Based on a comparison of 161 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in fruit consumption with 52,685 kt followed by India and Indonesia. On the other end of the scale was Seychelles with 3.00 kt, Liberia with 3.00 kt and Comoros with 6.00 kt.
Total fruit consumption reached 207,446 kt in 2019 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.98 % more than in the previous year and 21.9 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total fruit consumption reached an all time high of 207,446 kt in 2019 and an all time low of 41,577 kt in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 2.77 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 25.4 % of fruit consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 50.2 % share while the ten largest countries some 65.9 % in 2019.
Data for more countries are available at Fruit Consumption (Total) indicator page.
Fruit Consumption (Total) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Bangladesh | kt | 2,403 | 2,460 | 2,639 | 2,818 | 2,997 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | kt | 5,002 | 4,840 | 4,446 | 4,096 | 3,816 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 46,733 | 47,820 | 48,836 | 49,060 | 49,702 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 34,570 | 36,143 | 35,643 | 36,681 | 40,689 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 6,900 | 6,485 | 6,248 | 6,718 | 7,171 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | kt | 3,452 | 3,267 | 3,886 | 3,778 | 3,708 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | kt | 3,971 | 3,878 | 4,045 | 4,584 | 4,982 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | kt | 2,692 | 2,742 | 2,725 | 2,692 | 2,696 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | kt | 4,501 | 4,681 | 4,897 | 4,816 | 4,868 | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | kt | 4,001 | 3,975 | 3,993 | 4,138 | 4,094 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | kt | 2,935 | 2,707 | 2,491 | 2,423 | 2,514 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | kt | 3,581 | 3,350 | 3,625 | 3,582 | 3,144 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 2,383 | 1,979 | 2,435 | 2,524 | 2,928 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 6,896 | 6,482 | 6,873 | 6,746 | 6,736 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | kt | 2,923 | 3,229 | 3,122 | 2,449 | 2,212 |