Chocolate consumption per person in Norway
Norway: Chocolate consumption per person was 3.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.86
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
10th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.96
in 2021
All-time low
1.13
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chocolate consumption per person in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.86 for chocolate consumption per person in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Norway peaked at 3.96 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 1969.
Norway ranks 10th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chocolate consumption per person in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.48 | — |
| 1962 | 1.49 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.23 | -17.4% |
| 1964 | 1.3 | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 1.63 | +25.4% |
| 1966 | 1.46 | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 1.62 | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 1.52 | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 1.13 | -25.7% |
| 1970 | 1.67 | +47.9% |
| 1971 | 1.72 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.74 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.37 | -21.3% |
| 1974 | 1.54 | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 1.77 | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 1.87 | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 1.96 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 2.16 | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 2.19 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.27 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 2.26 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.42 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 2.34 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 2.05 | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 2.61 | +27.4% |
| 1986 | 2.69 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 2.51 | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 2.42 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 2.6 | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 2.63 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.76 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2.48 | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 2.11 | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 2.45 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 2.32 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.68 | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 2.77 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.56 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 2.43 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.61 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 3.02 | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 2.98 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.07 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.45 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 3.51 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.48 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.71 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.68 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.59 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.71 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.74 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.73 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.76 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.78 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.79 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.82 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.53 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 3.41 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.81 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 3.96 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.8 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.86 | +1.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.86 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 1.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.86 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.27, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +47.9% | 1.13 | 1.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 | 1.13 | 1.63 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 1.37 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.41 | 2.05 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 | 2.11 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.31 | 2.61 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7 | 3.41 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 | 3.8 | 3.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More economy & growth data for Norway
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,340 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4463 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 978.78 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Norway?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Norway was 3.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 in 2021.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 1969.
- How does Norway rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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