Barbados vs South Africa: Wine consumption per person
Barbados
1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
South Africa
1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Barbados rank
51st
South Africa rank
50th
Wine consumption per person over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Barbados, a difference of 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 50th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.389 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2753 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.093 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0647 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Barbados or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Barbados and South Africa?
- 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Barbados ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 50th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Wine 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
Average per capita consumption of wine, as measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. 1 liter of wine contains around 0.12 liters of pure alcohol.