CÔTE D ’ IVOIRE Topping the list by an impressive margin is Côte d ’ Ivoire , with a cocoa production output of 1,448,992 tonnes , accounting for 30 % of the world ’ s cocoa supply , according to World Atlas . The industry stood at 900,000 tonnes of production in 1995 , the increase related to the shift in cocoa production from the southeast to the southwest , according to Science Direct . Science Direct also reports that the average yield per hectare has remained consistent over the past 20 years , standing at 500-600 tonnes per ha . The cocoa industry is responsible for two thirds of the country ’ s trade revenue , according to World Atlas , although reports of child labour , harsh working conditions and no education , have been found as one of the tenets upon which the industry has been constructed .

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