Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Wine consumption per person
Wine consumption per person over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0492 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0372 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.012 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0333 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0178 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.072 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.062 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.113 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.045 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.068 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 0.004 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.061 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0525 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0156 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0369 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 0.053 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0348 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0182 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 0.0376 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0124 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0492 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0372 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.012 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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.