Total spice consumption rose 9.80% to 381 kt in the USA in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in the USA reached an all time high of 381 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 49.2 kt in 1961. When compared to USA's main peers, total spice consumption in Canada amounted to 50.0 kt, 486 kt in China, 140 kt in Japan and 137 kt in Mexico in 2020.
USA has been ranked 8th within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 1 place 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 |
| Australia | kt | 20.0 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 39.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 438 | 333 | 379 | 389 | 491 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kt | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,957 | 3,587 | 4,278 | 4,675 | 4,911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 160 | 157 | 153 | 144 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 141 | 140 | 137 | 147 | 139 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 29.0 | 55.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 26.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 48.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 308 | 310 | 313 | 318 | 347 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 69.0 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 73.0 |
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