Spirits consumption per person in Iraq
Iraq: Spirits consumption per person was 0.3806 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.3806 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
129th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1984
All-time low
0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1999
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Iraq, 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
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Iraq stood at 0.3806 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Iraq peaked at 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1999.
That places Iraq 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.9% |
| 1971 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +46.3% |
| 1985 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -40.0% |
| 1986 | 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -24.4% |
| 1988 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -71.4% |
| 1991 | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0431 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0511 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1036 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +102.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1659 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +60.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2368 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +42.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2409 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2889 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3139 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3663 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3871 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4224 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3741 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.347 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3937 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3877 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3864 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3913 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3697 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.362 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3737 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3806 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.3806 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 38% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.3806 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1313 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +102.7% | 0.0511 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1036 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3878 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.064 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1849 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3663 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3892 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.347 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3721 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.362 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3806 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 126 Tanzania 0.3984 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 127 Gabon 0.3891 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 128 Tajikistan 0.3871 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 130 Singapore 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 131 Ghana 0.3769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 132 Cambodia 0.373 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 438.70 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 9.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -7.65 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -42.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Iraq?
- Spirits consumption per person in Iraq was 0.3806 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1984.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1999.
- How does Iraq rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Iraq ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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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.