What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Sri Lanka?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Sri Lanka was 0.29 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 Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 0.45 kilograms per year per capita in 2019.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 kilograms per year per capita in 1973.

How does Sri Lanka rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Sri Lanka ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Sri Lanka
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)

Sri Lanka: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.29 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.29 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 25.6%

World rank

136th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.45 kilograms per year per capita

in 2019

All-time low

0.0101 kilograms per year per capita

in 1973

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 0.29 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.6% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.45 kilograms per year per capita in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 kilograms per year per capita, in 1973.

Sri Lanka ranks 136th 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	0.068 kilograms per year per capita	0.0305 kilograms per year per capita	0.1323 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.0447 kilograms per year per capita	0.0101 kilograms per year per capita	0.0913 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.1387 kilograms per year per capita	0.0911 kilograms per year per capita	0.2421 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.2719 kilograms per year per capita	0.221 kilograms per year per capita	0.3814 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.2447 kilograms per year per capita	0.215 kilograms per year per capita	0.2833 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.335 kilograms per year per capita	0.22 kilograms per year per capita	0.45 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.37 kilograms per year per capita	0.29 kilograms per year per capita	0.42 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

133 Micronesia (country) 0.3599 kilograms per year per capita compare
134 Botswana 0.33 kilograms per year per capita compare
135 Turkmenistan 0.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
137 Haiti 0.27 kilograms per year per capita compare
138 Senegal 0.25 kilograms per year per capita compare
139 Tuvalu 0.2396 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -3.9% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices -4.8% (2025)
GDP per capita 4,439 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 17.1% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 96.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 4,439 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 300.95 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.39 trillion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.96 billion current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 3.79 trillion current LCU (2025)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Sri Lanka?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Sri Lanka was 0.29 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 Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.45 kilograms per year per capita in 2019.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 kilograms per year per capita in 1973.
How does Sri Lanka rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Sri Lanka ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.