During the summer, each German gets through around 130 scoops of ice cream.
Spread over the whole season that works out at least one scoop a day. This is the figure calculated by the Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry for 2024.
Considering the current heat wave, ice-cream sellers are rubbing their hands...
When compared with other European countries, Germany, with consumption of eight litres of ice cream per year, is not exactly near the top of the table. Per-capita ice-cream sales in Poland are said to be almost twice as high, at 16 kilos, according to data (source in German) from the information service of the German Economic Institute from 2021.
After Poland, Sweden has per-capita sales of 10.87 kilos of ice cream. In Spain, 9.65 kilos per person per year are consumed. They are followed by Denmark, Finland, Italy, Greece, France and then Germany. Austria and Switzerland bring up the rear.
