Chocolate consumption per person in Kenya
Kenya: Chocolate consumption per person was 0.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.08
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
161st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.1645
in 1998
All-time low
0.01
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chocolate consumption per person in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chocolate consumption per person in Kenya is 0.08, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Kenya peaked at 0.1645 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2015.
That places Kenya 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chocolate consumption per person in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0523 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0624 | +19.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0619 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0615 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0814 | +32.4% |
| 1966 | 0.091 | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0803 | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0699 | -13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0795 | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 0.099 | +24.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1285 | +29.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0891 | -30.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0793 | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0696 | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0399 | -42.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0301 | -24.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0403 | +33.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0202 | -49.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0203 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0203 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0102 | -49.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0306 | +200.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0307 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0307 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0512 | +66.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0615 | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0718 | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0718 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0922 | +28.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1229 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.082 | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0821 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.072 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0618 | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0928 | +50.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1031 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1133 | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1645 | +45.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0923 | -43.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0613 | -33.6% |
| 2001 | 0.061 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0708 | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0403 | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0502 | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 0.05 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0697 | +39.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0596 | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.089 | +49.5% |
| 2009 | 0.069 | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 0.08 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.01 | -87.5% |
| 2016 | 0.05 | +400.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.08 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.205, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.08 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0657, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +400.0% | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| 1982 | +200.7% | 0.0102 | 0.0306 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0711 | 0.0523 | 0.091 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0616 | 0.0202 | 0.1285 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0471 | 0.0102 | 0.0922 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0987 | 0.0618 | 0.1645 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0621 | 0.0403 | 0.089 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.064 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0775 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Kenya?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Kenya was 0.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1645 in 1998.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Kenya ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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