Cocoa bean consumption per capita rose 16.7% to 0.630 kg in El Salvador in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cocoa bean consumption per capita in El Salvador reached an all time high of 0.630 kg in 2021 and an all time low of 0.140 kg in 1988. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, cocoa bean consumption per capita in Costa Rica amounted to 0.950 kg, 1.06 kg in Guatemala, 0.420 kg in Honduras and 0.380 kg in Nicaragua in 2021.
El Salvador has been ranked 92nd within the group of 156 countries we follow in terms of cocoa bean consumption per capita, 2 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 | 
| Belize | kg | 0.980 | 0.960 | 0.950 | 1.18 | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kg | 0.860 | 0.850 | 0.840 | 0.910 | 0.950 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | kg | 0.510 | 0.520 | 0.530 | 0.560 | 0.510 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kg | 0.860 | 0.840 | 0.930 | 0.900 | 0.940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kg | 0.360 | 0.340 | 0.320 | 0.430 | 0.350 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kg | 0.030 | 0.090 | 0.170 | 0.110 | 0.340 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | kg | 0.430 | 0.440 | 0.460 | 0.440 | 0.520 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | kg | 0.960 | 0.990 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kg | 2.68 | 2.69 | 2.70 | 2.73 | 2.71 |