Chocolate consumption per person in Poland
Poland: Chocolate consumption per person was 0.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chocolate consumption per person in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, chocolate consumption per person in Poland stood at 0.13.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.7% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Poland peaked at 1.86 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2022.
Poland ranks 148th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chocolate consumption per person in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3207 | — |
| 1962 | 0.381 | +18.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4012 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4715 | +17.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6221 | +31.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4213 | -32.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6317 | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7117 | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6513 | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4412 | -32.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7727 | +75.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9832 | +27.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8724 | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.962 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 1.08 | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 1.11 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8402 | -24.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9508 | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.691 | -27.3% |
| 1980 | 1.02 | +47.9% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4213 | -62.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7623 | +81.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6517 | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7116 | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5911 | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7812 | +32.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9618 | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8921 | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5213 | -41.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5515 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 1.37 | +149.1% |
| 1993 | 1.36 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.55 | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 1.4 | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 1.45 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.4 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.29 | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.41 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 1.39 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.41 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.24 | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 1.33 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9414 | -29.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +49.0% |
| 2006 | 1.86 | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 1.59 | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 1.46 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 1.34 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.94 | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 0.61 | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 0.57 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.56 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.59 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.67 | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.66 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.64 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.35 | -45.3% |
| 2022 | 0.07 | -80.0% |
| 2023 | 0.13 | +85.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 6% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.13 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.27, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +149.1% | 0.5515 | 1.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5125 | 0.3207 | 0.7117 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8706 | 0.4412 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7908 | 0.4213 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 0.5213 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 | 0.9414 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.706 | 0.56 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2975 | 0.07 | 0.64 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 159.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0061 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 116.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 113.13 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Poland?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Poland was 0.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 2006.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Poland ranks 148th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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