Every second, Americans collectively eat 100 pounds of chocolate.

Every second, Americans collectively eat 100 pounds of chocolate.

Americans eat an average of 22 pounds of candy each year, or approximately 2.8 billion pounds annually which is split almost equally between chocolate and candy. Most Europeans consume far less than this.

While the US produces the most chocolate and consume the most pounds every year, the Swiss consume the most per capita, followed closely by the English.

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