Country rankings

Sugar Consumption by Country

India has the highest Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption in 2023 (28.2M t), followed by United States (21.6M t) and China (13.1M t). Nauru and Tuvalu tie for the lowest (1,000 t).

170 of 235 countries

Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption, 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.

Median
293K t
Middle half 92.5K t – 832.8K t
Average
1.2M t
170 countries
Highest
28.2M t
India
Lowest
1,000 t
Tuvalu

Over time · 2010–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • India
  • United States
  • China
  • Russia
  • Brazil

Data

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170 countries · # = rank by Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption
#
1India19.63 kg28.2M t
2United States62.95 kg21.6M t
3China9.2 kg13.1M t
4Russia66.55 kg9.7M t
5Brazil38.9 kg8.2M t
6Indonesia28.05 kg7.9M t
7Pakistan28.04 kg6.9M t
8Mexico42.02 kg5.5M t
9Thailand52.79 kg3.8M t
10Germany41.23 kg3.5M t
11Philippines28.3 kg3.3M t
12United Kingdom47.3 kg3.2M t
13Iran31.61 kg2.9M t
14South Korea54.48 kg2.8M t
15Colombia51.87 kg2.7M t
16Iraq67.64 kg2.6M t
17Ukraine68.19 kg2.6M t
18Egypt21.33 kg2.4M t
19Italy40.12 kg2.4M t
20France34.05 kg2.3M t
21South Africa34.4 kg2.2M t
22Poland55.83 kg2.2M t
23Canada49.71 kg2M t
24Argentina39.06 kg1.8M t
25Ecuador97.37 kg1.8M t
26Bangladesh9.95 kg1.7M t
27Nigeria7.45 kg1.7M t
28Spain32.89 kg1.6M t
29Malaysia44.4 kg1.6M t
30Guatemala82.49 kg1.5M t
31Morocco38.87 kg1.5M t
32Algeria31.07 kg1.4M t
33Myanmar24.91 kg1.3M t
34Kenya21.23 kg1.2M t
35Ethiopia9 kg1.2M t
36Saudi Arabia34.66 kg1.2M t
37Australia43.17 kg1.1M t
38Bolivia86.86 kg1.1M t
39Venezuela35.26 kg998K t
40Jordan81.12 kg928K t
41Chile45.45 kg894K t
41Netherlands49.4 kg894K t
43Sri Lanka38.11 kg876K t
44Uzbekistan19.72 kg703K t
44Taiwan30.13 kg703K t
46Peru20.61 kg698K t
47Belgium57.51 kg674K t
48Cambodia38.12 kg664K t
49Tanzania9.55 kg636K t
50Uganda12.7 kg618K t
51Honduras57.51 kg612K t
52Belarus65.45 kg597K t
53Hungary59.75 kg579K t
54Romania30.13 kg576K t
55Angola14.66 kg539K t
56Kazakhstan26.3 kg535K t
57Ireland98.78 kg513K t
58Israel55.25 kg511K t
59Dominican Republic44.53 kg505K t
60Azerbaijan47.83 kg494K t
61Sweden45.71 kg482K t
62Czechia42.54 kg460K t
63Cameroon16.06 kg456K t
64Afghanistan10.6 kg440K t
65Slovakia79.41 kg438K t
66Hong Kong54.67 kg407K t
67Ivory Coast12.97 kg404K t
68Greece38.72 kg397K t
69Lebanon67.08 kg387K t
70Kyrgyzstan54.33 kg384K t
71Ghana11.03 kg373K t
72Norway65.58 kg362K t
73Senegal19.92 kg360K t
74Austria37.47 kg342K t
75Nicaragua50.02 kg341K t
76DR Congo3.18 kg336K t
76Tunisia27.57 kg336K t
78United Arab Emirates31.43 kg334K t
79Bulgaria48.45 kg329K t
80Switzerland36.9 kg327K t
81Denmark53.27 kg317K t
82Syria13.16 kg311K t
83Mongolia88.57 kg304K t
84Libya41.3 kg302K t
85Guinea20.43 kg294K t
86Panama65.57 kg292K t
87Rwanda20.86 kg291K t
88Lithuania101.44 kg290K t
89New Zealand55.1 kg285K t
90Finland48.62 kg272K t
91Costa Rica51.69 kg264K t
92Haiti21.95 kg255K t
93Portugal23.33 kg243K t
94Madagascar7.71 kg241K t
95Mozambique6.98 kg235K t
96Croatia58.26 kg227K t
97Namibia76.22 kg226K t
98Nepal7.48 kg222K t
99Malawi10.22 kg216K t
100El Salvador32.67 kg206K t
101Burkina Faso8.69 kg200K t
102Botswana78.41 kg194K t
103Mauritania37.59 kg189K t
103Kuwait39.05 kg189K t
105Paraguay26.85 kg184K t
106Tajikistan17.04 kg177K t
107Bosnia and Herzegovina53.72 kg171K t
108Gambia63.18 kg170K t
109Armenia57.33 kg169K t
110Uruguay46.08 kg156K t
111Albania53.65 kg151K t
112Oman29.16 kg147K t
113Georgia37.88 kg144K t
114Jamaica50.38 kg143K t
115Niger5.29 kg138K t
116Turkmenistan16.98 kg125K t
117Slovenia56.31 kg119K t
117Luxembourg178.82 kg119K t
