Finland vs United States: Wine consumption per person
Finland
1.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
United States
1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Finland rank
44th
United States rank
42nd
Wine consumption per person over time
- Finland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Finland, a difference of 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Finland ranks 44th and United States ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5144 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3978 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United States |
| 1970s | 0.892 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.265 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United States |
| 1980s | 0.926 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.448 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United States |
| 1990s | 1.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.273 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.164 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0567 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Finland or United States?
- United States, at 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Finland and United States?
- 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Finland and United States rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Finland ranks 44th and United States ranks 42nd 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.