Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Cocoa bean consumption per person
Burkina Faso
0.04 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Lesotho
0.05 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
175th
Lesotho rank
173rd
Cocoa bean consumption per person over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.05 kilograms per year per capita against 0.04 kilograms per year per capita in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 kilograms per year per capita | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0011 kilograms per year per capita | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0432 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0432 kilograms per year per capita | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.0029 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0128 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0099 kilograms per year per capita | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0029 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0036 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0007 kilograms per year per capita | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0039 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0056 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0018 kilograms per year per capita | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.012 kilograms per year per capita | 0.069 kilograms per year per capita | 0.057 kilograms per year per capita | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0325 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0875 kilograms per year per capita | 0.055 kilograms per year per capita | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean consumption per person, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.05 kilograms per year per capita against 0.04 kilograms per year per capita in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean consumption per person between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 0.01 kilograms per year per capita, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for cocoa bean consumption per person?
- Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cocoa bean consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.