Hungary vs New Zealand: Wine consumption per person
Hungary
2.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
New Zealand
2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Hungary rank
32nd
New Zealand rank
31st
Wine consumption per person over time
- Hungary
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Hungary, a difference of 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Hungary |
| 1970s | 4.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Hungary |
| 1980s | 4.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Hungary |
| 1990s | 4.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Hungary |
| 2000s | 4.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Hungary |
| 2010s | 3.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Hungary |
| 2020s | 2.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Hungary or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Hungary as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Hungary and New Zealand?
- 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and New Zealand?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Hungary and New Zealand rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Hungary ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st 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.