What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Saudi Arabia?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Saudi Arabia was 1.27 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 Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 2.01 kilograms per year per capita in 2013.

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

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

How does Saudi Arabia rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Saudi Arabia ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Saudi Arabia
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)

Saudi Arabia: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 1.27 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1.27 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 34.5%

World rank

70th

of 191 countries

All-time high

2.01 kilograms per year per capita

in 2013

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 1.27 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.5% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.01 kilograms per year per capita in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Saudi Arabia 70th out of 191 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0419 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0817 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.2497 kilograms per year per capita	0.0489 kilograms per year per capita	0.7303 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.7223 kilograms per year per capita	0.4246 kilograms per year per capita	1.08 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.6321 kilograms per year per capita	0.2907 kilograms per year per capita	1.12 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.7842 kilograms per year per capita	0.5311 kilograms per year per capita	1.15 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	1.76 kilograms per year per capita	1.41 kilograms per year per capita	2.01 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	1.61 kilograms per year per capita	1.27 kilograms per year per capita	1.94 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

67 Brazil 1.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
68 Guyana 1.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
69 Lebanon 1.28 kilograms per year per capita compare
71 Mauritius 1.26 kilograms per year per capita compare
72 Argentina 1.23 kilograms per year per capita compare
73 Italy 1.2 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 1.6% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 2.1% (2025)
GDP per capita 25,066 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 15.8% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 926.78 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 25,066 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 3.75 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -245.86 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -65.56 billion current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 263.97 billion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Saudi Arabia?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Saudi Arabia was 1.27 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 Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 2.01 kilograms per year per capita in 2013.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Saudi Arabia ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.