Chocolate consumption per person in Barbados
Barbados: Chocolate consumption per person was 1.59 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chocolate consumption per person in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chocolate consumption per person in Barbados is 1.59, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Barbados peaked at 1.88 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.506, in 1983.
Barbados ranks 55th of 192 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.
Chocolate consumption per person in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 1.16 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 1.13 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.15 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.16 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.38 | +19.8% |
| 1968 | 1.35 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.39 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.65 | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 1.57 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 1.7 | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.11 | -34.7% |
| 1975 | 1.03 | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 1.52 | +48.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7068 | -53.6% |
| 1978 | 1.28 | +81.3% |
| 1979 | 1.14 | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.42 | +23.6% |
| 1981 | 1.55 | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 1.49 | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.506 | -66.0% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +115.7% |
| 1985 | 1.38 | +26.4% |
| 1986 | 1.42 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.13 | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 1.15 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.2 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.11 | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.52 | +37.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 1.13 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.14 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.79 | +62.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7977 | -55.4% |
| 1999 | 1.88 | +136.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8049 | -57.3% |
| 2001 | 1.34 | +66.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8177 | -38.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7647 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.58 | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 0.673 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8861 | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8359 | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8244 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.77 | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3 | +68.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.16 | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 1.38 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.13 | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 1.59 | +40.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.59 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 78% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.59 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +136.3% | 0.7977 | 1.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 | 0.7068 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 0.506 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 | 0.7977 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8552 | 0.58 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 0.77 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.13 | 1.59 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 85.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Barbados?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Barbados was 1.59 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 1999.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.506 in 1983.
- How does Barbados rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Barbados ranks 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Chocolate consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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