As well as being one of the world’s largest pear producers, China is also the country with the largest volume of pear consumption per year. Every year, China eats its way through 16 million tonnes of pears - that is 66% of the world’s total consumption of pears! This means that every year, a majority of pears are eaten in China. The next country with the largest volume or pear consumption is Italy but it’s not even close between them. Italy consumes just 689 thousand tonnes of pairs each year - way behind China and it’s 16 million tonnes.