What is the difference in cocoa bean consumption per person between Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.02 kilograms per year per capita, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.

Hong Kong, China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cocoa bean consumption per person

Hong Kong, China

1.43 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

1.45 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

64th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

61st

Cocoa bean consumption per person over time

Hong Kong, China
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.45 kilograms per year per capita against 1.43 kilograms per year per capita in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per year per capita.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 64th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st of 192 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3452 kilograms per year per capita	0.0485 kilograms per year per capita	0.2967 kilograms per year per capita	Hong Kong, China
1970s	0.3871 kilograms per year per capita	0.0192 kilograms per year per capita	0.3679 kilograms per year per capita	Hong Kong, China
1980s	0.6541 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.6541 kilograms per year per capita	Hong Kong, China
1990s	0.5627 kilograms per year per capita	0.0096 kilograms per year per capita	0.553 kilograms per year per capita	Hong Kong, China
2000s	0.7697 kilograms per year per capita	0.0415 kilograms per year per capita	0.7283 kilograms per year per capita	Hong Kong, China
2010s	1.52 kilograms per year per capita	0.254 kilograms per year per capita	1.26 kilograms per year per capita	Hong Kong, China
2020s	1.89 kilograms per year per capita	1.58 kilograms per year per capita	0.3076 kilograms per year per capita	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean consumption per person, Hong Kong, China or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.45 kilograms per year per capita against 1.43 kilograms per year per capita in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in cocoa bean consumption per person between Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.02 kilograms per year per capita, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Hong Kong, China ranks 64th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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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Indicator: Cocoa bean consumption per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,203 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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