What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Malawi?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Malawi was 0.06 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 Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 0.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1966.

How does Malawi rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Malawi ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malawi 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 Malawi

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Malawi
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)

Malawi: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.06 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 500.0%

World rank

166th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.06 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1966

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Malawi, 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

In 2023, cocoa bean consumption per person in Malawi stood at 0.06 kilograms per year per capita. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 500.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Malawi peaked at 0.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1966.

Malawi ranks 166th of 191 countries on this measure, 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	0.0086 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0097 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.0089 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0296 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.0019 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0097 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.0108 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0197 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.0141 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0403 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.015 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.02 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.0275 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.06 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Malawi

164 Nepal 0.07 kilograms per year per capita compare
165 Central African Republic 0.0657 kilograms per year per capita compare
167 Madagascar 0.06 kilograms per year per capita compare
168 Zimbabwe 0.06 kilograms per year per capita compare
169 Sudan 0.057 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Malawi

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -18.1% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 28.4% (2025)
GDP per capita 548.16 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 11.0% (2024)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 12.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 548.16 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 835.90 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 1.83 trillion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Malawi?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Malawi was 0.06 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 Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1966.
How does Malawi rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Malawi ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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.