Based on a comparison of 130 countries in 2021, India ranked the highest in coconut consumption with 9,557,000 kt followed by Indonesia and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Turkmenistan with 1,000 kt, East Timor with 1,000 kt and Bolivia with 1,000 kt.
Total coconut consumption reached 24,720,000 kt in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.445 % more than in the previous year and 23.3 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total coconut consumption reached an all time high of 24,720,000 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 7,183 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 14.5 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 38.7 % of coconut consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 62.7 % share while the ten largest countries some 85.3 % in 2021.
Data for more countries are available at Coconut Consumption (Total) indicator page.
Coconut 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 | 243,000 | 251,000 | 285,000 | 306,000 | 299,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | kt | 2,486,000 | 2,444,000 | 2,055,000 | 2,209,000 | 2,144,000 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 556,000 | 555,000 | 587,000 | 695,000 | 856,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | kt | 151,000 | 189,000 | 218,000 | 202,000 | 313,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Ghana | kt | 205,000 | 197,000 | 199,000 | 188,000 | 225,000 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 6,508,000 | 6,578,000 | 6,278,000 | 10,954,000 | 9,488,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 3,602,000 | 3,657,000 | 3,582,000 | 3,589,000 | 3,631,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | kt | 213,000 | 182,000 | 184,000 | 227,000 | 260,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | kt | 482,000 | 464,000 | 458,000 | 537,000 | 1,249,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 622,000 | 612,000 | 528,000 | 507,000 | 664,000 | |||||||
Philippines | kt | 718,000 | 345,000 | 281,000 | 360,000 | 799,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | kt | 1,369,000 | 1,330,000 | 1,163,000 | 1,325,000 | 1,364,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | kt | 304,000 | 290,000 | 274,000 | 266,000 | 251,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | kt | 575,000 | 608,000 | 667,000 | 564,000 | 440,000 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 234,000 | 234,000 | 237,000 | 244,000 | 232,000 |