Spirits consumption per person in Italy
Italy: Spirits consumption per person was 0.46 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spirits consumption per person in Italy, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.46 for spirits consumption per person in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Italy peaked at 2.92 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 2020.
That places Italy 120th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.59 | — |
| 1962 | 1.72 | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 1.98 | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 2.11 | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 1.85 | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 1.98 | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 2.12 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 2.12 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.25 | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 2.39 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 2.39 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.52 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 2.92 | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 2.78 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 2.38 | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 2.5 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 2.62 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 2.47 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 2.59 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 2.44 | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 1.79 | -26.6% |
| 1982 | 1.78 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.64 | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 1.63 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.48 | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 1.47 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.46 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.32 | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 1.19 | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 1.19 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.94 | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7 | -25.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.58 | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | +84.5% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.85 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.72 | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.84 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.79 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.86 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.74 | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.69 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.79 | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.78 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.83 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.46 | -44.6% |
| 2021 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.46 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79, 26% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.46 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 26% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +84.5% | 0.58 | 1.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.97 | 1.59 | 2.25 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.56 | 2.38 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 | 1.32 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.93 | 0.58 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.924 | 0.7 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.795 | 0.69 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 502.25 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 366.74 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Italy?
- Spirits consumption per person in Italy was 0.46 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 in 1973.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Italy ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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