10 Interesting facts about Belgium and their chocolate

Belgium is known to us chocoholics as the land of chocolate. When we think of Belgium, we think of delicious Belgian pralines and delicate chocolate truffles that melt creamy in our mouths, or simply chocolate. We''ve found some chocolate trivia about Belgium and its sweet-toothed inhabitants!

Interesting fact No 1

Belgians eat an average of 6 kg of chocolate per person per year.

Interesting fact No. 2

187 000 tonnes of raw cocoa beans arrive in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, every year.

Interesting fact No 3

The average total production of chocolate in a year is 660 000 tonnes.

Interesting fact No 4

The Belgians export 450 000 tonnes of chocolate to other countries every year.

Interesting fact No 5

The total retail value of the Belgian chocolate market is €700 million.

Interesting fact No 6

The total turnover of the Belgian chocolate industry is 4 billion.

Interesting fact No 7

The Belgian chocolate industry employs 6,200 people in the production of chocolate.

Interesting fact No 8

Chocolate products represent 11.2% of Belgium''s total food exports.

Interesting fact No 9

Employees in the chocolate industry account for 8.5% of all employees in the Belgian food industry.

Interesting fact No 10

There are a total of 320 chocolate shops in Belgium.