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. 2019 Dec 8;9(8):360–362. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.129

Table. Sugar Consumption Trend 2008-2027, Selected Countries .

Consumption (kg) Growth ( %) c Per Capita (kg) Growth ( %) c
Average 2015-2017est 2027 2008-2017 2018-2027 Average 2015-2017est 2027 2008-2017 2018-2027
World 167 118 197 870 1.66 1.48 22.3 23.7 0.47 0.51
North America 11 416 12 871 1.16 1.07 31.8 33.2 0.38 0.35
Canada 1175 1263 -0.09 0.73 32.4 31.8 -1.11 -0.09
United States 10 241 11 608 1.31 1.11 31.8 33.4 0.56 0.40
Latin America 26 660 29 906 0.04 1.07 41.8 42.6 -1.09 0.21
Argentina 1658 1983 0.23 1.69 37.8 41.1 -0.80 0.84
Brazil 11 038 11 952 -1.10 0.82 53.2 53.7 -1.99 0.22
Chile 780 879 1.23 1.02 43.6 45.5 0.33 0.35
Colombia 1849 2214 2.44 1.66 38.0 42.2 1.44 1.01
Mexico 4462 4997 0.30 1.03 35.0 34.7 -1.11 -0.04
Paraguay 134 157 1.58 1.38 20.0 20.6 0.24 0.25
Europe 27 113 26 830 0.29 -0.15 36.0 35.6 0.19 -0.14
European Union 18 502 17 910 0.60 -0.36 36.4 34.9 0.43 -0.41
Russia 5713 6011 0.18 0.48 39.7 42.4 0.10 0.65
Ukraine 1639 1639 -1.94 -0.21 36.9 39.1 -1.46 0.32
Africa 19 191 26 926 3.63 3.07 15.7 16.9 0.99 0.66
Egypt 3508 4739 3.89 2.65 36.7 41.3 1.72 1.02
Ethiopia 491 704 3.75 3.32 4.8 5.4 1.10 1.03
Nigeria 1593 2347 5.32 3.59 8.6 9.6 2.56 1.03
South Africa 1931 2189 1.32 1.09 34.5 34.8 -0.02 0.06
Asia 81 254 99 681 2.37 1.75 18.2 20.5 1.31 1.01
Chinaa  16 145 20 234 2.38 1.90 11.5 14.0 1.84 1.70
India 24 717 31 124 1.94 1.99 18.7 21.1 0.69 1.01
Indonesia 6622 8343 4.06 1.93 25.4 28.8 2.77 1.02
Iran 2492 2652 0.99 0.51 31.0 30.3 -0.23 -0.23
Japan 2108 2039 -0.46 -0.35 16.5 16.5 -0.37 -0.00
Kazakhstan 498 546 1.44 0.81 27.7 27.4 -0.06 -0.06
Korea 1591 1784 3.06 0.88 31.3 34.0 2.65 0.60
Malaysia 1792 2203 3.81 1.73 57.5 61.7 2.03 0.50
Pakistan 5085 6748 2.69 2.63 26.3 28.9 0.58 0.90
Philippines 2203 2850 2.59 2.39 21.3 23.6 0.94 0.97
Saudi Arabia 1225 1597 3.70 2.31 38.0 41.8 0.92 0.85
Thailand 2965 3142 3.03 0.43 43.1 45.1 2.60 0.35
Turkey 2395 2624 1.56 0.62 30.1 30.2 0.01 0.00
Vietnam 1561 1960 5.03 1.89 16.5 18.8 3.89 1.01
Oceania 1483 1656 1.60 1.10 37.8 36.7 0.02 -0.15
Australia 1163 1294 1.73 1.05 48.2 47.2 0.22 -0.08
New Zealand 220 236 0.35 0.70 47.2 46.2 -0.72 -0.11
Developed countries 46 337 48 216 0.61 0.33 32.6 32.8 0.20 0.04
Developing countries 120 781 149 654 2.09 1.88 19.9 21.8 0.70 0.75
Least developed countries 7573 10 928 5.23 3.19 9.5 10.7 2.77 0.91
OECDb  43 683 45 850 0.83 0.39 32.8 32.8 0.27 -0.00
BRICS 59 545 71 511 1.24 1.60 19.0 21.4 0.39 1.03

Abbreviations: OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; BRICS, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Note: Marketing year: See Glossary of Terms for definitions. Average 2015-17est: Data for 2017 are estimated. Sugar data are expressed on a tel quel basis.

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a Refers to mainland only. The economies of Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong (China) and Macau (China) are included in the Asia aggregate.

b Excludes Iceland but includes all EU28 member countries.

c Least-squares growth rate (see glossary).

Source: OECD (2018), “Table A.23.2 - Sugar projections: Consumption, food,” in OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027 , OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/agr_outlook-2018-table140-en.

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