The U.S. ranks 1st in wine consumption

According to the Wine Institute, 12.54% of the wine consumed in the world in 2010 was consumed in the United States. That is enough to make the United States rank first in that category. Five countries–the United States, France, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom–accounted for just under half of all the wine consumed in the world in that year.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in wine

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

The U.S. ranks 1st in apple juice concentrate

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.

The U.S. ranks 2nd in beer consumption

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.

The U.S. ranks 16th in beer supply

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.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in fermented imports

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.

The U.S. ranks 33rd in alcohol consumption

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.

The U.S. ranks 1st in coffee

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.

The U.S. ranks 10th in milk exports

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.

The U.S. ranks 73rd in dairy spending

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%.