Sugar Consumption by Country
Luxembourg has the highest Sugars and Sweeteners Available per Capita in 2023 (178.82 kg), followed by Montenegro (126.26 kg) and Suriname (123.35 kg). DR Congo has the lowest (3.18 kg).
Sugars and Sweeteners Available per Capita, 2023
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 170 countries.
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 →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Over time · 2010–2023
The top 5 in 2023, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- Luxembourg
- Montenegro
- Suriname
- Fiji
- Lithuania
Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 178.82 kg | 119K t |
| 2 | Montenegro | 126.26 kg | 80K t |
| 3 | Suriname | 123.35 kg | 78K t |
| 4 | Fiji | 113.67 kg | 105K t |
| 5 | Lithuania | 101.44 kg | 290K t |
| 6 | Ireland | 98.78 kg | 513K t |
| 7 | Ecuador | 97.37 kg | 1.8M t |
| 8 | Iceland | 97.2 kg | 38K t |
| 9 | Macau | 90.37 kg | 65K t |
| 10 | Mongolia | 88.57 kg | 304K t |
| 11 | Bolivia | 86.86 kg | 1.1M t |
| 12 | Nauru | 85.38 kg | 1,000 t |
| 13 | Malta | 83.59 kg | 45K t |
| 14 | Guatemala | 82.49 kg | 1.5M t |
| 15 | Jordan | 81.12 kg | 928K t |
| 16 | Estonia | 80.28 kg | 110K t |
| 17 | Slovakia | 79.41 kg | 438K t |
| 18 | Botswana | 78.41 kg | 194K t |
| 19 | Namibia | 76.22 kg | 226K t |
| 20 | Guyana | 75.56 kg | 62K t |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74.91 kg | 4,000 t |
| 22 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.83 kg | 7,000 t |
| 23 | Bahamas | 70.36 kg | 28K t |
| 24 | Marshall Islands | 69.74 kg | 3,000 t |
| 25 | Ukraine | 68.19 kg | 2.6M t |
| 26 | Iraq | 67.64 kg | 2.6M t |
| 27 | Lebanon | 67.08 kg | 387K t |
| 28 | Russia | 66.55 kg | 9.7M t |
| 29 | Cyprus | 66.3 kg | 89K t |
| 30 | Norway | 65.58 kg | 362K t |
| 31 | Panama | 65.57 kg | 292K t |
| 32 | Belarus | 65.45 kg | 597K t |
| 33 | Seychelles | 63.7 kg | 8,000 t |
| 34 | Gambia | 63.18 kg | 170K t |
| 35 | United States | 62.95 kg | 21.6M t |
| 36 | Latvia | 62.49 kg | 118K t |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 61.8 kg | 1,000 t |
| 38 | Hungary | 59.75 kg | 579K t |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 59.29 kg | 109K t |
| 40 | Croatia | 58.26 kg | 227K t |
| 41 | Belgium | 57.51 kg | 674K t |
| 41 | Honduras | 57.51 kg | 612K t |
| 43 | Armenia | 57.33 kg | 169K t |
| 44 | Slovenia | 56.31 kg | 119K t |
| 45 | Poland | 55.83 kg | 2.2M t |
| 46 | Micronesia | 55.43 kg | 6,000 t |
| 47 | Israel | 55.25 kg | 511K t |
| 48 | New Zealand | 55.1 kg | 285K t |
| 49 | Hong Kong | 54.67 kg | 407K t |
| 50 | South Korea | 54.48 kg | 2.8M t |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.33 kg | 384K t |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.72 kg | 171K t |
| 53 | Albania | 53.65 kg | 151K t |
| 54 | Denmark | 53.27 kg | 317K t |
| 55 | Thailand | 52.79 kg | 3.8M t |
| 56 | Bahrain | 51.93 kg | 82K t |
| 57 | Colombia | 51.87 kg | 2.7M t |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 51.69 kg | 264K t |
| 59 | Barbados | 50.73 kg | 14K t |
| 60 | Kiribati | 50.42 kg | 7,000 t |
| 61 | Jamaica | 50.38 kg | 143K t |
| 62 | Grenada | 50.34 kg | 6,000 t |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 50.02 kg | 341K t |
| 64 | Canada | 49.71 kg | 2M t |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 49.71 kg | 9,000 t |
| 66 | Netherlands | 49.4 kg | 894K t |
| 67 | Finland | 48.62 kg | 272K t |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 48.45 kg | 329K t |
| 69 | Eswatini | 48.26 kg | 59K t |
| 70 | Antigua and Barbuda | 47.98 kg | 4,000 t |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 47.83 kg | 494K t |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 47.3 kg | 3.2M t |
| 73 | Tonga | 47.22 kg | 5,000 t |
| 74 | Uruguay | 46.08 kg | 156K t |
| 75 | Sweden | 45.71 kg | 482K t |
| 76 | Chile | 45.45 kg | 894K t |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 44.53 kg | 505K t |
| 78 | Malaysia | 44.4 kg | 1.6M t |
| 79 | Australia | 43.17 kg | 1.1M t |
| 80 | Czechia | 42.54 kg | 460K t |
| 81 | Mexico | 42.02 kg | 5.5M t |
| 82 | Samoa | 41.63 kg | 9,000 t |
| 83 | Libya | 41.3 kg | 302K t |
| 84 | Germany | 41.23 kg | 3.5M t |
| 85 | Italy | 40.12 kg | 2.4M t |
| 86 | Belize | 40.01 kg | 16K t |
| 87 | Mauritius | 39.75 kg | 51K t |
| 88 | Moldova | 39.61 kg | 102K t |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 39.55 kg | 11K t |
| 90 | Argentina | 39.06 kg | 1.8M t |
| 91 | Kuwait | 39.05 kg | 189K t |
| 92 | Brazil | 38.9 kg | 8.2M t |
