What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Taiwan?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Taiwan was 0.67 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 Taiwan?

The highest recorded value was 0.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.

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

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

How does Taiwan rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Taiwan ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Taiwan 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 Taiwan

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Taiwan
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)

Taiwan: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.67 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

104th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.67 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Taiwan, 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

In 2023, cocoa bean consumption per person in Taiwan stood at 0.67 kilograms per year per capita. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Taiwan peaked at 0.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Taiwan 104th 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 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.0295 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0493 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.1179 kilograms per year per capita	0.0491 kilograms per year per capita	0.2945 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.3505 kilograms per year per capita	0.3045 kilograms per year per capita	0.4121 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.4793 kilograms per year per capita	0.4158 kilograms per year per capita	0.5277 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.608 kilograms per year per capita	0.59 kilograms per year per capita	0.63 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.6425 kilograms per year per capita	0.59 kilograms per year per capita	0.67 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Taiwan

101 Suriname 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
105 Paraguay 0.67 kilograms per year per capita compare
106 Iran 0.66 kilograms per year per capita compare
107 United Arab Emirates 0.65 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for Taiwan

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.801 (2025)
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 0.93 (2025)
Foreign aid received per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.39 constant 2024 US$ (1996)
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply -61.2% (2023)
Animal protein consumption 7.78 grams of protein per day per capita (2023)
Vegetable supply per person vs. GDP per capita 120.82 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Fruit consumption by type 0.01 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Per capita egg consumption 14.05 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Fruit consumption vs. GDP per capita 94.38 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Share of calories from animal protein vs. GDP per capita 7.7% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Taiwan?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Taiwan was 0.67 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 Taiwan?: The highest recorded value was 0.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Taiwan?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Taiwan rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Taiwan ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Taiwan?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Taiwan 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.