Britain consumes almost twice as much chocolate as the United States, although tAmerica exports much more chocolate than all of the United Kingdom.
Nicole Weston of Slashfood.com reports that, on average, Brits eat 22 pounds of chocolate contrasted with 12 pounds for Americans. Both nations prefer milk chocolate, although dark chocolate is making progress given increased awareness of dark chocolate health benefits.
Countries Where Chocolate Is Most Popular
Below is a list of top consuming chocolate countries in 2004.
- Britain ... 22 pounds of chocolate per person
- Germany ... 17.8 pounds
- France ... 15 pounds
- United States ... 12 pounds
- Spain ... 8.5 pounds
- Italy ... 4.8 pounds.
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the following shows the top chocolate exporting countries in 2004.
- Germany ... US$1.9 billion in chocolate exports
- Belgium ... $1.7 billion
- France ... $1 billion
- Netherlands ... $853 million
- Canada ... $726 million
- Italy ... $596 million
- United States ... $560 million
- United Kingdom ... $498 million.
