Iceland vs New Zealand: Wine consumption per person
Iceland
2.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
New Zealand
2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Iceland rank
33rd
New Zealand rank
31st
Wine consumption per person over time
- Iceland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iceland, a difference of 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 187 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2278 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3222 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.487 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.989 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.901 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.992 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3467 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, Iceland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Iceland and New Zealand?
- 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Iceland ranks 33rd 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.