Cocoa bean consumption per capita rose 34.2% to 2.55 kg in Bulgaria in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cocoa bean consumption per capita in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 2.79 kg in 2009 and an all time low of 0.130 kg in 1961. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, cocoa bean consumption per capita in Greece amounted to 2.56 kg, 2.08 kg in Romania, 2.18 kg in Serbia and 1.01 kg in Turkey in 2021.
Bulgaria has been ranked 31st 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 |
| Albania | kg | 0.530 | ... | ... | ... | 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | kg | 2.51 | 2.34 | 2.57 | 2.77 | 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | kg | 1.78 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | kg | 3.00 | 3.06 | 3.13 | 3.20 | 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | kg | 2.51 | 2.46 | 2.54 | 2.53 | 2.58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kg | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 2.61 | 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kg | 0.440 | 0.440 | 0.430 | 0.490 | 0.590 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kg | 0.670 | 0.860 | 0.840 | 0.800 | 0.910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | kg | 1.39 | 1.53 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Macedonia | kg | 2.65 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.74 | 3.16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | kg | 1.65 | 1.71 | 1.80 | 1.87 | 1.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.76 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.76 | 1.87 | |||||||||||
| Turkey | kg | 0.490 | 0.540 | 0.580 | 0.710 | 0.900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kg | 0.230 | 0.130 | 0.430 | 0.750 | 0.760 |
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