What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Barbados?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Barbados was 1.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 1.88 kilograms per year per capita in 1999.

What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 0.506 kilograms per year per capita in 1983.

How does Barbados rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Barbados ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Barbados data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Barbados

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Barbados
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Barbados: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 1.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.59 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 40.7%

World rank

55th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.88 kilograms per year per capita

in 1999

All-time low

0.506 kilograms per year per capita

in 1983

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Barbados, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cocoa bean consumption per person in Barbados is 1.59 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Barbados peaked at 1.88 kilograms per year per capita in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.506 kilograms per year per capita, in 1983.

Barbados ranks 55th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.22 kilograms per year per capita	1.12 kilograms per year per capita	1.39 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	1.34 kilograms per year per capita	0.7068 kilograms per year per capita	1.7 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	1.23 kilograms per year per capita	0.506 kilograms per year per capita	1.55 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	1.27 kilograms per year per capita	0.7977 kilograms per year per capita	1.88 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.8552 kilograms per year per capita	0.58 kilograms per year per capita	1.34 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	1.07 kilograms per year per capita	0.77 kilograms per year per capita	1.3 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	1.35 kilograms per year per capita	1.13 kilograms per year per capita	1.59 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Barbados

52 Indonesia 1.73 kilograms per year per capita compare
53 Macao 1.71 kilograms per year per capita compare
54 Fiji 1.62 kilograms per year per capita compare
56 Antigua and Barbuda 1.59 kilograms per year per capita compare
57 Belarus 1.58 kilograms per year per capita compare
58 Kyrgyzstan 1.55 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Barbados

Inflation of consumer prices 0.8% (2025)
GDP per capita 23,014 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.9% (2024)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 6.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 23,014 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 2 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 181.00 million current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 90.50 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 1.67 billion current LCU (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 833.40 million current US$ (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Barbados?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Barbados was 1.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 1.88 kilograms per year per capita in 1999.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.506 kilograms per year per capita in 1983.
How does Barbados rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Barbados ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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.