Where can I grow cacao?

1. 1

   🇧🇷Pará, Brazil

   Great fit on 246k sq mi637k km²

   For example Castanhal (100), Itaituba (100)

2. 2

   🇧🇷Amazonas, Brazil

   Great fit on 215k sq mi558k km² · worth a try on 2,400 sq mi6,200 km²

   For example Manaus (100), Itacoatiara (100)

3. 3

   🇧🇷Bahia, Brazil

   Great fit on 198k sq mi514k km² · worth a try on 15k sq mi38k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Salvador (100), Camaçari (100)

4. 4

   🇮🇳Karnataka, India

   Great fit on 67k sq mi174k km² · worth a try on 1,700 sq mi4,500 km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Bengaluru (100), Hubballi (100)

5. 5

   🇮🇳Andhra Pradesh, India

   Great fit on 67k sq mi174k km² · worth a try on 2,000 sq mi5,200 km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Tirumala (100), Rāmāpuram (100)

6. 6

   🇮🇳Tamil Nadu, India

   Great fit on 59k sq mi154k km² · worth a try on 600 sq mi1,500 km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Gudalur (100), Vedaraniyam (100)

7. 7

   🇪🇹Oromiya, Ethiopia

   Great fit on 40k sq mi103k km² · worth a try on 25k sq mi64k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Ara Ali (100), Kele (93)

8. 8

   🇻🇪Bolívar, Venezuela

   Great fit on 38k sq mi99k km²

   For example Tumeremo (100), La Paragua (100)

9. 9

   🇲🇱Kayes, Mali

   Great fit on 38k sq mi98k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Kita (100), Mahina (100)

10. 10

    🇮🇩East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

    Great fit on 37k sq mi97k km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Tambolaka (100), Labuan Bajo (100)

11. 11

    🇪🇹Somali, Ethiopia

    Great fit on 37k sq mi95k km² · worth a try on 1,800 sq mi4,600 km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Warder (100), Degeh Bur (100)

12. 12

    🇺🇬Northern Region, Uganda

    Great fit on 36k sq mi94k km² · worth a try on 600 sq mi1,500 km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Koboko (100), Gulu (100)

13. 13

    🇲🇿Nampula, Mozambique

    Great fit on 35k sq mi92k km² · worth a try on 2,900 sq mi7,500 km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Nampula (100), Nacala (100)

14. 14

    🇦🇴Luanda Norte, Angola

    Great fit on 33k sq mi86k km² · worth a try on 3,200 sq mi8,400 km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Chitato (100), Dundo (100)

15. 15

    🇨🇩Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Great fit on 33k sq mi85k km² · worth a try on 3,900 sq mi10,000 km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Kongolo (100), Manono (100)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

• 🇧🇷Brazil1.8M sq mi4.6M km² · 77% of its land
• 🇮🇩Indonesia518k sq mi1.3M km² · 86% of its land
• 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo384k sq mi995k km² · 88% of its land
• 🇮🇳India357k sq mi926k km² · 29% of its land
• 🇳🇬Nigeria312k sq mi809k km² · 91% of its land
• 🇹🇿Tanzania254k sq mi658k km² · 77% of its land
• 🇹🇭Thailand205k sq mi530k km² · 95% of its land
• 🇻🇪Venezuela201k sq mi522k km² · 96% of its land
• 🇸🇩Sudan190k sq mi493k km² · 74% of its land
• 🇲🇽Mexico183k sq mi474k km² · 29% of its land

1. 100%Ideal

   Pucallpa

   🇵🇪 Ucayali, Peru

2. 100%Ideal

   Rio Branco

   🇧🇷 Acre, Brazil

3. 100%Ideal

   Cagayan de Oro

   🇵🇭 Northern Mindanao, Philippines

4. 100%Ideal

   Salvador

   🇧🇷 Bahia, Brazil

5. 100%Ideal

   San Juan

   🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

6. 100%Ideal

   Denpasar

   🇮🇩 Bali, Indonesia

7. 100%Ideal

   Neiva

   🇨🇴 Huila Department, Colombia

8. 100%Ideal

   Tangerang

   🇮🇩 Banten, Indonesia

9. 100%Ideal

   Jakarta

   🇮🇩 Indonesia

10. 100%Ideal

    Camaçari

    🇧🇷 Bahia, Brazil

11. 100%Ideal

    Davao

    🇵🇭 Davao Region, Philippines

12. 100%Ideal

    Kendari

    🇮🇩 Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

The most comfortable fits among the 2,000 biggest towns, two per region. Scores assume irrigation where rain falls short; Needs irrigation marks towns that need it.

Coldest-month average

Ideal at least 68°FIdeal at least 20°CWon't grow below 59°FWon't grow below 15°C

Coldest night of the year (average)

Ideal at least 50°FIdeal at least 10°CWon't grow below 41°FWon't grow below 5°C

Yearly rain

Ideal 59–98 inIdeal 1,500–2,500 mmWon't grow below 39 in or above 157 inWon't grow below 1,000 mm or above 4,000 mm

Average temperature

Ideal 75–84°FIdeal 24–29°CWon't grow below 68°F or above 90°FWon't grow below 20°C or above 32°C

Dry-season length

Ideal at most 2 monthsWon't grow above 5 months

Humid lowland tropics, usually within 20° of the equator, ideally under shade trees.

Sources: Wood & Lass, Cocoa (Longman, 4th ed.); FAO ECOCROP: Theobroma cacao.

• Winters too cold86%
• Winters get too cold12%

Share of the land scoring under 50, by what holds it back most.

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