Chocolate consumption per person in Uganda
Uganda: Chocolate consumption per person was 0.02 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chocolate consumption per person in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.02 for chocolate 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, chocolate consumption per person in Uganda peaked at 0.16 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1972.
That places Uganda 184th out of 192 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.
Chocolate consumption per person in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0089 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0089 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.009 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.009 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0091 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0091 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0183 | +100.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0091 | -49.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0092 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0092 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0.03 | — |
| 1992 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 | +33.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0499 | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0703 | +40.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0504 | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0606 | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0708 | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0708 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0708 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0507 | -28.4% |
| 2002 | 0.061 | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0509 | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0511 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0514 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0413 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0311 | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0728 | +134.3% |
| 2009 | 0.094 | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.01 | -89.4% |
| 2011 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 | +433.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 0.16 | +60.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 | -62.5% |
| 2020 | 0.01 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.02 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.03, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.02 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0657, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +433.3% | 0.03 | 0.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0101 | 0.0089 | 0.0183 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 | 0 | 0.0092 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0473 | 0 | 0.0708 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0575 | 0.0311 | 0.094 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.061 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0125 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 19.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -31.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -34.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Uganda?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Uganda was 0.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 in 2017.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1972.
- How does Uganda rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Uganda ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Chocolate consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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