What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Uruguay?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Uruguay was 1.15 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 Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 3.23 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.1475 kilograms per year per capita in 1978.

How does Uruguay rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Uruguay ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Uruguay 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 Uruguay

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Uruguay
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)

Uruguay: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 1.15 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1.15 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 41.0%

World rank

76th

of 191 countries

All-time high

3.23 kilograms per year per capita

in 2021

All-time low

0.1475 kilograms per year per capita

in 1978

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Uruguay, 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

Uruguay recorded 1.15 kilograms per year per capita for cocoa bean consumption per person in 2023.

That represents a change of down 41.0% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Uruguay peaked at 3.23 kilograms per year per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1475 kilograms per year per capita, in 1978.

Uruguay ranks 76th of 191 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4134 kilograms per year per capita	0.2309 kilograms per year per capita	0.6637 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.3386 kilograms per year per capita	0.1475 kilograms per year per capita	0.4518 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.3358 kilograms per year per capita	0.1592 kilograms per year per capita	0.4104 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	1.29 kilograms per year per capita	0.6645 kilograms per year per capita	2.12 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	1.42 kilograms per year per capita	0.9323 kilograms per year per capita	2.01 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	1.83 kilograms per year per capita	1.4 kilograms per year per capita	2.38 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	2.25 kilograms per year per capita	1.15 kilograms per year per capita	3.23 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

73 Italy 1.2 kilograms per year per capita compare
74 Brunei 1.2 kilograms per year per capita compare
75 Venezuela 1.16 kilograms per year per capita compare
77 Russia 1.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
78 Trinidad and Tobago 1.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
79 Bolivia 1.1 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for Uruguay

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.4% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 4.7% (2025)
GDP per capita 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.0% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 65.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 41.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.59 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 87.13 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 406.54 billion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Uruguay?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Uruguay was 1.15 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 Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 3.23 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1475 kilograms per year per capita in 1978.
How does Uruguay rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Uruguay ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay 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.