Cocoa bean consumption per person in USSR

USSR: Cocoa bean consumption per person was 0.2884 kilograms per year per capita in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
0.2884 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 39.6%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.7965 kilograms per year per capita
in 1989
All-time low
0.1404 kilograms per year per capita
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Cocoa bean consumption per person in USSR, 1961–1991

0.20.40.60.81961197619911961: 0.14 kilograms per year per capita1962: 0.211 kilograms per year per capita1963: 0.241 kilograms per year per capita1964: 0.291 kilograms per year per capita1965: 0.322 kilograms per year per capita1966: 0.312 kilograms per year per capita1967: 0.352 kilograms per year per capita1968: 0.371 kilograms per year per capita1969: 0.411 kilograms per year per capita1970: 0.431 kilograms per year per capita1971: 0.502 kilograms per year per capita1972: 0.532 kilograms per year per capita1973: 0.543 kilograms per year per capita1974: 0.533 kilograms per year per capita1975: 0.603 kilograms per year per capita1976: 0.562 kilograms per year per capita1977: 0.431 kilograms per year per capita1978: 0.4 kilograms per year per capita1979: 0.5 kilograms per year per capita1980: 0.5 kilograms per year per capita1981: 0.53 kilograms per year per capita1982: 0.47 kilograms per year per capita1983: 0.629 kilograms per year per capita1984: 0.689 kilograms per year per capita1985: 0.699 kilograms per year per capita1986: 0.678 kilograms per year per capita1987: 0.658 kilograms per year per capita1988: 0.578 kilograms per year per capita1989: 0.797 kilograms per year per capita1990: 0.478 kilograms per year per capita1991: 0.288 kilograms per year per capita

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

USSR recorded 0.2884 kilograms per year per capita for cocoa bean consumption per person in 1991.

That represents a change of down 39.6% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in USSR peaked at 0.7965 kilograms per year per capita in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1404 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2945 kilograms per year per capita 0.1404 kilograms per year per capita 0.4112 kilograms per year per capita 9
1970s 0.5036 kilograms per year per capita 0.3999 kilograms per year per capita 0.6026 kilograms per year per capita 10
1980s 0.6227 kilograms per year per capita 0.47 kilograms per year per capita 0.7965 kilograms per year per capita 10
1990s 0.3831 kilograms per year per capita 0.2884 kilograms per year per capita 0.4778 kilograms per year per capita 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 Dominica 14.07 kilograms per year per capita compare
  2. 2 Cote d'Ivoire 8.65 kilograms per year per capita compare
  3. 3 Netherlands Antilles 7.72 kilograms per year per capita compare
  4. 4 Luxembourg 5.42 kilograms per year per capita

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in USSR?
Cocoa bean consumption per person in USSR was 0.2884 kilograms per year per capita in 1991, 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 USSR?
The highest recorded value was 0.7965 kilograms per year per capita in 1989.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1404 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does USSR rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?
USSR ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 1991.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR 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

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.