Total spice consumption rose 7.37% to 408 kt in the USA in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in the USA reached an all time high of 408 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 49.2 kt in 1961. When compared to USA's main peers, total spice consumption in Canada amounted to 54.0 kt, 703 kt in China, 134 kt in Japan and 203 kt in Mexico in 2021.
USA has been ranked 9th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 1 place below 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 |
| Australia | kt | 20.0 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 39.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 438 | 333 | 379 | 389 | 491 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kt | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,957 | 3,587 | 4,278 | 4,675 | 4,911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 160 | 157 | 153 | 144 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 141 | 140 | 137 | 147 | 139 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 29.0 | 55.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 26.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 48.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 308 | 310 | 313 | 318 | 347 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 69.0 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 73.0 |
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