Spirits consumption per person in Cuba
Cuba: Spirits consumption per person was 2.24 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.24
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.09
in 1994
All-time low
0.86
in 1969
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Cuba, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Cuba stood at 2.24.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Cuba peaked at 3.09 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.86, in 1969.
Cuba ranks 50th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.07 | — |
| 1962 | 0.99 | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.98 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 1.13 | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 1.12 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.94 | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.86 | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.92 | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 1.22 | +32.6% |
| 1972 | 1.66 | +36.1% |
| 1973 | 1.35 | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 1.68 | +24.4% |
| 1975 | 1.99 | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 1.03 | -48.2% |
| 1977 | 1.17 | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 1.34 | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.39 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.94 | +39.6% |
| 1983 | 1.95 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.06 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 2.22 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 2.25 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.39 | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 2.5 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 2.45 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.7 | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 2.81 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 2.6 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 2.09 | -19.6% |
| 1994 | 3.09 | +47.8% |
| 1995 | 2.75 | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 2.51 | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 2.5 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.54 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.57 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.54 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.68 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.73 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.83 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.8 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.93 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.53 | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 2.44 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.53 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.34 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 2.42 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.44 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.42 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.54 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 2.61 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.61 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.75 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.69 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.39 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 2.25 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.24 | -0.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.24 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.02, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -48.2% | 1.99 | 1.03 |
| 1994 | +47.8% | 2.09 | 3.09 |
| 1982 | +39.6% | 1.39 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | +36.1% | 1.22 | 1.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 | 0.86 | 1.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.37 | 0.92 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 | 1.34 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.62 | 2.09 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 | 2.34 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 2.4 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 | 2.24 | 2.39 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Cuba?
- Spirits consumption per person in Cuba was 2.24 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 in 1994.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 in 1969.
- How does Cuba rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Cuba ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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