Band 5+: 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 given compares six different regions based on the production of cacao beans between 1992 and 1998, at two-year intervals.

Looking at the illustration, it is immediately evident that South Americe in the first year and the same was true for Asia in the last year. Additionally, the ton of cacao beans surveyed showed an overall upward trend, except for Africa and England.

In 1992, the ton of cacao beans in South America dominated the chart at 143.000 ton, which was roughly 24.00 ton higher than that of Asia. England, North and Central America, Oceania ranked third, fourth and fifth at 56.000 ton, 46.000 ton and 40.000 ton respectively. By the year of 1996, Asia had climbed significantly to above 234.000 ton and had overtaken South America to be the production of cacao beans out of the six.

In 1998, after dramatic increases, the ton of cacao beans in Asia witnessed an exponential growth and reached a peak 436.000 ton.However, that of Africa dropped sharply to 25,000 tons by 1998. The figure for North and Central America was 46,000 tons in 1992, with this figure remaining unchanged in the final year.