Consumption of sugar

Kilograms per person per year. All adults

Key

< 15 kg p/a
15-30 kg p/a
30-40 kg p/a
40-50 kg p/a
50-60 kg p/a
≥ 60 kg p/a

Africa region

  • South Africa: 43.8 kg p/a
  • Mauritius: 41.7 kg p/a
  • Mauritania: 39.6 kg p/a
  • Botswana: 38.7 kg p/a
  • Namibia: 35.1 kg p/a

Americas region

  • Canada: 90.3 kg p/a
  • Bahamas: 72.4 kg p/a
  • Dominica: 67.3 kg p/a
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis: 67.3 kg p/a
  • United States: 66.2 kg p/a

Eastern Mediterranean region

  • Lebanon: 67.3 kg p/a
  • Jordan: 42.9 kg p/a
  • United Arab Emirates: 42.8 kg p/a
  • Kuwait: 39.5 kg p/a
  • Oman: 37.8 kg p/a

European region

  • Luxembourg: 162.2 kg p/a
  • Montenegro: 126.4 kg p/a
  • Lithuania: 92 kg p/a
  • Malta: 86.5 kg p/a
  • Ireland: 83.9 kg p/a

SE Asia region

  • Thailand: 38.8 kg p/a
  • Maldives: 33 kg p/a
  • Myanmar: 28.5 kg p/a
  • Sri Lanka: 27.9 kg p/a
  • Timor-Leste: 27.4 kg p/a

Western Pacific region

  • Fiji: 143 kg p/a
  • Australia: 60.4 kg p/a
  • New Zealand: 56.2 kg p/a
  • Kiribati: 52.5 kg p/a
  • Malaysia: 43.6 kg p/a

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets 2014-2017. http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS (16 December 2020)

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