What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Senegal?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Senegal was 0.25 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 Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 0.2653 kilograms per year per capita in 2009.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1982.

How does Senegal rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Senegal ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Senegal 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 Senegal

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Senegal
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)

Senegal: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.25 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.25 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 92.3%

World rank

138th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.2653 kilograms per year per capita

in 2009

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1982

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 0.25 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 92.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Senegal peaked at 0.2653 kilograms per year per capita in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1982.

Senegal ranks 138th of 191 countries on this measure, 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	0.0126 kilograms per year per capita	0.0094 kilograms per year per capita	0.0284 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.0152 kilograms per year per capita	0.0094 kilograms per year per capita	0.0474 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.0116 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0291 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.0206 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0392 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.106 kilograms per year per capita	0.0099 kilograms per year per capita	0.2653 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.166 kilograms per year per capita	0.08 kilograms per year per capita	0.21 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.185 kilograms per year per capita	0.13 kilograms per year per capita	0.25 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Senegal

135 Turkmenistan 0.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
136 Sri Lanka 0.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
137 Haiti 0.27 kilograms per year per capita compare
139 Tuvalu 0.2396 kilograms per year per capita compare
140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2199 kilograms per year per capita compare
141 Somalia 0.2175 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Senegal

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -6.1% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 1.5% (2025)
GDP per capita 1,582 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 13.2% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 29.96 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,582 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.51 trillion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 4.31 billion current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 2.25 trillion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Senegal?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Senegal was 0.25 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 Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 0.2653 kilograms per year per capita in 2009.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1982.
How does Senegal rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Senegal ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal 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.