On account of the very wide fluctuations in imports during the war and the period following the war, per capita figures of consumption are of only relative value, as they have naturally changed radically in recent years. For the most part, however, the trade has about swung back to normal; and per capita figures based on the amounts retained for consumption, as given in the General Coffee Consumption Table, are fairly close to those for the years before the war. As per capita calculations must take into account population as well as amounts of coffee consumed; and as population figures are usually estimates, the results arrived at by different authorities are likely to vary slightly, although usually they are not far apart. In figuring the per capita amounts in the table on page 288, latest available estimates of population have been used. The figures show that the following are the ten leading countries in the per capita consumption of coffee in pounds:
| 1. | Sweden | 15.25 | 6. | Norway | 10.95 |
| 2. | Cuba | 13.79 | 7. | Holland | 10.22 |
| 3. | Denmark | 13.19 | 8. | Finland | 8.25 |
| 4. | United States | 12.09 | 9. | Switzerland | 8.17 |
| 5. | Belgium | 11.06 | 10. | France | 7.74 |
The per capita consumption of the most important coffee-consuming countries, based on the large table, is given with the 1913 per capita figures for comparison:
| Per Capita Coffee Consumption Table | ||||
| Country | Year | Pounds | Pds., 1913 | |
| United States | 1921 | 12.09 | 8.90[t] | |
| Canada | 1921 | 1.93 | 2.17 | |
| Newfoundland | 1920 | 0.19 | 0.19[t] | |
| United Kingdom | 1921 | 0.72 | 0.61[t] | |
| France | 1921 | 7.74 | 6.41 | |
| Spain | 1920 | 2.33 | 1.64 | |
| Portugal | 1919 | 0.86 | 1.16 | |
| Belgium | 1921 | 11.06 | 12.27 | |
| Holland | 1921 | 10.22 | 18.80 | |
| Denmark | 1921 | 13.19 | 12.85 | |
| Norway | 1921 | 10.95 | 12.29 | |
| Sweden | 1921 | 15.25 | 13.41 | |
| Finland | 1921 | 8.25 | 8.85 | |
| Russia | 1916 | 0.05 | 0.16 | |
| Austria-Hungary | 1917 | 0.34 | 2.54 | |
| Germany | 1921 | 4.10 | 5.43 | |
| Roumania | 1919 | 0.29 | 1.04 | |
| Greece | 1920 | 2.97 | 1.19 | |
| Switzerland | 1921 | 8.17 | 6.48 | |
| Italy | 1920 | 1.84 | 1.79 | |
| Egypt | 1921 | 1.53 | 1.15 | |
| Union of So. Africa | 1920 | 3.80[v] | 4.19[v] | |
| Ceylon | 1920 | 0.43 | 0.36 | |
| China | 1920 | 0.001 | 0.01 | |
| Japan | 1920 | 0.01 | 0.004 | |
| Cuba | 1920 | 13.79 | 10.00 | |
| Argentina | 1919 | 4.40 | 3.74 | |
| Chile | 1920 | 3.06 | 3.04 | |
| Uruguay | 1921 | 3.61 | [w] | |
| Paraguay | 1920 | 0.26 | [w] | |
| Australia | 1920 | 0.42 | 0.64 | |
| New Zealand | 1920 | 0.24 | 0.29 | |
Fiscal year.
[t] Fiscal year 1913.
Fiscal year ending March 31, 1914.
[v] Including both white and colored population.
[w] Not available.