Estimate of world pasta consumption (Kg per capita) Italy 28.0 Venezuela 13.0 Tunisia 11.7 Switzerland 10.1 Peru 9.5 United States 9.0 Greece 8.7 Chile 8.2 France 7.5 Sweden 7.0 Portugal 6.7 Czech Republic 6.5 Hungary 6.5 Canada 6.3 Argentina 6.0 Russia 6.0 Germany 6.0 Brazil 5.7 Austria 5.4 Belgium - Luxembourg 5.4 Estonia 5.3 Turkey 5.2 Spain 5.1 Slovak Republik 5.0 Rep. Dominicana 5.0 Bolivia 4.8 Netherlands 4.4 Lituania 4.4 Latvia 4.1 El Salvador 4.1 Australia 4.0 Israel 4.0 Costa Rica 3.5 Finland 3.2 Guatemala 3.0 Poland 3.0 Colombia 2.8 Ecuador 2.6 Mexico 2.6 United Kingdom 2.5 Panama 2.4 Denmark 2.0 Libya 2.0 Japan 1.7 Romania 1.3 Egypt 1.2 Ireland 1.0 Source: Survey carried over by UN.I.P.I. (2003)