Chocolate consumption per person in Gabon
Gabon: Chocolate consumption per person was 0.2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chocolate consumption per person in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.2 for chocolate consumption per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Gabon peaked at 0.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0194, in 1962.
That places Gabon 144th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0194 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0291 | +50.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0194 | -33.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0195 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0293 | +50.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0491 | +67.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0592 | +20.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0495 | -16.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0297 | -40.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0296 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0394 | +33.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0393 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0392 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0685 | +74.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0684 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.078 | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0877 | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0583 | -33.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0776 | +33.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0679 | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0871 | +28.4% |
| 1983 | 0.087 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0965 | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1253 | +29.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2314 | +84.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1926 | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1636 | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2021 | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0674 | -66.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0674 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.077 | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1636 | +112.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1058 | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0865 | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0963 | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1059 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1156 | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1636 | +41.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1442 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1821 | +26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0955 | -47.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1333 | +39.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1611 | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3392 | +110.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3466 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4463 | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1015 | -77.3% |
| 2009 | 0.384 | +278.3% |
| 2010 | 0.39 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.38 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.45 | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.46 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.54 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.17 | -68.5% |
| 2019 | 0.59 | +247.1% |
| 2020 | 0.23 | -61.0% |
| 2021 | 0.26 | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | -23.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8835, 23% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0657, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +278.3% | 0.1015 | 0.384 |
| 2019 | +247.1% | 0.17 | 0.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0327 | 0.0194 | 0.0592 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0538 | 0.0296 | 0.0877 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1331 | 0.0679 | 0.2314 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1049 | 0.0674 | 0.1636 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2334 | 0.0955 | 0.4463 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.416 | 0.17 | 0.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2375 | 0.2 | 0.26 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 38.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 28.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 67.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 22.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 49.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -14.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Gabon?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Gabon was 0.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 in 2019.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 in 1962.
- How does Gabon rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Gabon ranks 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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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