Lesotho vs Uganda: Spirits consumption per person

Lesotho
0.449 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Uganda
0.4457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Lesotho rank
121st
Uganda rank
122nd

Spirits consumption per person over time

  • Lesotho
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.449 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Uganda, a difference of 0.0033 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Lesotho ranks 121st and Uganda ranks 122nd of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.2778 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.2778 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uganda
1970s 0.1356 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0844 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uganda
1980s 0.289 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.206 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.083 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Lesotho
1990s 0.418 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.198 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Lesotho
2000s 0.5881 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.5387 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Lesotho
2010s 0.4273 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.6085 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.1812 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uganda
2020s 0.4667 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.4416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0251 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Lesotho or Uganda?
Lesotho, at 0.449 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Uganda as of 2022.
What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Lesotho and Uganda?
0.0033 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
Lesotho ranks 121st and Uganda ranks 122nd 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

Indicator
Spirits consumption per person
Unit
Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.