This statistic depicts the retail consumption of chocolate confectionery worldwide from 2012/2013 to 2018/2019. In 2015/2016, about 7.3 million tons of retail chocolate confectionery were consumed worldwide, with consumption expected to reach approximately 7.7 million tons by 2018/2019. Global retail sales of chocolate reached approximately 101 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, with the U.S. accounting for the largest portion of chocolate confectionary sales worldwide that year.
Retail consumption of chocolate confectionery worldwide from 2012/13 to 2018/19
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Retail consumption of chocolate confectionery worldwide from 2012/13 to 2018/19
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ICCO. (November 2, 2015). Retail consumption of chocolate confectionery worldwide from 2012/13 to 2018/19 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238849/global-chocolate-consumption/
ICCO. "Retail consumption of chocolate confectionery worldwide from 2012/13 to 2018/19 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. November 2, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238849/global-chocolate-consumption/
ICCO. (2015). Retail consumption of chocolate confectionery worldwide from 2012/13 to 2018/19 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238849/global-chocolate-consumption/
ICCO. "Retail Consumption of Chocolate Confectionery Worldwide from 2012/13 to 2018/19 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238849/global-chocolate-consumption/
ICCO, Retail consumption of chocolate confectionery worldwide from 2012/13 to 2018/19 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238849/global-chocolate-consumption/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Retail consumption of chocolate confectionery worldwide from 2012/13 to 2018/19 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], ICCO, November 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238849/global-chocolate-consumption/
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