What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Laos?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Laos was 0.13 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 Laos?

The highest recorded value was 0.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.

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

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

How does Laos rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Laos ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 550.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Laos 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 Laos

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Laos
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)

Laos: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.13 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 62.5%

World rank

148th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.13 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Laos, 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

Laos recorded 0.13 kilograms per year per capita for cocoa bean consumption per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 62.5% on the previous year and up 550.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Laos peaked at 0.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Laos 148th 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 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.002 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0101 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.0089 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0297 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.0149 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0394 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.012 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.03 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.06 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.13 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Laos

145 East Timor 0.16 kilograms per year per capita compare
146 Mexico 0.14 kilograms per year per capita compare
147 Poland 0.13 kilograms per year per capita compare
149 China 0.12 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

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More economy & growth data for Laos

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -8.7% (2016)
Inflation of consumer prices 7.7% (2025)
GDP per capita 2,807 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 9.1% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 22.10 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 2,807 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 20,444 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 604.50 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 39.84 trillion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Laos?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Laos was 0.13 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 Laos?: The highest recorded value was 0.13 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Laos rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Laos ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 550.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos 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.