What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Uganda?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Uganda was 0.02 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 Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 0.16 kilograms per year per capita in 2017.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1972.

How does Uganda rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Uganda ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Uganda 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 Uganda

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Uganda
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)

Uganda: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.02 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.02 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 100.0%

World rank

183rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.16 kilograms per year per capita

in 2017

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1972

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Uganda, 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

Uganda recorded 0.02 kilograms per year per capita for cocoa bean consumption per person in 2023.

The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Uganda peaked at 0.16 kilograms per year per capita in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1972.

That places Uganda 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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	0.0101 kilograms per year per capita	0.0089 kilograms per year per capita	0.0183 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.0018 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0092 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.0473 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0708 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.0575 kilograms per year per capita	0.0311 kilograms per year per capita	0.094 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.061 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.16 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.0125 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.02 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Uganda

180 Niger 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
181 Zambia 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
182 Tanzania 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
183 North Korea 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
185 Ghana 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
186 Myanmar 0.01 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for Uganda

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.3% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 3.6% (2025)
GDP per capita 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.5% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 52.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 3,676 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.59 trillion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.06 billion current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 17.10 trillion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Uganda?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Uganda was 0.02 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 Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 0.16 kilograms per year per capita in 2017.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1972.
How does Uganda rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Uganda ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda 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.