Band 6+: The table below gives information about the production of cocoa beans in six regions between 1992 and 1998. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table shows the data of cocoa beans production in tons between the years 1992 and 1998 in 6 different regions in the world.

The data shows that the cocoa production in Asia and Oceania is increasing steadily every 2 years. In other regions the production numbers are very unsteady. The production in Africa has dropped significantly to 25000 tons in 1998.

In the Asia and Oceania regions, the production of cocoa beans has increased over the years. The figures in Oceania are not as high as that in Asia. The production in Asia grew from 119000 tons in 1992 to 436000 tons in 1998. Whereas in Oceania, the production of cocoa was only 40000 tons in the year 1992 and 77000 tons in 1998.

Meanwhile the data for North and Central America shows that the production of cocoa beans in 1992 and 1998 are the same. For this region the production almost halved in 1994 and then steadily increased till 1998. While other regions have the almost the same production of cocoa beans every year, Africa faced a huge drop in cocoa beans production in 1998.