consumption

China drinks more tea than any country — 3 million tonnes per year. But Turkey has the highest per-capita consumption at 4.6 kg per person. Tea is the world's second most consumed beverage after water. Here's the full global tea ranking, who grows it, who drinks it most, and why.

Switzerland consumes 10.3 kg of chocolate per person per year — the world's highest. Denmark, Austria, and Germany follow. The global chocolate market exceeds $130 billion. Meanwhile, cocoa-growing countries in West Africa — which produce 70% of the world's cocoa — consume almost none. Here's the strange geography of chocolate.

Country alcohol comparisons depend on pure-alcohol units, the age range, and estimates of unrecorded drinking. Learn what a per-capita figure can tell you and what it cannot.

Coffee rankings depend on the year, population denominator, and whether they measure beans, cups, or caffeine. Learn how to compare country consumption without mixing those measures.