Based on a comparison of 147 countries in 2020, India ranked the highest in spice consumption with 4,808 kt followed by Nigeria and Bangladesh. On the other end of the scale was Latvia with 1.00 kt, Dem. People's Republic of Korea with 1.00 kt and Fiji with 1.00 kt.
Total spice consumption reached 12,269 kt in 2020 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.31 % more than in the previous year and 32.6 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total spice consumption reached an all time high of 12,269 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 1,603 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.51 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 39.2 % of spice consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 49.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 73.9 % in 2020.
Data for more countries are available at Spice Consumption (Total) indicator page.
| Spice Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 474 | 440 | 458 | 465 | 546 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 438 | 333 | 379 | 389 | 491 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 478 | 515 | 527 | 586 | 535 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,957 | 3,587 | 4,278 | 4,675 | 4,911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 392 | 394 | 427 | 448 | 495 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 160 | 157 | 153 | 144 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 142 | 152 | 151 | 158 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 141 | 140 | 137 | 147 | 139 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 122 | 119 | 121 | 118 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | kt | 151 | 169 | 187 | 205 | 215 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 244 | 239 | 247 | 251 | 631 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 324 | 305 | 300 | 318 | 271 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 542 | 550 | 494 | 482 | 470 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | kt | 167 | 151 | 165 | 190 | 223 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 308 | 310 | 313 | 318 | 347 |
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