What is cocoa bean consumption per person in China?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in China was 0.12 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 China?

The highest recorded value was 0.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does China rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

China ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this China 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 China

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in China
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)

China: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.12 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.12 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 9.1%

World rank

149th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.13 kilograms per year per capita

in 2021

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in China, 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 China is 0.12 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in China peaked at 0.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places China 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0044 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0197 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.009 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.02 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.0121 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.0202 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.0213 kilograms per year per capita	0.0101 kilograms per year per capita	0.0304 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.0352 kilograms per year per capita	0.0101 kilograms per year per capita	0.0604 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.078 kilograms per year per capita	0.05 kilograms per year per capita	0.12 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.115 kilograms per year per capita	0.1 kilograms per year per capita	0.13 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near China

146 Mexico 0.14 kilograms per year per capita compare
147 Poland 0.13 kilograms per year per capita compare
148 Laos 0.13 kilograms per year per capita compare
150 Nigeria 0.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
151 Sierra Leone 0.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
152 Bhutan 0.11 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for China

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.2% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 0.1% (2025)
GDP per capita 13,793 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 24.7% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 19.40 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 13,793 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 7.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 157.71 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.94 billion current US$ (2025)
Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -817.92 billion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in China?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in China was 0.12 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 China?: The highest recorded value was 0.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does China rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: China ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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.