In this article, we will find out what is the average amount of honey consumed per person by country in 2023. We will use statistical data from FAOSTAT, Trade Map, UN Population Division, Honey market reserch.
Top 30 countries by honey consumption in 2023

The leader in honey consumption per person in 2023 is the Central African Republic (3.25 kg). It seems surprising, but based on the data on honey production, the lack of honey exports and imports in the Central African Republic, and the number of people, we get this figure. In second place is Greece (2.49 kg), in third place is Croatia (2.23 kg.) Further in descending order are the countries in the table.
Method of calculation of honey consumption
To calculate honey consumption in 2023, we take the data on honey production (FAOSTAT), subtract the data on exports and add the data on honey imports (Trade Map). We divide this sum by the number of inhabitants in the country (UN Population Division). As a result, we get the amount of honey consumed per person. Of course, it should be recognised that there may be some inaccuracy in the data provided by countries. But nevertheless, we have no other data, and we proceed on this basis. Below is a table with data on the basis of which we have calculated honey consumption.
Honey consumption by country in 2023
Country | Production, tonnes | Exports, tonnes | Imports, tonnes | Population | Consumption, kg |
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CAR Greece Croatia Albania Lithuania Slovenia North Macedonia Ireland Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Switzerland Romania Portugal Estonia Latvia Montenegro Türkiye Canada Cyprus Bermuda Austria Uruguay Finland Iran Belgium Seychelles Moldova UK Poland Czechia Barbados Qatar Slovakia Germany Samoa USA Spain Armenia France Bahamas British Indian Ocean Territory Ethiopia Angola New Caledonia Netherlands Israel Republic of Korea Australia Bulgaria Kuwait United Arab Emirates Greenland Andorra Fiji Georgia Cayman Islands China, Taiwan Province of Bahrain Tuvalu Denmark Norway Tanzania Maldives Chile Iceland Uzbekistan Tajikistan Azerbaijan Timor-Leste French Polynesia Aruba Russian Federation Rwanda Luxembourg Curaçao China, Honk Kong Malta Sweden Antigua and Barbuda Kyrgyzstan Tunisia Oman Japan Saint Pierre and Miquelon Cuba Mexico Morocco Kenya Italy Singapore Costa Rica Paraguay Guatemala Jamaica Faroe Islands El Salvador Lebanon Belarus Mauritius Montserrat China, mainland Cook Islands Kazakhstan Senegal Marshall Islands British Virgin Islands Brazil Colombia Syrian Arab Republic Cameroon Viet Nam Nepal New Zealand Gibraltar Belize Saint Vincent Mongolia Bhutan Algeria Madagascar Jordan Turkmenistan Nicaragua Puerto Rico Guyana Tonga Botswana Argentina Libya Namibia Suriname Panama Wallis and Futuna Islands South Africa Malaysia Guinea-Bissau Palestine Burundi Guinea Ukraine Trinidad and Tobago Grenada Djibouti Macao, China Cabo Verde Turks and Caicos Islands Yemen Myanmar Thailand Dominica Bolivia Sierra Leone Dominican Republic Brunei Darussalam Chad United States Minor Peru Ecuador Mauritania Northern Mariana Islands Lesotho Afghanistan Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Iraq Mali Egypt Venezuela Haiti Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Papua New Guinea Eswatini Nigeria Saint Kitts and Nevis Gabon Côte d’Ivoire Mozambique Vanuatu Honduras Sudan Burkina Faso Equatorial Guinea Indonesia Gambia Togo Philippines Saint Lucia Uganda | 16 714 22 590 6 657 5 633 5 666 2 405 2 947 0 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1,22 1,21 1,06 1,05 1,02 0,99 0,94 0,93 0,87 0,86 0,86 0,86 0,85 0,83 0,82 0,80 0,79 0,79 0,78 0,78 0,74 0,71 0,71 0,70 0,70 0,67 0,66 0,64 0,64 0,62 0,62 0,60 0,57 0,55 0,54 0,54 0,54 0,53 0,53 0,52 0,52 0,52 0,49 0,49 0,48 0,47 0,47 0,47 0,46 0,46 0,46 0,45 0,45 0,43 0,43 0,43 0,43 0,42 0,42 0,42 0,41 0,40 0,40 0,39 0,37 0,37 0,36 0,36 0,35 0,34 0,32 0,31 0,31 0,31 0,30 0,29 0,28 0,28 0,27 0,26 0,25 0,25 0,24 0,23 0,23 0,22 0,21 0,21 0,21 0,18 0,18 0,17 0,17 0,17 0,17 0,16 0,16 0,16 0,16 0,15 0,15 0,14 0,14 0,13 0,13 0,12 0,12 0,12 0,11 0,11 0,10 0,10 0,10 0,10 0,09 0,09 0,09 0,09 0,09 0,09 0,08 0,08 0,08 0,07 0,07 0,07 0,07 0,07 0,07 0,07 0,06 0,06 0,06 0,06 0,06 0,06 0,06 0,06 0,05 0,05 0,05 0,05 0,05 0,05 0,04 0,04 0,03 0,03 0,03 0,03 0,03 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,01 0,01 0,01 0,01 0,01 0,01 0,01 0,01 0,01 |
Average world honey consumption per person in 2023
If we take the data on honey production based on FAOSTAT and the number of people on earth based on UN Population Division in 2023, we get: 1,893,805,480 kg / 8,093,144,409 people = 234 grams of honey consumed by an average person in the world per year.
2022 | 2023 | |
Honey consumption per person in the world | 232 grams | 234 grams |
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