Qatar vs Uruguay: Spirits consumption per person

Qatar
0.9187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Uruguay
0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Qatar rank
98th
Uruguay rank
96th

Spirits consumption per person over time

  • Qatar
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.9187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Qatar, a difference of 0.0413 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Qatar ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.5433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.5433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay
1970s 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.393 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.736 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Qatar
1980s 2.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.056 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Qatar
1990s 0.744 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.788 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay
2000s 0.5864 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.4316 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay
2010s 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.991 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.301 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay
2020s 0.719 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.9433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.2244 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Qatar or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.9187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Qatar as of 2022.
What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Qatar and Uruguay?
0.0413 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Uruguay?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Qatar and Uruguay rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
Qatar ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 96th 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.