What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Mauritius?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Mauritius was 1.26 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 Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 1.28 kilograms per year per capita in 2019.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.0599 kilograms per year per capita in 1969.

How does Mauritius rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Mauritius ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mauritius 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 Mauritius

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Mauritius
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)

Mauritius: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 1.26 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1.26 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

71st

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.28 kilograms per year per capita

in 2019

All-time low

0.0599 kilograms per year per capita

in 1969

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 1.26 kilograms per year per capita.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Mauritius peaked at 1.28 kilograms per year per capita in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0599 kilograms per year per capita, in 1969.

Mauritius ranks 71st of 191 countries on this measure, 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	0.0852 kilograms per year per capita	0.0599 kilograms per year per capita	0.1099 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.1026 kilograms per year per capita	0.0699 kilograms per year per capita	0.1826 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.1924 kilograms per year per capita	0.1096 kilograms per year per capita	0.3111 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.4387 kilograms per year per capita	0.3098 kilograms per year per capita	0.6046 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.7457 kilograms per year per capita	0.6715 kilograms per year per capita	0.9594 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	1.04 kilograms per year per capita	0.87 kilograms per year per capita	1.28 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	1.24 kilograms per year per capita	1.21 kilograms per year per capita	1.28 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

68 Guyana 1.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
69 Lebanon 1.28 kilograms per year per capita compare
70 Saudi Arabia 1.27 kilograms per year per capita compare
72 Argentina 1.23 kilograms per year per capita compare
73 Italy 1.2 kilograms per year per capita compare
74 Brunei 1.2 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for Mauritius

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -9.9% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 3.7% (2025)
GDP per capita 12,315 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 11.2% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 15.32 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 12,315 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 46 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -53.60 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -1.17 billion current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 102.75 billion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Mauritius?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Mauritius was 1.26 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 Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 1.28 kilograms per year per capita in 2019.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0599 kilograms per year per capita in 1969.
How does Mauritius rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Mauritius ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius 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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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.