The table gives information about how many tons of cocoa beans were produced in six areas from 1992 to 1998.
Overall, over the period, the production of cocoa in the Caribbean and Africa rose, while the opposite pattern was recorded in South America, Asia, and Oceania. Additionally, Africa predominantly accounted for the highest production in all 4 surveyed years.
The productions in 3 regions, namely Africa, Asia, and South America, far outweighed that of others. In 1992, 1397000 tons of cacao were produced in Africa, after which the figure peaked at 920000 tons in 1996, before falling to 1822000 tons in the last year. For Asia, the initial production was 416000 tons in 1996, followed by a surge to 498000 in 1994. However, the figure then declined by 84000 tons over the next 4 years. Meanwhile, 568000 tons of cacao were made from South America in 1992, before witnessing a subsequent notable decrease to 333000 tons over the period.
None of the remaining continents produced more than 100000 tons of cacao. Specifically, Oceania saw a fall from 42000 tons to 34000 tons in its output, while the production of cacao beans in the Caribbean rose notably to 68000 tons during the 6 years. Meanwhile, North Central America’s output fluctuated around 40000 to 50000 tons, and finished the period at exactly 50000 tons.