El Salvador vs Malaysia: Cocoa bean consumption per person
El Salvador
0.63 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Malaysia
0.54 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
El Salvador rank
109th
Malaysia rank
112th
Cocoa bean consumption per person over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.63 kilograms per year per capita against 0.54 kilograms per year per capita in Malaysia, a difference of 0.09 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 109th and Malaysia ranks 112th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2694 kilograms per year per capita | 0.1785 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0909 kilograms per year per capita | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2417 kilograms per year per capita | 0.2724 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0308 kilograms per year per capita | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.2085 kilograms per year per capita | 0.1748 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0337 kilograms per year per capita | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.2737 kilograms per year per capita | 0.1958 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0779 kilograms per year per capita | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3936 kilograms per year per capita | 0.6898 kilograms per year per capita | 0.2963 kilograms per year per capita | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.508 kilograms per year per capita | 0.769 kilograms per year per capita | 0.261 kilograms per year per capita | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.6125 kilograms per year per capita | 0.145 kilograms per year per capita | 0.4675 kilograms per year per capita | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean consumption per person, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- El Salvador, at 0.63 kilograms per year per capita against 0.54 kilograms per year per capita in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean consumption per person between El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 0.09 kilograms per year per capita, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for cocoa bean consumption per person?
- El Salvador ranks 109th and Malaysia ranks 112th 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.