Chocolate consumption per person in Latvia
Latvia: Chocolate consumption per person was 3.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chocolate consumption per person in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, chocolate consumption per person in Latvia stood at 3.44.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Latvia peaked at 3.49 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2496, in 1992.
That places Latvia 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Chocolate consumption per person in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2496 | — |
| 1993 | 0.6112 | +144.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3105 | -49.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6405 | +106.3% |
| 1996 | 0.63 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6605 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | +100.3% |
| 1999 | 1.57 | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 1.59 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.86 | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.99 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.52 | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 2.44 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.95 | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 2.83 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.68 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 2.39 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 2.02 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 2.46 | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 1.94 | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 2.44 | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 2.38 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.44 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.49 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.58 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.66 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.43 | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 3.45 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.49 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.16 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 3.44 | +8.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 3.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 1.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 3.44 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.27, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +144.9% | 0.2496 | 0.6112 |
| 1995 | +106.3% | 0.3105 | 0.6405 |
| 1998 | +100.3% | 0.6605 | 1.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7497 | 0.2496 | 1.57 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.32 | 1.59 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 1.94 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 | 3.16 | 3.49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 96.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 327.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3105 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 239.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 203.25 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Latvia?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Latvia was 3.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 in 2021.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2496 in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).