What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Zambia?

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Zambia 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 Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 0.1933 kilograms per year per capita in 1969.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1985.

How does Zambia rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?

Zambia ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Zambia 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 Zambia

Name: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Zambia
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)

Zambia: 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

unchanged

World rank

181st

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.1933 kilograms per year per capita

in 1969

All-time low

0 kilograms per year per capita

in 1985

Years of data

1961–2023

Cocoa bean consumption per person in Zambia, 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

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

The figure is down 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean consumption per person in Zambia peaked at 0.1933 kilograms per year per capita in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per year per capita, in 1985.

That places Zambia 181st 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	0.1142 kilograms per year per capita	0.087 kilograms per year per capita	0.1933 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.0867 kilograms per year per capita	0.01 kilograms per year per capita	0.1883 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.0141 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0202 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.0161 kilograms per year per capita	0 kilograms per year per capita	0.0303 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.0311 kilograms per year per capita	0.0196 kilograms per year per capita	0.0665 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	0.054 kilograms per year per capita	0.03 kilograms per year per capita	0.06 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.02 kilograms per year per capita	0.02 kilograms per year per capita	0.02 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Zambia

178 Liberia 0.03 kilograms per year per capita compare
179 Mali 0.0294 kilograms per year per capita compare
180 Niger 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
183 Uganda 0.02 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for Zambia

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 7.4% (2024)
Inflation of consumer prices 13.9% (2025)
GDP per capita 1,356 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 8.7% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 29.71 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,356 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 25.13 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 16.91 billion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 673.13 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 25.61 billion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean consumption per person in Zambia?: Cocoa bean consumption per person in Zambia 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 Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.1933 kilograms per year per capita in 1969.
What is the lowest cocoa bean consumption per person recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per year per capita in 1985.
How does Zambia rank for cocoa bean consumption per person?: Zambia ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is cocoa bean consumption per person rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia 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.