E. Behm gives in his geographical year book, for 1870, the following estimate of the consumption of sugar, coffee, and tea, per capita, in various countries:

COUNTRIES.Sugar, lbs.Coffee, lbs.Tea, lbs.
Great Britain
United States
Holland
France
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Germany
Denmark
Belgium
Portugal
Italy
Austria
Spain
Russia
35.96
24.63
14.86
14.30
11.04
9.80
9.60
9.42
9.00
7.18
6.33
5.20
4.93
4.23
2.40
0.90
5.68
7.03
2.32
6.92
0.80
5.28
4.03
3.40
8.59
0.69
0.90
1.30
0.01
0.007
3.190
. . . .
0.800
0.018
0.060
0.060
. . . .
0.035
0.400
0.018
0.040
0.020
0.012
0.040
0.160

The entire consumption of sugar in Europe has averaged, during the last few years, three thousand four hundred and ten million pounds (3,410,000 pounds), and for the whole world it is set down at nearly twice that amount. It is estimated that three fourths of the sugar is made from cane, and one fourth from the beet.

The consumption of coffee has doubled in most countries during the last twenty years.