Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in New Zealand
New Zealand: Spirits as share total alcohol consumption was 17.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in New Zealand, 2000–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 17.1 for spirits as share total alcohol consumption in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits as share total alcohol consumption in New Zealand peaked at 17.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.45, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 124th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.02 | — |
| 2001 | 15.02 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.59 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 14.91 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 14.9 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.96 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.93 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 13.6 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 13.45 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.5 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 15.33 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 16.2 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 16.48 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 16.54 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.39 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.35 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.39 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.72 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 17.1 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.49 | 13.45 | 15.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.46 | 15.33 | 17.1 | 10 |
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- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 78,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 4.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2023)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 4,103 current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits as share total alcohol consumption in New Zealand?
- Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in New Zealand was 17.1 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits as share total alcohol consumption recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest spirits as share total alcohol consumption recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.45 in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for spirits as share total alcohol consumption?
- New Zealand ranks 124th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is spirits as share total alcohol consumption rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits as share total alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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