Chocolate consumption per person in Algeria
Algeria: Chocolate consumption per person was 0.78 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chocolate consumption per person in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.78 for chocolate consumption per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Algeria peaked at 0.95 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
That places Algeria 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chocolate consumption per person in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0497 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0301 | -39.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0506 | +68.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0817 | +61.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0826 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0938 | +13.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1153 | +22.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0843 | -26.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1166 | +38.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1279 | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0857 | -33.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1398 | +63.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1295 | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0866 | -33.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1181 | +36.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1055 | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1047 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0628 | -40.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0419 | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1047 | +149.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0628 | -40.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1045 | +66.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0835 | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1145 | +37.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1453 | +26.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0931 | -35.9% |
| 1987 | 0.093 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.093 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0103 | — |
| 1992 | 0.548 | +5195.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0826 | -84.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0928 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1442 | +55.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2364 | +64.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3591 | +51.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2666 | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2874 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2669 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2668 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3693 | +38.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4103 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4717 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4923 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4926 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6159 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.903 | +46.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7176 | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9 | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.94 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.88 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.91 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.92 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.87 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.95 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.74 | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 0.71 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.59 | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.67 | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.91 | +35.8% |
| 2022 | 0.77 | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.78 | +1.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8835, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.78 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8317, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +5195.8% | 0.0103 | 0.548 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0783 | 0.0301 | 0.1166 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1002 | 0.0419 | 0.1398 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0894 | 0 | 0.1453 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2027 | 0 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5006 | 0.2668 | 0.903 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.841 | 0.59 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7825 | 0.67 | 0.91 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More economy & growth data for Algeria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -9.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9727 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 91.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 66.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Algeria?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Algeria was 0.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2016.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Algeria rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Algeria ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chocolate consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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