Band 7+: The table below shows cocoa bean production in six regions between 1992 and 1998. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Given in the table illustrating the amount of cocoa bean which was produced in six different areas from 1992 to 1998 over six years, starting from 1992. Overall, Africa remained the predominant category throughout the period, contrasting sharply with Occeanis – which showed the lowest figure. Another noteworthy detail is that while Caribbean and Africa exhibited an upward trend, South America and Occeanis recorded a downward trajectory, and both North Central American and Asia remained relatively insignificant, with a slightly increase in Asia’s production in the final year.

Focusing on Africa and Caribbean, Africa started with 1,397,000 tons, more than double the amount of cocoa production in South America (568,000) and considerable higher than the other areas. Over the next four years, Africa’s output surged rapidly, reaching its peak of roughly 1,920,000 before experiencing a slight fall by the end. A less dramatic growth couldbe seen in Caribbean. Initially, it produced 52,000 tons before climbed up to 69,000 and remained unchanged in two years, starting from 1994. This figure then declined slightly to 68,000 towards the end.

Regarding to South America and Occeanis, South America ranked second in cocoa bean manufacturing, at 568,000 tons, which was also its peak iver the period. Its figure then manifested a constant decline, producing just 333,000 tons in the final year, almost halved its initial figure. Occeanis witnessed the most fluctuations, but generally decreased to 34,000 tons by 1998, the lowest figure exhibited on the studied chart.

With regard to the remaining territories, including North Central America and Asia. With 50,000 tons at the beginning, Nort Central America reached a low of 42,000 in 1994 before seeing a recovery to its original figure, finishing at its initial level of 50,000. A sharp contrast could be seen in the figure for Asia whose number began at 416,000 tons, then saw a rise to its peak of 498,000 tons in the two following year, after which it fell to nearly its starting point by the end.