| 93 | Morocco | 38.87 kg | 1.5M t |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.87 kg | 58K t |
| 95 | Greece | 38.72 kg | 397K t |
| 96 | Cambodia | 38.12 kg | 664K t |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 38.11 kg | 876K t |
| 98 | Georgia | 37.88 kg | 144K t |
| 99 | Mauritania | 37.59 kg | 189K t |
| 100 | Austria | 37.47 kg | 342K t |
| 101 | French Polynesia | 37.35 kg | 10K t |
| 102 | Switzerland | 36.9 kg | 327K t |
| 103 | Venezuela | 35.26 kg | 998K t |
| 104 | Qatar | 35.12 kg | 105K t |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 34.66 kg | 1.2M t |
| 106 | South Africa | 34.4 kg | 2.2M t |
| 107 | Djibouti | 34.12 kg | 39K t |
| 108 | France | 34.05 kg | 2.3M t |
| 109 | Spain | 32.89 kg | 1.6M t |
| 110 | El Salvador | 32.67 kg | 206K t |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 31.85 kg | 17K t |
| 112 | Maldives | 31.78 kg | 17K t |
| 113 | Iran | 31.61 kg | 2.9M t |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 31.43 kg | 334K t |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.21 kg | 7,000 t |
| 116 | Algeria | 31.07 kg | 1.4M t |
| 117 | Taiwan | 30.13 kg | 703K t |
| 117 | Romania | 30.13 kg | 576K t |
| 119 | Oman | 29.16 kg | 147K t |
| 120 | Philippines | 28.3 kg | 3.3M t |
| 121 | Indonesia | 28.05 kg | 7.9M t |
| 122 | Pakistan | 28.04 kg | 6.9M t |
| 123 | Tunisia | 27.57 kg | 336K t |
| 124 | Paraguay | 26.85 kg | 184K t |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | 26.3 kg | 535K t |
| 126 | Lesotho | 26.29 kg | 61K t |
| 127 | Myanmar | 24.91 kg | 1.3M t |
| 128 | Portugal | 23.33 kg | 243K t |
| 129 | Gabon | 22.85 kg | 57K t |
| 130 | Haiti | 21.95 kg | 255K t |
| 131 | Egypt | 21.33 kg | 2.4M t |
| 132 | Kenya | 21.23 kg | 1.2M t |
| 133 | Rwanda | 20.86 kg | 291K t |
| 134 | Peru | 20.61 kg | 698K t |
| 135 | Guinea | 20.43 kg | 294K t |
| 136 | Senegal | 19.92 kg | 360K t |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 19.72 kg | 703K t |
| 138 | India | 19.63 kg | 28.2M t |
| 139 | Bhutan | 19.48 kg | 15K t |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 18.49 kg | 6,000 t |
| 141 | Comoros | 18.31 kg | 16K t |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 17.04 kg | 177K t |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 16.98 kg | 125K t |
| 144 | Cameroon | 16.06 kg | 456K t |
| 145 | Angola | 14.66 kg | 539K t |
| 146 | Laos | 13.75 kg | 105K t |
| 147 | Solomon Islands | 13.49 kg | 11K t |
| 148 | Serbia | 13.36 kg | 90K t |
| 149 | Timor-Leste | 13.29 kg | 18K t |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 13.18 kg | 111K t |
| 151 | Syria | 13.16 kg | 311K t |
| 152 | Ivory Coast | 12.97 kg | 404K t |
| 153 | Uganda | 12.7 kg | 618K t |
| 154 | Ghana | 11.03 kg | 373K t |
| 155 | Afghanistan | 10.6 kg | 440K t |
| 156 | Malawi | 10.22 kg | 216K t |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 9.95 kg | 1.7M t |
| 158 | Papua New Guinea | 9.61 kg | 100K t |
| 159 | Tanzania | 9.55 kg | 636K t |
| 160 | China | 9.2 kg | 13.1M t |
| 161 | Ethiopia | 9 kg | 1.2M t |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | 8.69 kg | 200K t |
| 163 | Madagascar | 7.71 kg | 241K t |
| 164 | Nepal | 7.48 kg | 222K t |
| 165 | Nigeria | 7.45 kg | 1.7M t |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.03 kg | 15K t |
| 167 | Mozambique | 6.98 kg | 235K t |
| 168 | Liberia | 6.49 kg | 36K t |
| 169 | Niger | 5.29 kg | 138K t |
| 170 | DR Congo | 3.18 kg | 336K t |
What correlates with Sugars and Sweeteners Available per Capita (2023)?
Pearson r against 1,428 other country metrics sharing at least 102 countries. Correlation is not causation.
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Opposite directions
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Sugars and Sweeteners Available per Capita?
- Luxembourg has the highest Sugars and Sweeteners Available per Capita in 2023, at 178.82 kg, followed by Montenegro (126.26 kg) and Suriname (123.35 kg).
- Which country has the lowest Sugars and Sweeteners Available per Capita?
- DR Congo has the lowest Sugars and Sweeteners Available per Capita in 2023, at 3.18 kg.
- What is the median Sugars and Sweeteners Available per Capita across countries?
- The median is 40.07 kg across the 170 countries with data in 2023.
- Where does this sugar consumption by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Food Balances - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).









































































































































































