Which Country Eats the Most Spice?

Based on a comparison of 135 countries in 2018, India ranked the highest in spice consumption with 4,471 kt followed by Bangladesh and Indonesia. On the other end of the scale was Gambia with 1.00 kt, Fiji with 1.00 kt and Paraguay with 1.00 kt.

Total spice consumption reached 10,440 kt in 2018 in the World according to Faostat. This is 4.2 % more than in the previous year and 28.2 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total spice consumption reached an all time high of 10,440 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 1,603 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.34 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 42.8 % of spice consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 51.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 73.2 % in 2018.

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