Switzerland tops Chocosuisse’s 2023 comparison at 10.9 kg of chocolate per person, narrowly ahead of Denmark and Lithuania, with Germany fourth. The list covers only the 18 European countries whose figures Chocosuisse published, so large chocolate markets such as the UK, Ireland and Austria are not in it, and each figure is national chocolate sales spread across everyone, children included.
Illustration: 18 European countries ranked by chocolate eaten per person in 2023, from Switzerland at 10.9 kg to Greece at 1.5 kg.
| Rank | Country | Chocolate per person (kg/year) | Chocolate per person (lb/year) | Region | Data year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 10.9 | 24.0 | Western & Central Europe | 2023 |
| 2 | Denmark | 10.5 | 23.1 | Nordic & Baltic | 2023 |
| 3 | Lithuania | 10.2 | 22.5 | Nordic & Baltic | 2023 |
| 4 | Germany | 9.6 | 21.2 | Western & Central Europe | 2023 |
| 5 | Estonia | 9.4 | 20.7 | Nordic & Baltic | 2023 |
| 6 | Finland | 8.3 | 18.3 | Nordic & Baltic | 2023 |
| 7 | Croatia | 5.5 | 12.1 | Southern & Southeast Europe | 2023 |
| 8 | Czechia | 5.3 | 11.7 | Western & Central Europe | 2023 |
| 9 (tie) | Latvia | 4.1 | 9.0 | Nordic & Baltic | 2023 |
| 9 (tie) | Romania | 4.1 | 9.0 | Southern & Southeast Europe | 2023 |
| 11 | Portugal | 3.9 | 8.6 | Southern & Southeast Europe | 2023 |
| 12 (tie) | Hungary | 3.4 | 7.5 | Western & Central Europe | 2023 |
| 12 (tie) | France | 3.4 | 7.5 | Western & Central Europe | 2023 |
| 14 | Spain | 3.0 | 6.6 | Southern & Southeast Europe | 2023 |
| 15 | Italy | 2.7 | 6.0 | Southern & Southeast Europe | 2023 |
| 16 | Belgium | 2.2 | 4.9 | Western & Central Europe | 2023 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 1.9 | 4.2 | Western & Central Europe | 2023 |
| 18 | Greece | 1.5 | 3.3 | Southern & Southeast Europe | 2023 |
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How to read this. Every row comes from one table: the per-capita comparison in the Swiss chocolate industry association Chocosuisse’s Bulletin 2025 (financial year 2024). Switzerland’s own figure is Chocosuisse’s 2023 number (10.9 kg; it fell to 10.6 kg in 2024), and the other countries are the 2023 figures Chocosuisse reports from other national sources, with Caobisco, the European confectionery trade body, named as its data basis. The definition is chocolate products consumed per resident per year, calculated from national sales and population, so children are included and tourists’ purchases count toward the country where they buy.[1][2] Not a complete world list. It is a selection of 18 European countries, not every nation: the UK, Ireland, Austria, Norway and Sweden, which other trade-press lists place near the top, are absent, and so is every country outside Europe. National methods differ and Chocosuisse does not publish them, so gaps of a few tenths of a kilogram (for example Switzerland against Denmark) are within the noise. Latvia and Romania tie at 4.1 kg. The Belgium figure (2.2 kg) looks low for a country famous for chocolate and probably reflects how that source counts exports and sales, so treat it with caution. Different from coffee. This is a different measure from our coffee-per-person ranking (cups a day) and from our list of best-selling Halloween candies, which ranks products rather than countries.
Switzerland leads at 10.9 kg per person in 2023, the figure Chocosuisse itself reports for the Swiss market; it dipped to 10.6 kg in 2024.[1][3] About 40% of the chocolate eaten there is imported, up from 19% in 2000.[3] The industry sells roughly 72% of its output abroad, so Swiss chocolate is eaten far beyond Switzerland while the Swiss also eat plenty of foreign brands.[3]
Denmark is a close second at 10.5 kg per person, a gap of only 0.4 kg to Switzerland that is within the likely margin of error between national sources.[1] Denmark, Switzerland and Lithuania are the only three countries in the table above 10 kg.[1]
Lithuania comes third at 10.2 kg per person, higher than Germany or Finland.[1] It is the most surprising name in the top three, and one reason to read the table as a set of national estimates rather than a precise league.[1]
Germany is fourth at 9.6 kg per person.[1] It is also the largest buyer of Swiss chocolate exports, taking about 23% of the 2024 volume.[3] German media often describe the Swiss and the Germans as taking turns at the top of the per-capita rankings.[4]
Estonia is fifth at 9.4 kg per person, the second Baltic country in the top five.[1] Together with Lithuania and Denmark, it shows the high-consumption group is not limited to the best-known chocolate-making countries.[1]
Finland is sixth at 8.3 kg per person, the last country in the table above 8 kg.[1] A drop of 1.1 kg separates it from Estonia, the largest gap between neighbours in the top ten.[1]
Croatia is seventh at 5.5 kg per person, well below the six leaders.[1] The step down of 2.8 kg from Finland is the biggest break in the table, splitting it into a high-consumption group and the rest.[1]
Czechia is eighth at 5.3 kg per person.[1] Its 5.3 kg is less than half Switzerland’s figure, though still well ahead of France (3.4 kg), Spain (3.0 kg) and Italy (2.7 kg).[1]
Latvia is ninth at 4.1 kg per person, tied with Romania.[1] Its two Baltic neighbours both rank much higher, at 10.2 kg (Lithuania) and 9.4 kg (Estonia).[1]
Romania also records 4.1 kg per person and shares ninth place with Latvia.[1] It is the highest-ranked country from southern or southeast Europe after Croatia.[1]