Eswatini vs South Africa: Cocoa bean consumption per person
Eswatini
0.44 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
South Africa
0.43 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Eswatini rank
123rd
South Africa rank
126th
Cocoa bean consumption per person over time
- Eswatini
- South Africa
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.44 kilograms per year per capita against 0.43 kilograms per year per capita in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per year per capita.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Eswatini ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 126th of 192 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilograms per year per capita | 0.2359 kilograms per year per capita | 0.2359 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0335 kilograms per year per capita | 0.2252 kilograms per year per capita | 0.1917 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1413 kilograms per year per capita | 0.2264 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0851 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1189 kilograms per year per capita | 0.1824 kilograms per year per capita | 0.0635 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1315 kilograms per year per capita | 0.2675 kilograms per year per capita | 0.136 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.125 kilograms per year per capita | 0.394 kilograms per year per capita | 0.269 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.28 kilograms per year per capita | 0.4525 kilograms per year per capita | 0.1725 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean consumption per person, Eswatini or South Africa?
- Eswatini, at 0.44 kilograms per year per capita against 0.43 kilograms per year per capita in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean consumption per person between Eswatini and South Africa?
- 0.01 kilograms per year per capita, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for cocoa bean consumption per person?
- Eswatini ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 126th 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.