Spirits consumption per person in Fiji
Fiji: Spirits consumption per person was 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2017
All-time low
0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1991
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Fiji, 1961–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spirits consumption per person in Fiji is 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Fiji peaked at 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1991.
That places Fiji 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spirits consumption per person in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +27.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +31.1% |
| 1965 | 0.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -29.2% |
| 1967 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.4% |
| 1968 | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +42.6% |
| 1969 | 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.9% |
| 1972 | 0.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.7% |
| 1974 | 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -40.2% |
| 1981 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.2% |
| 1982 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -63.4% |
| 1983 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -80.0% |
| 1984 | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +200.0% |
| 1985 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -55.6% |
| 1986 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -40.0% |
| 1988 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -71.4% |
| 1992 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +550.0% |
| 1993 | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +250.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -52.4% |
| 1998 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +340.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +193.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9403 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +45.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7192 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7269 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6923 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +97.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +98.0% |
| 2018 | 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 1.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -48.9% |
| 2022 | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +550.0% | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1999 | +340.0% | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1996 | +250.0% | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6489 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.924 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.141 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.104 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6465 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 87 Albania 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 88 Honduras 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 89 Belgium 1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 91 Angola 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 92 Panama 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 93 Argentina 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Fiji
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 203.61 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 124.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 219.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2677 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,778 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Fiji?
- Spirits consumption per person in Fiji was 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1991.
- How does Fiji rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Fiji ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Spirit consumption per person, measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. Spirits are distilled alcoholic drinks and include gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka.