In 2011-2012 the Australian Health Survey found that Australians were consuming an average of 60g of sugars each day, or the equivalent of 14 teaspoons of white sugar. On October 19, 2013, another study from researchers at the University of Wollongong and University of Sydney, presented at the annual congress of the Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society, revealed that more than half of young Australians were consuming too much sugar. Dr. Gill said, “Research in this area is hindered in Australia because food composition datasets do not distinguish between total and added sugars.”
http://theconversation.edu.au/study-reveals-australian-children-overdosing-on-sugar-10224. To date, this problem continues to be ignored because of industry influence.
By 2013, over 382 million people worldwide had diabetes at a cost of over $548 billion. The International Diabetes Federation predicts it will rise to 592 million by 2035. https://www.idf.org/. In 2013, China, India, USA, Pacific Islands, Micronesia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar have the highest amount of cases per capita. There are three types, Type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes.
Between 2014/2015, world wide production of refined sugar reached 175.1 million metric tons, and sugar consumption exceeded 176 million metric tons. Though down a bit in 2017, global sugar consumption was still high at 171.87 million metric tons. It is no wonder that the scourge of sugar is making people sick, world-wide, and medical care costs are soaring out of control.
World Consumption (kilos) of Sugar Per Capita, 2009-2015:
http://www.indiansugar.com/PDFS/World_per_Capita_Consumption_of_Sugar.pdf
The highest (in kilos) sugar consumers in 2015 were: various Caribbean (66.7), Neth. Antilles (56.7), Malaysia (55.6), Brazil (53.6), Singapore (50), Cuba (51.8), El Salvador (51.2), Sudan (49.4), Barbados (49.3), New Zealand (48.6), Australia (48.2), Trinidad & Tobago (48.5), Costa Rica (47.7), Guatemala (45), Serbia (43.7), Fiji (43.4), Nicaragua (43.2), Chile (42.9), Thailand (42.7), Switzerland (42.6), Swaziland (42), Ukraine (40.5), Uruguay (41.1), Jamaica (40.5), & Israel (40.8),
According to WorldAtlas.com, 25 April 2017
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-sugar-consuming-nations-in-the-world.html the average person in the United States, consumes 126.4 grams of sugar daily (1/4 lb), which is more than 10 times the lowest recommendation. Germany is the second largest sweet tooth at about 102.9 grams on average. The Netherlands is the third at 102.5 grams daily. Ireland ranks fourth at 96.7 grams. Australia is fifth at 95.6 grams of sugar daily. Belgium comes in at sixth with 95 grams. The United Kingdom is seventh at 93.2 grams. Mexico is eighth at 92.5 grams, and also ranks number one with obesity, along with various Pacific island nations, who have among the highest rates of diabetes. Finland is ninth at 91.5 grams on average, and Canada is tenth at 89.1 grams of sugar daily.
PRODUCING COUNTRIES
The five largest producers of sugar in 2011/12 were Brazil, India, the European Union, China, and Thailand. In the same year, the largest exporter of sugar was Brazil, distantly followed by Thailand, Australia, and India. The largest importers were the European Union, United States, and Indonesia. Currently, Brazil and Israel have among the highest per capita consumption of sugar, followed by Australia, Thailand, and the European Union.[44][45]