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Alcohol consumption > 1960	7 litres per capita		[12th of 24]
Alcohol consumption > 1970	8.8 litres per capita		[15th of 26]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 1970. Data not available for Greece, South Korea or Mexico.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 1980	10.7 litres per capita		[18th of 29]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 1980. Data not available for South Korea.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 1990	7.4 litres per capita		[25th of 30]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 1990.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 2000	7.7 litres per capita		[24th of 30]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 2000.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > Current	7.8 litres per capita		[23rd of 30]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15. (Data for 2003).
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Beer consumption	70 litres		[12th of 18]
DEFINITION: Litres of beer consumed per person per year (2002).
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
beverages and tobacco > % of value added in manufacturing	16.14 %		[48th of 103]
DEFINITION: Value added in manufacturing is the sum of gross output less the value of intermediate inputs used in production for industries classified in ISIC major division 3. Food, beverages, and tobacco comprise ISIC division 31.		View time series
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Bottled water consumption	29.7 litres		[8th of 18]
DEFINITION: Consumption of bottled water. Litres per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Coffee consumption	2.4 kgs		[13th of 18]
DEFINITION: Kilograms of coffee consumed per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
exports > % of merchandise exports	6.79 %		[74th of 156]
DEFINITION: Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).		View time series
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Fruit juice consumption	52.6 litres		[1st of 18]
DEFINITION: Consumption of fruit juices. Litres per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
McDonalds restaurants	1,154 McDonald's restaurants		[3rd of 39]
DEFINITION: Number of McDonalds restaurants.
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Pork consumption per capita	66.2		[11th of 18]
DEFINITION: Measures taken in 1997 and based on carcass weight. Selected Nations only.
SOURCE: McDonald's
Soft drink consumption	119.8 litres		[3rd of 18]
DEFINITION: Consumption of carbonated soft drinks. Litres per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: USDA Census of Agriculture
Standard drink > Standard drinks as defined by various countries > Volume	17.1 mL		[5th of 17]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Subway resturants	2,093		[2nd of 82]
DEFINITION: Number of Subway resturants by country
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Standard drink
Tea consumption	0.2 kgs		[14th of 18]
DEFINITION: Kilograms of tea consumed per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: Subway, 2006.
Total spirit consumption	4.3 litres		[8th of 18]
DEFINITION: Litres of spirits consumed per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Wine consumption	10 litres		[17th of 18]
DEFINITION: Litres of wine consumed per person per year (2002).
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor

Interesting facts on Canadian Food

• The United States has the world\'s highest number of McDonald’s restaurants per capita. Americans also die of obesity more often than any other nation, with more deaths than Mexico, Germany, Spain, Austria and Canada combined.

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