Total spice consumption rose 11.1% to 20.0 kt in Australia in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in Australia reached an all time high of 25.0 kt in 2016 and an all time low of 1.94 kt in 1970. When compared to Australia's main peers, total spice consumption in Indonesia amounted to 486 kt, 177 kt in Malaysia, 6.00 kt in New Zealand and 1.00 kt in Papua New Guinea in 2020.
Australia has been ranked 47th within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 8 places above 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 |
| Australia | kt | 20.0 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | kt | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 392 | 394 | 427 | 448 | 495 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 142 | 152 | 151 | 158 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kt | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.00 | 4.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ... | ||||||
| Philippines | kt | 34.0 | 42.0 | 37.0 | 35.0 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | kt | 542 | 550 | 494 | 482 | 470 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 122 | 118 | 142 | 177 | 101 |
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