Chocolate consumption per person in Thailand
Thailand: Chocolate consumption per person was 0.8 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.8
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
96th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2022
All-time low
0.0102
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chocolate consumption per person in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.8 for chocolate consumption per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Thailand peaked at 0.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0102, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 96th 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.
Chocolate consumption per person in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0102 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0102 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0204 | +100.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0204 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0204 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0307 | +50.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0307 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0205 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0308 | +50.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0309 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0309 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.031 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.031 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0311 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0518 | +66.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0415 | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0415 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0623 | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0519 | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0415 | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0518 | +24.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0518 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0621 | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0621 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0829 | +33.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1245 | +50.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1659 | +33.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2171 | +30.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2056 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1836 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.172 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.261 | +51.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3194 | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2783 | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.238 | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1782 | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 0.089 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2672 | +200.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2477 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1886 | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1292 | -31.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2983 | +130.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2781 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3662 | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 0.256 | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4405 | +72.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3989 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.51 | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 0.52 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.61 | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.58 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.73 | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.51 | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 0.65 | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 0.77 | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.85 | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.76 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.83 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.78 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8835, 91% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +200.1% | 0.089 | 0.2672 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0193 | 0.0102 | 0.0307 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0341 | 0.0205 | 0.0518 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0757 | 0.0415 | 0.1659 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2142 | 0.089 | 0.3194 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2871 | 0.1292 | 0.4405 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.649 | 0.51 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8275 | 0.78 | 0.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -18.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 79.86 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 58.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Thailand?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Thailand was 0.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Thailand ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chocolate consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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