What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Gabon?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Gabon was 0.2 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 Gabon?

The highest recorded value was 0.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2019.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.

How does Gabon rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Gabon ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is cocoa bean 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 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 Gabon

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Gabon
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)

Gabon: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.2 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.2 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 23.1%

World rank

143rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.59 kilograms per year per capita

in 2019

All-time low

0.0194 kilograms per year per capita

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Gabon, 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

Gabon recorded 0.2 kilograms per year per capita for cocoa bean 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, cocoa bean consumption per person in Gabon peaked at 0.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 kilograms per year per capita, in 1962.

That places Gabon 143rd out of 191 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0327 kilograms per year per capita	0.0194 kilograms per year per capita	0.0592 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.0538 kilograms per year per capita	0.0296 kilograms per year per capita	0.0877 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.1331 kilograms per year per capita	0.0679 kilograms per year per capita	0.2314 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.1049 kilograms per year per capita	0.0674 kilograms per year per capita	0.1636 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.2334 kilograms per year per capita	0.0955 kilograms per year per capita	0.4463 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.416 kilograms per year per capita	0.17 kilograms per year per capita	0.59 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.2375 kilograms per year per capita	0.2 kilograms per year per capita	0.26 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Gabon

140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2199 kilograms per year per capita compare
141 Somalia 0.2175 kilograms per year per capita compare
142 Ecuador 0.21 kilograms per year per capita compare
144 Vietnam 0.16 kilograms per year per capita compare
145 East Timor 0.16 kilograms per year per capita compare
146 Mexico 0.14 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Gabon

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 26.1% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 1.8% (2025)
GDP per capita 6,641 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 19.1% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 17.22 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 6,641 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 8.95 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 15.37 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 463.60 billion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Gabon?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Gabon was 0.2 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 Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 0.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2019.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.
How does Gabon rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Gabon ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean 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 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.