The chart above displays the unit sales of Coca Cola in billions of Unit cases from 2005 to 2022. In 2022, Coca Cola sold 32.7 billion unit cases, which was 1.4 billion unit cases higher than the prior year. The company sold the highest number of unit cases in its history in 2022. In 2021, it had sold 31.3 billion unit cases and in 2020 and 2019, 29 and 30.3 billion unit cases respectively.
Unit Cases Sold by Coca Cola 2001-2022
Number of cases in billions.
| Year | Unit Cases (billions) |
| 2022 | 32.7 |
| 2021 | 31.3 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2019 | 30.3 |
| 2018 | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 29.2 |
| 2016 | 29.3 |
| 2015 | 29.2 |
| 2014 | 28.6 |
| 2013 | 28.2 |
| 2012 | 27.7 |
| 2011 | 26.7 |
| 2010 | 25.5 |
| 2009 | 24.4 |
| 2008 | 23.7 |
| 2007 | 22.7 |
| 2006 | 21.4 |
| 2005 | 20.6 |
| 2004 | 19.8 |
| 2003 | 19.4 |
| 2002 | 18.7 |
| 2001 | 1.08 |
2021: Coca Cola sold 31.3 billion unit cases in 2021 compared to 29 billion unit cases in the previous year. The unit sales of Coca Cola grew by 2.3 billion cases in 2021 compared to 2020.
In 2019, the sales volume of Coca Cola based on the number of unit cases reached 30.3 billion unit cases. This was 700 million unit cases higher than the previous year when the company sold 29.6 billion unit cases worldwide.
In 2018, the sales volume of Coca Cola in number of unit cases equalled 29.6 billion unit cases. This was 400 million unit cases higher than the previous year, when the company sold 29.2 billion unit cases.
One unit case of coa Cola is equal to around 5.678 litres or 24 servings of 8 U.S. ounces; the size of the original Coca‑Cola bottle.
In 2018, unit case volume in the United States represented 18 percent of the Company’s worldwide unit case volume. Sparkling soft drinks accounted for 62% of the U.S. unit case volume. Trademark Coca-Cola accounted for 43 % of U.S. unit case volume.
Unit case volume outside the U.S. represented 82% of Coca Cola’s worldwide unit case volume for 2018. The countries outside the United States with largest unit case volumes were Mexico, China, Brazil and Japan, which together accounted for 31% of the company’s worldwide unit case volume. Sparkling soft drinks accounted for 70% of the non U.S. unit case volume.
The 5 largest bottling partners of Coca Cola in 2018 based on unit case volume were :
- Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Coca-Cola FEMSA”)
- Coca-Cola European Partners plc (“CCEP”)
- Coca-Cola HBC AG (“Coca-Cola Hellenic”)
- Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V.
- Swire Beverages
– Coca Cola Annual Reports.
The sales volume of Coca Cola has continued to grow every year. During the last three years, the Coca Cola system sold more than 29 billion unit cases worldwide. One unit case represents “Approximately 5.678 litres or 24 servings of 8 U.S. ounces, the size of the original Coca‑Cola bottle”. Sales in US represented around 19% of the total worldwide sales of Coca Cola and 81% from outside US. In US sparkling soft drinks accounted for 63% of the total sales. The countries where the consumption of Coca Cola was highest outside include Mexico, Brazil, China and Japan. These countries together accounted for 31% of the entire consumption worldwide.
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