Ireland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Wine consumption per person
Ireland
2.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Ireland rank
24th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd
Wine consumption per person over time
- Ireland
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Ireland, a difference of 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Ireland ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.708 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.605 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.621 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.981 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0448 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Ireland or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Ireland and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Ireland ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd 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.