The most recent reliable data I found on chocolate consumption were from the ICCO (International Cocoa Organization), CAOBISCO (European Union Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries) and the ICA (International Confectionery Association).
A 2010 report on The World Cocoa Economy was particularly interesting, and has a lot of great information on the volatility of cocoa supply and demand.
Here's a summary of the 2008 annual per-capita consumption of chocolate in several nations around the world, in terms of kilograms per year, pounds per year, and 100 gram chocolate bars per year. Of course, this data includes chocolate consumption in any form; I'm just using 100 gram bars per year as an interesting equivalent.
country | kg/year | lb/year | equivalent 100g bars/year |
Germany | 11.4 | 25.1 | 114 |
Switzerland | 10.8 | 23.7 | 108 |
United Kingdom | 10.3 | 22.7 | 103 |
Norway | 9.8 | 21.6 | 98 |
Denmark | 8.6 | 18.9 | 86 |
Austria | 7.9 | 17.4 | 79 |
Estonia | 7.9 | 17.3 | 79 |
France | 7.4 | 16.3 | 74 |
Finland | 7.0 | 15.4 | 70 |
Belgium | 6.8 | 15.0 | 68 |
Sweden | 6.6 | 14.5 | 66 |
Lithuania | 6.1 | 13.4 | 61 |
Australia | 6.0 | 13.1 | 60 |
United States | 5.1 | 11.2 | 51 |
Poland | 4.5 | 10.0 | 45 |
Greece | 4.5 | 9.9 | 45 |
Portugal | 4.5 | 9.8 | 45 |
Hungary | 3.5 | 7.7 | 35 |
Spain | 3.3 | 7.3 | 33 |
Italy | 3.3 | 7.2 | 33 |
Brazil | 2.5 | 5.5 | 25 |
Bulgaria | 2.2 | 4.9 | 22 |
Japan | 2.2 | 4.7 | 22 |
Hey Richard,
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for this information for some coursework, is there a link to a reference I could use?
Thank you,
Sam
Hi Sam,
DeleteYes, you can click on the link "2010 report on The World Cocoa Economy" above to open a .pdf of the full report.
The direct URL is http://www.icco.org/Attachment.aspx?Id=moq70511.
Additional information can be found on ICCO's website.
Enjoy,
Richard
this an interesting site but it could use more information
ReplyDeleteHere some interesting statistics about cocoa-bean production also
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