Which Country Eats the Most Beans?

Based on a comparison of 124 countries in 2017, India ranked the highest in bean consumption with 5,200 kt followed by Brazil and Mexico. On the other end of the scale was Central African Republic with 1.00 kt, Denmark with 1.00 kt and Austria with 1.00 kt.

Total bean consumption reached 19,020 kt in 2017 in the World according to Faostat. This is 4.15 % more than in the previous year and 14.7 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total bean consumption reached an all time high of 19,020 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 9,218 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.30 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 27.3 % of bean consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 48.4 % share while the ten largest countries some 71.9 % in 2017.

Data for more countries are available at Bean Consumption (Total) indicator page.