119Latvia62.49 kg118K t
120Sierra Leone13.18 kg111K t
121Estonia80.28 kg110K t
122North Macedonia59.29 kg109K t
123Laos13.75 kg105K t
123Qatar35.12 kg105K t
123Fiji113.67 kg105K t
126Moldova39.61 kg102K t
127Papua New Guinea9.61 kg100K t
128Serbia13.36 kg90K t
129Cyprus66.3 kg89K t
130Bahrain51.93 kg82K t
131Montenegro126.26 kg80K t
132Suriname123.35 kg78K t
133Macau90.37 kg65K t
134Guyana75.56 kg62K t
135Lesotho26.29 kg61K t
136Eswatini48.26 kg59K t
137Trinidad and Tobago38.87 kg58K t
138Gabon22.85 kg57K t
139Mauritius39.75 kg51K t
140Malta83.59 kg45K t
141Djibouti34.12 kg39K t
142Iceland97.2 kg38K t
143Liberia6.49 kg36K t
144Bahamas70.36 kg28K t
145Timor-Leste13.29 kg18K t
146Maldives31.78 kg17K t
146Cape Verde31.85 kg17K t
148Comoros18.31 kg16K t
148Belize40.01 kg16K t
150Guinea-Bissau7.03 kg15K t
150Bhutan19.48 kg15K t
152Barbados50.73 kg14K t
153Solomon Islands13.49 kg11K t
153New Caledonia39.55 kg11K t
155French Polynesia37.35 kg10K t
156Samoa41.63 kg9,000 t
156Saint Lucia49.71 kg9,000 t
158Seychelles63.7 kg8,000 t
159Sao Tome and Principe31.21 kg7,000 t
159Kiribati50.42 kg7,000 t
159Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.83 kg7,000 t
162Vanuatu18.49 kg6,000 t
162Grenada50.34 kg6,000 t
162Micronesia55.43 kg6,000 t
165Tonga47.22 kg5,000 t
166Antigua and Barbuda47.98 kg4,000 t
166Saint Kitts and Nevis74.91 kg4,000 t
168Marshall Islands69.74 kg3,000 t
169Nauru85.38 kg1,000 t
169Tuvalu61.8 kg1,000 t

What correlates with Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,428 other country metrics sharing at least 102 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption tend to score higher on these

  1. Milk ConsumptionMilk Consumption by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 169
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  2. # w/ Safe WaterAccess to Clean Water by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 110
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  3. Crypto OwnersBitcoin Ownership by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 133
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  4. Raw Cow Milk ProductionMilk Production by Country
    r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 160
    Plot
  5. Total Water WithdrawalWater Consumption by Country
    r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 154
    Plot
  6. Alcoholics FemaleAlcoholism by Country
    r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 166
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption tend to score lower on these

  1. Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 117
    Plot
  2. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 126
    Plot
  3. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 169
    Plot
  4. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 165
    Plot
  5. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 136
    Plot
  6. Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
    r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 115
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption?
India has the highest Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption in 2023, at 28.2M t, followed by United States (21.6M t) and China (13.1M t).
Which countries have the lowest Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption?
Nauru and Tuvalu tie for the lowest Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption in 2023, at 1,000 t.
What is the median Total Sugars and Sweeteners Available for Consuption across countries?
The median is 293K t across the 170 countries with data in 2023.
Where does the 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).

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