What is the highest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 2.38 kilograms per year per capita in 2020.

What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1973.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.

Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is up 935.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe
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)

Sao Tome and Principe: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 1.45 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1.45 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 61.1%

World rank

61st

of 192 countries

All-time high

2.38 kilograms per year per capita

in 2020

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1973

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe, 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

The most recent figure for cocoa bean consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.45 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.1% on the previous year and up 935.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2.38 kilograms per year per capita in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1973.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Cocoa bean consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kilograms per year per capita	Change
1961	0.0378 kilograms per year per capita	—
1962	0.0369 kilograms per year per capita	-2.5%
1963	0.0365 kilograms per year per capita	-1.0%
1964	0.0271 kilograms per year per capita	-25.8%
1965	0.0453 kilograms per year per capita	+67.4%
1966	0.0364 kilograms per year per capita	-19.8%
1967	0.0185 kilograms per year per capita	-49.2%
1968	0.0374 kilograms per year per capita	+102.7%
1969	0.1608 kilograms per year per capita	+329.6%
1970	0.0572 kilograms per year per capita	-64.4%
1971	0.0766 kilograms per year per capita	+34.0%
1972	0.0577 kilograms per year per capita	-24.7%
1973	0 kilograms per year per capita	-100.0%
1974	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1975	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1976	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1977	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1978	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1979	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1980	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1981	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1982	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1983	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1984	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1985	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1986	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1987	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1988	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1989	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1990	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1991	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1992	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1993	0 kilograms per year per capita	—
1994	0.0386 kilograms per year per capita	—
1995	0.0096 kilograms per year per capita	-75.0%
1996	0 kilograms per year per capita	-100.0%
1997	0.0096 kilograms per year per capita	—
1998	0.0193 kilograms per year per capita	+100.3%
1999	0.0192 kilograms per year per capita	-0.5%
2000	0.0483 kilograms per year per capita	+150.9%
2001	0.0097 kilograms per year per capita	-79.9%
2002	0.0288 kilograms per year per capita	+197.0%
2003	0.0191 kilograms per year per capita	-33.7%
2004	0.0191 kilograms per year per capita	+0.2%
2005	0.0096 kilograms per year per capita	-49.9%
2006	0.048 kilograms per year per capita	+400.5%
2007	0.0768 kilograms per year per capita	+60.1%
2008	0.0773 kilograms per year per capita	+0.6%
2009	0.0778 kilograms per year per capita	+0.6%
2010	0.1 kilograms per year per capita	+28.5%
2011	0.1 kilograms per year per capita	-0.0%
2012	0.1 kilograms per year per capita	+0.0%
2013	0.14 kilograms per year per capita	+40.0%
2014	0.09 kilograms per year per capita	-35.7%
2015	1.09 kilograms per year per capita	+1111.1%
2016	0.1 kilograms per year per capita	-90.8%
2017	0.06 kilograms per year per capita	-40.0%
2018	0.02 kilograms per year per capita	-66.7%
2019	0.7399 kilograms per year per capita	+3599.9%
2020	2.38 kilograms per year per capita	+221.6%
2021	1.6 kilograms per year per capita	-32.8%
2022	0.9 kilograms per year per capita	-43.7%
2023	1.45 kilograms per year per capita	+61.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0485 kilograms per year per capita	0.0185 kilograms per year per capita	0.1608 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.0192 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0766 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	0.0096 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0386 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.0415 kilograms per year per capita	0.0096 kilograms per year per capita	0.0778 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.254 kilograms per year per capita	0.02 kilograms per year per capita	1.09 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	1.58 kilograms per year per capita	0.9 kilograms per year per capita	2.38 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

58 Kyrgyzstan 1.55 kilograms per year per capita compare
59 Republic of Moldova 1.54 kilograms per year per capita compare
60 Japan 1.46 kilograms per year per capita compare
62 Azerbaijan 1.44 kilograms per year per capita compare
63 Albania 1.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
64 Hong Kong 1.43 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Sao Tome and Principe

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.41 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 19.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9331 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 3,811 current US$ per person (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 13.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 82,663 current LCU per person (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.3106 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.45 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 Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 2.38 kilograms per year per capita in 2020.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1973.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is up 935.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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: 28 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.