What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Suriname?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Suriname was 0.71 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 Suriname?

The highest recorded value was 1.71 kilograms per year per capita in 1970.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.2207 kilograms per year per capita in 1992.

How does Suriname rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Suriname ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Suriname 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 Suriname

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Suriname
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)

Suriname: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.71 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.71 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 13.4%

World rank

101st

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.71 kilograms per year per capita

in 1970

All-time low

0.2207 kilograms per year per capita

in 1992

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Suriname, 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

Suriname recorded 0.71 kilograms per year per capita for cocoa bean consumption per person in 2023.

That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Suriname peaked at 1.71 kilograms per year per capita in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2207 kilograms per year per capita, in 1992.

Suriname ranks 101st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.09 kilograms per year per capita	0.863 kilograms per year per capita	1.48 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	1.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.5316 kilograms per year per capita	1.71 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.5124 kilograms per year per capita	0.2332 kilograms per year per capita	1.03 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.544 kilograms per year per capita	0.2207 kilograms per year per capita	1.12 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.7951 kilograms per year per capita	0.6811 kilograms per year per capita	0.9184 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.933 kilograms per year per capita	0.83 kilograms per year per capita	1.1 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.775 kilograms per year per capita	0.71 kilograms per year per capita	0.82 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Suriname

98 Qatar 0.76 kilograms per year per capita compare
99 Germany 0.71 kilograms per year per capita compare
100 Slovakia 0.71 kilograms per year per capita compare
102 Morocco 0.69 kilograms per year per capita compare
103 Maldives 0.69 kilograms per year per capita compare
104 Taiwan 0.67 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Suriname

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 14.1% (2010)
Inflation of consumer prices 9.2% (2025)
GDP per capita 7,314 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 19.8% (2024)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 4.68 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 7,314 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 37.26 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 5.96 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 160.06 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 10.75 billion current LCU (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Suriname?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Suriname was 0.71 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 Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 1.71 kilograms per year per capita in 1970.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2207 kilograms per year per capita in 1992.
How does Suriname rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Suriname ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname 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.