Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Wine consumption per person
Bhutan
0.0556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.0492 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Bhutan rank
122nd
Papua New Guinea rank
124th
Wine consumption per person over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0492 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0064 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0333 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0333 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.072 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.072 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.045 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.045 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0558 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0156 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0402 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.0558 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0348 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.021 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.0559 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0059 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 0.0556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0492 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0064 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Bhutan ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th 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.