Based on a comparison of 163 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in apple consumption with 35,932 kt followed by USA and Turkey. On the other end of the scale was Burundi with 1.00 kt, Chad with 1.00 kt and Laos with 1.00 kt.
Total apple consumption reached 90,991 kt in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 5.57 % more than in the previous year and 25.7 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total apple consumption reached an all time high of 90,991 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 13,084 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.29 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 39.5 % of apple consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 62.2 % share while the ten largest countries some 76.7 % in 2021.
Data for more countries are available at Apple Consumption (Total) indicator page.
Apple Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Brazil | kt | 1,050 | 1,031 | 1,062 | 1,052 | 1,109 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 29,912 | 30,969 | 31,113 | 28,471 | 31,387 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | kt | 923 | 934 | 858 | 862 | 879 | ||||||||||||||||
France | kt | 929 | 1,069 | 1,029 | 1,007 | 1,073 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | kt | 1,643 | 1,586 | 1,385 | 1,620 | 1,553 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 2,284 | 2,542 | 2,404 | 2,409 | 2,363 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | kt | 1,888 | 1,525 | 1,467 | 1,268 | 1,489 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | kt | 1,542 | 1,509 | 1,451 | 1,403 | 1,423 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | kt | 834 | 848 | 859 | 872 | 872 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | kt | 3,096 | 3,046 | 2,773 | 3,242 | 3,061 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | kt | 266 | 291 | 286 | 243 | 268 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 2,175 | 2,335 | 2,369 | 2,777 | 2,544 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 6,891 | 11,037 | 18,860 | 18,492 | 17,741 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | kt | 1,518 | 1,463 | 1,624 | 1,803 | 2,002 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | kt | 709 | 742 | 773 | 883 | 917 |