Chocolate consumption per person in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chocolate consumption per person was 0.37 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chocolate consumption per person in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chocolate consumption per person in Cameroon is 0.37, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.3% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Cameroon peaked at 2.54 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 130th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6897 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9954 | +44.3% |
| 1963 | 1.04 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7865 | -24.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6508 | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7142 | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7356 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6725 | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | +51.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8398 | -17.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6714 | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6288 | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6179 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5862 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5546 | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.681 | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5566 | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6941 | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3053 | -56.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4407 | +44.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5218 | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7246 | +38.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6362 | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7653 | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 0.67 | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.585 | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4255 | -27.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4469 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3514 | -21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3728 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2983 | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2665 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4051 | +52.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4052 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.352 | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2988 | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2136 | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2029 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1923 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2029 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1601 | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1279 | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1809 | +41.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1593 | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1591 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.201 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3481 | +73.2% |
| 2009 | 0.305 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | +372.1% |
| 2011 | 0.59 | -59.0% |
| 2012 | 2.54 | +330.5% |
| 2013 | 1.36 | -46.5% |
| 2014 | 0.18 | -86.8% |
| 2015 | 0.35 | +94.4% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0.03 | — |
| 2019 | 0.37 | +1133.3% |
| 2020 | 0.74 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.13 | -82.4% |
| 2022 | 0.61 | +369.2% |
| 2023 | 0.37 | -39.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.37 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.205, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0657, 5.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1133.3% | 0.03 | 0.37 |
| 2010 | +372.1% | 0.305 | 1.44 |
| 2022 | +369.2% | 0.13 | 0.61 |
| 2012 | +330.5% | 0.59 | 2.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8112 | 0.6508 | 1.04 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6136 | 0.3053 | 0.8398 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5567 | 0.3514 | 0.7653 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3029 | 0.2029 | 0.4052 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2037 | 0.1279 | 0.3481 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.686 | 0 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4625 | 0.13 | 0.74 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Cameroon?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Cameroon was 0.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 in 2012.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Cameroon ranks 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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