Chocolate Consumption Statistics

UPDATE: You can read more recent information based on the 2012 report here.

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