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Ice Cream Consumption by Country

New Zealand has the highest Ice Cream Consumption per Person (28.4 liters/yr), followed by United States (20.8 liters/yr) and Australia (18.0 liters/yr). United Kingdom has the lowest (7.0 liters/yr).

Culture10 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jan 20, 2025Original page
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Ice Cream Consumption per PersonBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Ice Cream Consumption per Person

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

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Median
11.3 liters/yr
Middle half 8.8 liters/yr – 17.1 liters/yr
Average
13.7 liters/yr
10 countries
Highest
28.4 liters/yr
New Zealand
Lowest
7.0 liters/yr
United Kingdom

Data

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10 countries · # = rank by Ice Cream Consumption per Person
#
1New Zealand28.4 liters/yr
2United States20.8 liters/yr
3Australia18.0 liters/yr
4Finland14.2 liters/yr
5Sweden12.0 liters/yr
6Canada10.6 liters/yr
7Denmark9.8 liters/yr
8Ireland8.4 liters/yr
9Italy8.0 liters/yr
10United Kingdom7.0 liters/yr

What correlates with Ice Cream Consumption per Person?

Pearson r against 1,503 other country metrics sharing at least 10 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

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Opposite directions

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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Ice Cream Consumption per Person?
New Zealand has the highest Ice Cream Consumption per Person, at 28.4 liters/yr, followed by United States (20.8 liters/yr) and Australia (18.0 liters/yr).
Which country has the lowest Ice Cream Consumption per Person?
United Kingdom has the lowest Ice Cream Consumption per Person, at 7.0 liters/yr.
What is the median Ice Cream Consumption per Person across countries?
The median is 11.3 liters/yr across the 10 countries with data.
Where does this ice cream consumption by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Top Ice Cream Consuming Countries of the World - World Atlas; Ice Cream Sales & Trends - International Dairy Foods Association.

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