Which has higher wine as a share of total alcohol consumption, Italy or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 77.4% against 63.7% in Italy as of 2019.

What is the difference in wine as a share of total alcohol consumption between Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?

13.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Sao Tome and Principe: Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption

Italy

63.7%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

77.4%

in 2019

Italy rank

4th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

2nd

Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption over time

Italy
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 77.4% against 63.7% in Italy, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd of 185 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	69.0%	71.9%	2.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	64.8%	78.6%	13.8%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wine as a share of total alcohol consumption, Italy or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 77.4% against 63.7% in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in wine as a share of total alcohol consumption between Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?: 13.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Italy and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for wine as a share of total alcohol consumption?: Italy ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption
Unit: %
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: 185 places, 3,678 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption, as measured by intake in litres of pure alcohol.