Europeans eat a lot of chocolate. In fact, the three nations with the highest per capita consumption of chocolate in the world are in Europe: Switzerland, Austria and Ireland. Premium chocolates represent about 12% of the overall chocolate market in Europe.

Geographic reference: Europe
Year: 2007
Market size: $3.8 billion
Source: “AROQ’s Global Market Review Series,” November 2008, page 3
Original source: just-food