Denmark vs Spain: Wine consumption per person
Denmark
4.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Spain
4.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Denmark rank
10th
Spain rank
8th
Wine consumption per person over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 4.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Denmark, a difference of 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Spain ahead.
Denmark ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5962 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.998 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.931 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Denmark or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 4.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Denmark and Spain?
- 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Denmark ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th 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 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.