New Zealand vs Norway: Cocoa bean consumption per person
New Zealand
3.58 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Norway
3.86 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
New Zealand rank
13th
Norway rank
10th
Cocoa bean consumption per person over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.86 kilograms per year per capita against 3.58 kilograms per year per capita in New Zealand, a difference of 0.28 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
New Zealand ranks 13th and Norway ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6032 kilograms per year per capita | 1.43 kilograms per year per capita | 0.8258 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.5065 kilograms per year per capita | 1.8 kilograms per year per capita | 1.29 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.4228 kilograms per year per capita | 2.41 kilograms per year per capita | 1.99 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0747 kilograms per year per capita | 2.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2.44 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0531 kilograms per year per capita | 3.31 kilograms per year per capita | 3.26 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.51 kilograms per year per capita | 3.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2.19 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.71 kilograms per year per capita | 3.86 kilograms per year per capita | 0.1525 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocoa bean consumption per person, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.86 kilograms per year per capita against 3.58 kilograms per year per capita in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cocoa bean consumption per person between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.28 kilograms per year per capita, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for cocoa bean consumption per person?
- New Zealand ranks 13th and Norway ranks 10th 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.