What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Rwanda?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Rwanda was 0.03 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 Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 0.0377 kilograms per year per capita in 1966.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does Rwanda rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Rwanda ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Rwanda 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 Rwanda

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Rwanda
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)

Rwanda: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.03 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.03 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

177th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0377 kilograms per year per capita

in 1966

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Rwanda, 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

Rwanda recorded 0.03 kilograms per year per capita for cocoa bean consumption per person in 2023.

That represents a change of up 200.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Rwanda peaked at 0.0377 kilograms per year per capita in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

Rwanda ranks 177th 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	0.0042 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0377 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.0021 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0105 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.008 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.0225 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.03 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

174 Burkina Faso 0.04 kilograms per year per capita compare
175 Bangladesh 0.04 kilograms per year per capita compare
176 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.03 kilograms per year per capita compare
178 Liberia 0.03 kilograms per year per capita compare
179 Mali 0.0294 kilograms per year per capita compare
180 Niger 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for Rwanda

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -13.6% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 5.9% (2025)
GDP per capita 1,116 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 8.3% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 16.27 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,116 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 1,428 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 771.20 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 1.25 trillion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Rwanda?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Rwanda was 0.03 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 Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 0.0377 kilograms per year per capita in 1966.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Rwanda rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Rwanda ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda 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.