in 1992, Asia accounted for 119000, compared to 143000 of South America. The production of South America continuously declined to 127000 in 1996, after which it recovered to a high of 389000 in 1998. By contrast, the figure for Asia witnessed an upward trend. The production of cacao beans in 1996 doubled its beginning figure in 1992 and overtook South America, followed by a surge to 436000 at the end.
Moving to other territories, Africa recorded the lowest production at the beginning, then reached its peak in 1996, standing at 119000; thereafter, it plummeted to 25000 in 1998. While production of cacao beans in England fluctuated from 56000 in 1992 to 49000 in 1998, the data for Oceania observed a continuous rise, starting at 40000 and ending at 77000. Moreover, North and Central America had 46000 products in 1992, before this figure fell to 25000 in the following year, and recovered to 46000 in 1998.