What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Norway?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Norway was 3.86 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 Norway?

The highest recorded value was 3.96 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.

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

The lowest recorded value was 1.13 kilograms per year per capita in 1969.

How does Norway rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Norway ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is cocoa bean 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 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 Norway

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Norway
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)

Norway: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 3.86 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

3.86 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

10th

of 191 countries

All-time high

3.96 kilograms per year per capita

in 2021

All-time low

1.13 kilograms per year per capita

in 1969

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Norway, 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

Norway recorded 3.86 kilograms per year per capita for cocoa bean 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, cocoa bean consumption per person in Norway peaked at 3.96 kilograms per year per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.13 kilograms per year per capita, in 1969.

Norway ranks 10th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.43 kilograms per year per capita	1.13 kilograms per year per capita	1.63 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	1.8 kilograms per year per capita	1.37 kilograms per year per capita	2.19 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	2.41 kilograms per year per capita	2.05 kilograms per year per capita	2.69 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	2.52 kilograms per year per capita	2.11 kilograms per year per capita	2.77 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	3.31 kilograms per year per capita	2.61 kilograms per year per capita	3.71 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	3.7 kilograms per year per capita	3.41 kilograms per year per capita	3.82 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	3.86 kilograms per year per capita	3.8 kilograms per year per capita	3.96 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Norway

7 Israel 4.15 kilograms per year per capita compare
8 France 4.04 kilograms per year per capita compare
9 United Kingdom 3.94 kilograms per year per capita compare
11 Czechia 3.68 kilograms per year per capita compare
13 New Zealand 3.58 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Norway

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 11.7% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 3.1% (2025)
GDP per capita 83,813 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 6.1% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 470.26 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 83,813 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 10.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -56.92 billion current LCU (2022)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -5.92 billion current US$ (2022)
Taxes less subsidies on products 488.47 billion current LCU (2025)

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Norway?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Norway was 3.86 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 Norway?: The highest recorded value was 3.96 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 1.13 kilograms per year per capita in 1969.
How does Norway rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Norway ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean 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 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.