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Top 10 countries by chocolate consumption
Cocoa available for consumption per person per year, bean equivalent. FAO food balance sheets data, each country's latest year, 2018–2023, covering 174 countries. Ranked biggest first.
The top 10
1st of 174 · 2023
Ivory Coast8.7 kg/person/yr
- 2ndLuxembourg5.4 kg/person/yr
- 3rdIceland5.3 kg/person/yr
- 4thMontenegro4.4 kg/person/yr
- 5thIsrael4.2 kg/person/yr
- 6thFrance4 kg/person/yr
- 7thUnited Kingdom3.9 kg/person/yr
- 8thNorway3.9 kg/person/yr
- 9thCzechia3.7 kg/person/yr
- 10thMalta3.6 kg/person/yr
The other end · bottom 5 of 174
- 165thZambia0 kg/person/yr
- 171stEthiopia0 kg/person/yr
- 171stGuinea-Bissau0 kg/person/yr
- 171stMyanmar0 kg/person/yr
- 174thGambia0 kg/person/yr
Where the big countries land
- 30thUnited States2.4 kg/person/yr
- 139thChina0.1 kg/person/yr
- 146thIndia0.1 kg/person/yr
- 90thGermany0.7 kg/person/yr
- 59thBrazil1.3 kg/person/yr
Common questions
Questions people ask about chocolate consumption
Which country ranks highest for chocolate consumption?
Ivory Coast ranks 1st of 174 countries at 8.7 kg/person/yr (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
Which countries are in the top 10 for chocolate consumption?
The top 10 are Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Iceland, Montenegro, Israel, France, United Kingdom, Norway, Czechia and Malta — computed from FAO food balance sheets data, each country's latest year, 2018–2023.
Where does the United States rank in chocolate consumption?
The United States ranks 30th of 174 countries at 2.4 kg/person/yr (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
What is the median chocolate consumption worldwide?
Across the 174 countries covered, the median is 0.8 kg/person/yr. Values run from 8.7 kg/person/yr (Ivory Coast, ranked 1st) to 0 kg/person/yr (Gambia, ranked 174th).
Is chocolate consumption higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 40 European countries is 2.6 kg/person/yr, against 2.4 kg/person/yr in the United States — it is higher in Europe. Source: FAO food balance sheets.
Which country ranks lowest for chocolate consumption?
The Gambia sits at the other end of the list: 0 kg/person/yr ranks 174th of 174 (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
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