Which Country Eats the Most Spice?

Based on a comparison of 131 countries in 2017, India ranked the highest in spice consumption with 4,651 kt followed by Thailand and Bangladesh. On the other end of the scale was Uruguay with 1.00 kt, El Salvador with 1.00 kt and Georgia with 1.00 kt.

Total spice consumption reached 11,125 kt in 2017 in the World according to Faostat. This is 6.91 % more than in the previous year and 32.8 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total spice consumption reached an all time high of 11,125 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 1,603 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.52 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 41.8 % of spice consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 50.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 73.7 % in 2017.

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