The United States is the leading consumer of corn worldwide. In 2018/2019, the U.S. consumed about 12.42 billion bushels of corn. China, the runner up, consumed about 10.91 billion bushels of corn in that year.
Though it is a popular and widely available vegetable in the United States, most of the corn grown in the United States is processed into ethanol, used as animal feed, or used to manufacture high fructose corn syrup. Of the 14.7 billion metric bushels of corn utilized in the United States in 2017/2018, about 5.6 billion metric bushels went to the production of ethanol and other by-products. In 2018, the average American consumed 6.75 pounds of fresh sweet corn, a decrease from about 9.2 pounds of sweet corn in 2010.
Consumption of corn worldwide in 2018/2019, by country (in million bushels)*
The United States is the leading consumer of corn worldwide. In 2018/2019, the U.S. consumed about 12.42 billion bushels of corn. China, the runner up, consumed about 10.91 billion bushels of corn in that year.
Though it is a popular and widely available vegetable in the United States, most of the corn grown in the United States is processed into ethanol, used as animal feed, or used to manufacture high fructose corn syrup. Of the 14.7 billion metric bushels of corn utilized in the United States in 2017/2018, about 5.6 billion metric bushels went to the production of ethanol and other by-products. In 2018, the average American consumed 6.75 pounds of fresh sweet corn, a decrease from about 9.2 pounds of sweet corn in 2010.
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NCGA. (June 1, 2019). Consumption of corn worldwide in 2018/2019, by country (in million bushels)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2019, from https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/691175/consumption-corn-worldwide-by-country/
NCGA. "Consumption of corn worldwide in 2018/2019, by country (in million bushels)*." Chart. June 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/691175/consumption-corn-worldwide-by-country/
NCGA. (2019). Consumption of corn worldwide in 2018/2019, by country (in million bushels)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/691175/consumption-corn-worldwide-by-country/
NCGA. "Consumption of Corn Worldwide in 2018/2019, by Country (in Million Bushels)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2019, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/691175/consumption-corn-worldwide-by-country/
NCGA, Consumption of corn worldwide in 2018/2019, by country (in million bushels)* Statista, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/691175/consumption-corn-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited December 12, 2019)
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