Total spice consumption fell 3.54% to 109 kt in Egypt in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in Egypt reached an all time high of 113 kt in 2019 and an all time low of 21.9 kt in 1961. When compared to Egypt's main peers, total spice consumption in Israel amounted to 8.00 kt, 7.00 kt in Libya, 122 kt in Saudi Arabia and 16.0 kt in Sudan in 2020.
Egypt has been ranked 19th within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Spice Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | kt | 33.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 32.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Egypt | kt | 111 | 112 | 109 | 111 | 113 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 478 | 515 | 527 | 586 | 535 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.00 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||
| Israel | kt | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | kt | 6.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | kt | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.0 | 9.00 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 17.0 | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kt | 98.0 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.00 | ||
| Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | |||||
| Syria | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.0 | 6.00 | 54.0 | 91.0 | 10.0 | |||||||
| Tunisia | kt | 25.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 29.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | kt | 42.0 | 38.0 | 36.0 | 26.0 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | kt | 210 | 204 | 208 | 204 | 247 |
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