Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Wine consumption per person
Ghana
0.0468 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
Ghana rank
125th
Papua New Guinea rank
124th
Wine consumption per person over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0492 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0468 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Ghana, a difference of 0.0024 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0333 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0267 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.072 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.001 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.045 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.044 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.035 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0708 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0156 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0552 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.051 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0348 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0162 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0084 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0492 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0468 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0024 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Ghana ranks 125th 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.