New Zealand vs Norway: Wine consumption per person
New Zealand
2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Norway
2.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
New Zealand rank
31st
Norway rank
29th
Wine consumption per person over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in New Zealand, a difference of 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2444 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3056 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.438 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.922 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1567 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- New Zealand ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th 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.