Total spice consumption fell 7.21% to 103 kt in Egypt in 2021, 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 11.0 kt, 18.0 kt in Libya, 112 kt in Saudi Arabia and 14.0 kt in Sudan in 2021.
Egypt has been ranked 22nd within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 4 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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