Total spice consumption rose 106% to 204 kt in Vietnam in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in Vietnam reached an all time high of 204 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 25.4 kt in 1961. When compared to Vietnam's main peers, total spice consumption in Cambodia amounted to 12.0 kt, 703 kt in China, 17.0 kt in Laos and 507 kt in Thailand in 2021.
Vietnam has been ranked 13th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Cambodia | kt | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 438 | 333 | 379 | 389 | 491 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,957 | 3,587 | 4,278 | 4,675 | 4,911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 160 | 157 | 153 | 144 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 142 | 152 | 151 | 158 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 122 | 119 | 121 | 118 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 29.0 | 55.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 542 | 550 | 494 | 482 | 470 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 308 | 310 | 313 | 318 | 347 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 122 | 118 | 142 | 177 | 101 |