Total spice consumption rose 9.91% to 122 kt in Sri Lanka in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 122 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 29.3 kt in 1977. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, total spice consumption in India amounted to 4,808 kt, 177 kt in Malaysia, 1.00 kt in Maldives and 129 kt in Myanmar in 2020.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 16th within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 2 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 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 474 | 440 | 458 | 465 | 546 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | kt | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 438 | 333 | 379 | 389 | 491 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,957 | 3,587 | 4,278 | 4,675 | 4,911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 392 | 394 | 427 | 448 | 495 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 142 | 152 | 151 | 158 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | |||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 122 | 119 | 121 | 118 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 324 | 305 | 300 | 318 | 271 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sri Lanka | kt | 109 | 131 | 118 | 135 | 129 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 542 | 550 | 494 | 482 | 470 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 122 | 118 | 142 | 177 | 101 |
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