Which Country Eats the Most Beans?

Based on a comparison of 128 countries in 2018, India ranked the highest in bean consumption with 5,362 kt followed by Brazil and Mexico. On the other end of the scale was Mauritius with 1.00 kt, Kuwait with 1.00 kt and Oman with 1.00 kt.

Total bean consumption reached 18,682 kt in 2018 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.905 % more than in the previous year and 14.9 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total bean consumption reached an all time high of 18,682 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 9,218 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.25 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 28.7 % of bean consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 49.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 71.5 % in 2018.

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