Based on a comparison of 165 countries in 2021, Guatemala ranked the highest in sugar consumption per capita with 52.4 kg followed by Cuba and Gambia. On the other end of the scale was Dem. Republic of the Congo with 2.23 kg, Guinea Bissau with 2.29 kg and Myanmar with 2.91 kg.
Average sugar consumption per capita reached 19.4 kg in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.206 % less than in the previous year and -3.30 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average sugar consumption per capita reached an all time high of 20.7 kg in 2018 and an all time low of 14.5 kg in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 0.486 % since 1961.
Data for more countries are available at Sugar Consumption Per Capita indicator page.
Sugar Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Bahrain | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46.4 | ||
Belgium | kg | 47.9 | 47.6 | 47.8 | 47.7 | 46.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | kg | 45.1 | 45.1 | 44.3 | 42.8 | 37.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Cuba | kg | 52.9 | 52.1 | 50.4 | 51.0 | 51.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Gambia | kg | 39.4 | 40.6 | 41.3 | 44.6 | 37.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | kg | 40.2 | 36.4 | 42.9 | 45.1 | 44.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | kg | 24.0 | 23.5 | 24.7 | 33.4 | 35.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Jamaica | kg | 51.5 | 51.8 | 51.5 | 51.4 | 45.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | kg | 42.0 | 41.6 | 42.9 | 43.4 | 42.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Malta | kg | 43.0 | 45.7 | 42.6 | 42.2 | 42.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Mauritania | kg | 37.9 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 39.1 | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | kg | 48.5 | 44.3 | 45.4 | 44.6 | 42.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | kg | 39.5 | 43.9 | 44.3 | 44.4 | 42.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | kg | 43.2 | 43.6 | 43.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | kg | 40.3 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 39.5 | 37.0 |