The table illustrates the amount of cocoa beans manufactured, measured in tons, in 6 different areas over a 6-year period, from 1992.
Overall, cocoa bean production observed an upward trend in most regions, with only Africa and England being exempt from the pattern with declines. Additionally, Asia and South Africa established themselves as the biggest producers globally throughout the timeline.
Focusing first on those with pronounced uplifts, in 1992, South Africa produced the greatest quantity of cocoa beans of 143000 tons, after which it steadily dipped to a low of 127000 tons in 1996 before bouncing back remarkably to 389000 tons in 1998. Meanwhile, Asia underwent a consistent and significant soar from 119000 and 436000 tons, overtaking South Africa to take the lead in terms of cocoa bean yields. A similar change, but to a lesser extent, was reported for Oceania, rising progressively from 40000 to 77000 tons to rank third in the final year.
With regard to others, England and Africa began with lower figures of 56000 and 29000 tons of cocoa beans, followed by stark increases to their peaks at 67000 and 119000, respectively. Subsequently, while England reduced gradually to 49000 in 1998, there was a rapid plunge for Africa to a bottom of only 25000, retaining its lowest position over the period. In the meantime, North and Central America registered the same figure of 46000 tons at the beginning and end of the time scrape despite a marginal fall in 1994.