Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cocoa bean consumption per person

Japan
1.46 kilograms per year per capita
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
1.45 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
60th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
61st

Cocoa bean consumption per person over time

  • Japan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.46 kilograms per year per capita against 1.45 kilograms per year per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per year per capita.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 60th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3466 kilograms per year per capita 0.0485 kilograms per year per capita 0.298 kilograms per year per capita Japan
1970s 0.4581 kilograms per year per capita 0.0192 kilograms per year per capita 0.439 kilograms per year per capita Japan
1980s 0.7113 kilograms per year per capita 0 kilograms per year per capita 0.7113 kilograms per year per capita Japan
1990s 0.9913 kilograms per year per capita 0.0096 kilograms per year per capita 0.9817 kilograms per year per capita Japan
2000s 1.28 kilograms per year per capita 0.0415 kilograms per year per capita 1.24 kilograms per year per capita Japan
2010s 1.43 kilograms per year per capita 0.254 kilograms per year per capita 1.17 kilograms per year per capita Japan
2020s 1.37 kilograms per year per capita 1.63 kilograms per year per capita 0.2549 kilograms per year per capita Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocoa bean consumption per person, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Japan, at 1.46 kilograms per year per capita against 1.45 kilograms per year per capita in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in cocoa bean consumption per person between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.01 kilograms per year per capita, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cocoa bean consumption per person?
Japan ranks 60th 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

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