Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Cocoa bean consumption per person
Costa Rica
1.07 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Switzerland
1.03 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Switzerland rank
83rd
Cocoa bean consumption per person over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.07 kilograms per year per capita against 1.03 kilograms per year per capita in Switzerland, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per year per capita.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 83rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1053 kilograms per year per capita | 1.87 kilograms per year per capita | 1.77 kilograms per year per capita | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.3058 kilograms per year per capita | 2.06 kilograms per year per capita | 1.76 kilograms per year per capita | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.5168 kilograms per year per capita | 1.82 kilograms per year per capita | 1.31 kilograms per year per capita | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.331 kilograms per year per capita | 0.5653 kilograms per year per capita | 0.2343 kilograms per year per capita | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.7766 kilograms per year per capita | 1.21 kilograms per year per capita | 0.4305 kilograms per year per capita | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.938 kilograms per year per capita | 0.717 kilograms per year per capita | 0.221 kilograms per year per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.01 kilograms per year per capita | 1.05 kilograms per year per capita | 0.035 kilograms per year per capita | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean consumption per person, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 1.07 kilograms per year per capita against 1.03 kilograms per year per capita in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean consumption per person between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0.04 kilograms per year per capita, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for cocoa bean consumption per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 83rd 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.