The given illustration indicates the production of cocoa beans in six continents during the period from 1992 to 1998.
Overall, while the figure for other regions composed the fluctuation in producing cocoa beans, that of South America observed a consistent downward trend. Among all places, the output of Africa’s cocoa beans accounted for the highest figures throughout the survey period.
With regard to South America, whose production stood at 568,000 tons before dropping constantly to 333,000 by 1998. Meanwhile, cocoa beans in the Caribbean rose steadily to 69,000 tons in 1994; following this, it remained unchanged 2 years later and recorded a negligible decline with almost 68,000 tons in the final year.
Turning to the remaining regions, the proportion of Africa’s production dominated over the years, triple 416,000 tons of Asia at the beginning year. After climbing nearly 600,000 tons than its initial output in 1996, this rate fell slightly to 1,822,000 tons, followed by 414,000 and 34,000 tons of Asia and Oceania respectively. The figure for North Central America and Oceania had a similar pattern, which dropped together in 1994, after which it witnessed a rise in 1996. In contrast, the ratio of Asia started at 416,000 tons, before rising and stabilizing around 415,000 tons at the end of the period.