Cape Verde vs South Africa: Wine consumption per person
Cape Verde
1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
South Africa
1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
48th
South Africa rank
50th
Wine consumption per person over time
- Cape Verde
- South Africa
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in South Africa, a difference of 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 50th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.307 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.197 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.693 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2814 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2033 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3763 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Cape Verde or South Africa?
- Cape Verde, at 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Cape Verde and South Africa?
- 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and South Africa rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 48th 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.