According to FAOstat, in 2008 the United States imported 831,788 tonnes of wine, or 10.22% of the world’s total wine supply. That is enough for the United States to rank third in that category. Germany ranked first, importing 1,366,340 tonnes, or 16.79% of the world total.
Prepared by Christopher P. Shand
Categories: agriculture, Food and Drink, Ranking of 3, Rankings
Tags: 2008, alcohol, drink, FAOstat, Germany, imports, third, wine
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, the United States produced 450,967 tonnes of apple juice concentrate in the year 2007. That is enough for the United States to rank first in that category.
According to the Kirin Institute of Food and Lifestyle, in 2008 Americans consumed 14.1% of all the beer in the world, which is enough to make the United States rank second in that category. China ranks first, consuming 22.9% of the world’s beer.
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2007 the United States had a beer supply of 236.71 grams per person per day, which makes the United States rank sixteenth in that category. The Czech Republic ranks first, with a beer supply of 405.05 grams per person per day.
According to the International Trade Centre, in 2007 the United States imported $69,002,000 worth of cider, mead, perry, and other, similar, fermented beverages, or 9.8% of the world total. That’s enough to make the United States rank third in that category. The United Kingdom ranks first, importing 24.9% of the world total.
According to the World Health Organization, in 2003, adults over the age of fifteen in the United States consumed an average of 8.61 litres of alcohol, which was enough to make the United States rank thirty-third in that category. Luxembourg ranked first, consuming 15.56 litres per adult.
According to the International Trade Centre, in 2005 the United States imported $3,124,625,000 worth of coffee and coffee substitutes, or 20.2% of the world’s total. That was enough to make the United States rank first in that category.
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United States, in the period from 2001 to 2003, the United States exported 2,074,000 tonnes of milk products, or 3% of the world total. That was enough to make the United States rank tenth in that category. New Zealand ranked first, exporting 11,308,000 tonnes, or 14% of the world total.
According to the USDA, Americans spend, on average, 8.59% of their food expenditures on dairy products, which makes the United States rank seventy-third out of 114 countries in that category.
Pakistan ranks first, with per capita dairy expenditures at 26.84% of total food expenditures. Sierra Leone ranks last, with per capita dairy expenditures at 1.13% of total food expenditures.
The world average is 9.60% in that category. The country closest to the world average is Peru, at 9.62%.
According to the USDA, Americans spend, on average, 28.71% of their food budget on tobacco and beverages, which makes the United States rank tenth out of 114 countries in that category.
The United Kingdom ranks first, spending an average of 47.53% of their per capita food budget on tobacco and beverages. Tajikistan ranks last, spending an average of 1.19% of their per capita food budget on tobacco and beverages.
The global average in this category is 15.91%. The country closest to the world average is Italy, at 16.18%.
