Cocoa bean consumption per person in Seychelles
Seychelles: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 1.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cocoa bean consumption per person in Seychelles, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, cocoa bean consumption per person in Seychelles stood at 1.95 kilograms per year per capita. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 1,200.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Seychelles peaked at 1.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.11 kilograms per year per capita, in 2012.
Seychelles ranks 49th of 192 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.
Cocoa bean consumption per person in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.12 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 2011 | 0.11 kilograms per year per capita | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.11 kilograms per year per capita | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.15 kilograms per year per capita | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6099 kilograms per year per capita | +306.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7799 kilograms per year per capita | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8999 kilograms per year per capita | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7999 kilograms per year per capita | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7199 kilograms per year per capita | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8299 kilograms per year per capita | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9799 kilograms per year per capita | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 1.78 kilograms per year per capita | +81.6% |
| 2022 | 1.58 kilograms per year per capita | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 1.95 kilograms per year per capita | +23.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.95 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.04 kilograms per year per capita, 96% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.95 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0657 kilograms per year per capita, 29.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean consumption per person in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +306.7% | 0.15 kilograms per year per capita | 0.6099 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5129 kilograms per year per capita | 0.11 kilograms per year per capita | 0.8999 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 kilograms per year per capita | 0.9799 kilograms per year per capita | 1.95 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 46 Belgium 2.01 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 47 Kazakhstan 1.99 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 48 Peru 1.96 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.95 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 51 Chile 1.82 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 52 Indonesia 1.73 kilograms per year per capita compare
More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -41.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -341.28 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 226.13 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,863 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Seychelles?
- Cocoa bean consumption per person in Seychelles was 1.95 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 kilograms per year per capita in 2012.
- How does Seychelles rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?
- Seychelles ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,200.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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
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.