Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Spirits consumption per person
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- South Africa
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in South Africa, a difference of 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 78th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0978 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.201 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.211 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.059 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.7214 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6316 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.216 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 78th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spirit consumption per person, measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. Spirits are distilled alcoholic drinks and include gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka.