Kuwait vs Niger: Spirits consumption per person
Kuwait
0.0398 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Niger
0.0484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Kuwait rank
168th
Niger rank
166th
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Kuwait
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0398 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0086 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 168th and Niger ranks 166th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0589 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0467 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.031 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.029 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.002 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.035 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.035 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Niger |
| 1990s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.016 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.016 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0951 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0564 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0387 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0602 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0544 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0058 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0377 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0643 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0266 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Kuwait or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.0484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0398 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Kuwait and Niger?
- 0.0086 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Niger?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Niger rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Kuwait ranks 168th and Niger ranks 166th 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.