According to news on October 31, the latest released data show that in the first three quarters of 2023, Côte d’Ivoire’s rubber exports once again achieved significant growth, reaching a total of 1,097,121 tons. This figure represents an increase of 17.6% compared with 932,612 tons in the same period last year.
The West African country is already the world's third-largest rubber exporter, behind Thailand and Indonesia.
Côte d'Ivoire has always been an important natural rubber producer in Africa. In recent years, the country's rubber exports have shown a continued growth trend. Significant growth in Côte d'Ivoire's rubber production puts the country on track to become one of the world's top three producers. As the country's farmers profit, international buyers are also rushing in.
In 2022, Thailand was the world's largest rubber producer with a production of 4,753,000 tons, Indonesia was second with a production of 3,135,000 tons, Vietnam ranked third with a production of 1,292,000 tons, and Côte d'Ivoire followed with a production of 1,286,000 tons. . Of the top four, Côte d’Ivoire has by far the largest year-on-year growth between 2020 and 2022.