Let’s have a look at the statistics of chocolate consumption in today’s world. You may be interested in where the most chocolate is consumed in the world. According to the latest published statistics, which are based on the division of annual production by the population of the respective country, the countries of Switzerland, Germany, Russia and England respectively have the highest per capita consumption of chocolate.

Is it an addictive drug? Or merely a snack?

Some people eat it just to make the hunger go away, but others claim to be obsessed with chocolate.
From handing it out as a gift to being the perfect sedative, chocolate plays a vital role in our everyday lives. The role is so undeniably important that the estimated net value of global chocolate industry is 128 billion USD. 10 billion dollars higher than the French airplane manufacturer, Airbus!

The global chocolate consumption per capita is 0.9 kilograms, but in specific countries ,like Switzerland, this can add up to 9 whole kilograms for each individual! This might sound odd, but over 7.5 million tons of chocolate was consumed by earth’s population in the year 2022.

Another fun fact is that the one and only Nutella supplies nearly half of the global demand on chocolate!