Sao Tome and Principe vs Uruguay: Wine consumption per person
Sao Tome and Principe
2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Uruguay
2.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
26th
Wine consumption per person over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Uruguay, a difference of 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 4.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.745 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 3.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.642 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2582 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.762 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1081 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Sao Tome and Principe or Uruguay?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay?
- 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Uruguay rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.