Based on a comparison of 165 countries in 2020, India ranked the highest in sugar & sweetener consumption with 29,644 kt followed by USA and China. On the other end of the scale was Seychelles with 4.00 kt, Guinea Bissau with 13.0 kt and Bhutan with 14.0 kt.
Total sugar & sweetener consumption reached 200,657 kt in 2020 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.456 % less than in the previous year and 8.84 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total sugar & sweetener consumption reached an all time high of 202,141 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 61,133 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.03 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 14.8 % of sugar & sweetener consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 31.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 53.1 % in 2020.
Data for more countries are available at Sugar & Sweetener Consumption (Total) indicator page.
| Sugar & Sweetener Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Brazil | kt | 8,733 | 8,746 | 8,792 | 8,849 | 8,905 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 10,964 | 10,919 | 9,632 | 11,368 | 10,096 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 2,830 | 2,814 | 2,927 | 3,694 | 3,664 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 2,400 | 2,476 | 2,535 | 2,591 | 2,668 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 3,990 | 4,030 | 3,905 | 3,845 | 3,674 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 28,016 | 29,492 | 30,269 | 29,890 | 33,857 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 6,266 | 6,506 | 6,704 | 6,407 | 7,085 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 2,501 | 2,524 | 2,687 | 2,651 | 2,682 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 3,517 | 3,464 | 3,448 | 3,306 | 3,287 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 5,837 | 6,022 | 6,191 | 6,163 | 5,861 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 4,811 | 4,892 | 5,179 | 4,998 | 5,023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 11,052 | 11,238 | 11,038 | 11,202 | 10,022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 3,854 | 3,808 | 3,861 | 3,819 | 4,176 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 21,112 | 21,280 | 21,422 | 21,407 | 21,096 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kt | 3,195 | 3,028 | 2,657 | 2,750 | 2,669 |
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