Cocoa bean consumption per capita rose 15.6% to 5.20 kg in Ireland in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cocoa bean consumption per capita in Ireland reached an all time high of 5.20 kg in 2021 and an all time low of 0.310 kg in 1994. When compared to Ireland's main peers, cocoa bean consumption per capita in Canada amounted to 2.61 kg, 4.62 kg in France, 5.38 kg in Iceland and 3.68 kg in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 4th within the group of 156 countries we follow in terms of cocoa bean consumption per capita, 30 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Cocoa Bean Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | kg | 4.04 | 3.54 | 3.67 | 3.68 | 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kg | 0.260 | 0.260 | 0.270 | 0.210 | 0.250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kg | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | kg | 3.44 | 3.63 | 3.45 | 3.70 | 3.46 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kg | 3.75 | 3.82 | 3.97 | 4.42 | 4.51 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kg | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kg | 4.53 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 5.15 | 5.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | kg | 1.45 | 2.09 | 2.18 | 2.24 | 3.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kg | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kg | 0.030 | 0.090 | 0.170 | 0.110 | 0.340 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kg | 3.78 | 3.79 | 3.82 | 3.53 | 3.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kg | 2.99 | 3.01 | 3.05 | 3.25 | 3.32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kg | 2.16 | 2.18 | 2.26 | 2.32 | 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kg | 2.68 | 2.69 | 2.70 | 2.73 | 2.71 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kg | 3.47 | 3.43 | 3.65 | 3.68 | 3.62 |
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