The World Scene

World production and consumption data that is easily comparable is difficult to find, due to wide variations in methods of reporting (volume, weight) and in categories of products included or excluded from the data. The table below shows annual ice cream consumption data (per capita, in litres) from selected countries.

Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Dairy Information Centre.

Consumption of Ice Cream (2002)

Country		Litres per capita

New Zealand		 22-23 (2006)
United States		 18.3 (2007)
Australia		 ~18.0 (2007)
Finland			 ~14.0 (2006)
Sweden			 11.9
Canada	 		  8.7 (2007)
Italy			  9.2
Ireland			  9.0
Denmark			  8.7
United Kingdom 		  ~ 6.0 (2007)
Chile			  5.6
Malaysia		  2.0
China			  1.9
Japan			  0.01

The Canadian Scene

Some statistical data is presented below, which is now updated regularly and available at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Dairy Information Centre.

Canadian Ice Cream Mix Production, kL

1988    166,252                 
1989    161,073         
1990    162,905         
1991    161,394         
1992    149,203
1993    164,210
1994    175,579
1995    172,678
1996    166,296
1997    154,974
1998    154,803
1999    152,542
2000    137,869
2001    147,450
2002    158,470
2003    150,696
2004    154,778
2005    172,699
2006    171,295
2007    153,059
2008    135,814

Provincial Ice Cream Mix Production, 2007 vs. 2008

Ont.		100,224		81,922
Others(1)	  59,912	53,892
(1) Not disclosed to protect individual company data.

Per capita consumption - hard and soft ice cream

1980   12.72            
1985   12.02            
1990   11.50            
1995   11.47    
1996   10.99
1997   10.33
1998   10.15
1999    9.98
2000    8.63
2001    9.23
2002    9.49
2003    9.26
2004    9.15
2005    9.82
2006    9.21
2007    8.41
2008    7.20
 

Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Dairy Information Centre

The Scene from the United States

US Production of Ice Cream, Hard and Soft; Regular, Lowfat and Nonfat, Million Gallons

1990    1175.9         
1991    1204.4         
1992    1194.3
1993    1191.5
1994    1234.7
1995    1262.9
1996    1286.2
1997    1340.1
1998    1384.6
1999    1393.3
2000    1383.7
2001    1372.7
2002    1364.6
2003    1411.5
2004    1329.7
2005    1340.9
2006    1352.9

US Per Capita consumption of Ice Cream - Hard and Soft; Regular, Lowfat and Nonfat, litres (excluding imports and exports)

 
1990   17.9            
1995   17.9    
2000   18.6
2001   18.2
2002   18.0
2003   18.4
2004   17.0
2005   16.9
2006   17.2

Source: United States Dept. of Agriculture Economic Research Service.

US hard and Soft Ice Cream, Million Gallons, by State, 2006

California	  160
Texas		  97
Indiana 	  87  
Pennsylvania	  54
Massachusetts	  54
Minnesota	  53
- The Top 5 States produced about 33% of the United States production.          

Source: International Dairy Foods Association, Dairy Facts 2007.

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