Spirits consumption per person in Nauru
Nauru: Spirits consumption per person was 2.89 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Spirits consumption per person in Nauru, 1999–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 2.89 for spirits consumption per person in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Nauru peaked at 2.89 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Nauru 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spirits consumption per person in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.71 | — |
| 2000 | 1.34 | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | — |
| 2003 | 0.5593 | -49.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7502 | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1256 | -83.3% |
| 2006 | 0.314 | +149.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3129 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6236 | +99.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1239 | -80.1% |
| 2010 | 2.46 | +1886.2% |
| 2011 | 2.45 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 1.81 | -35.2% |
| 2014 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.27 | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 2.82 | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 2.89 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.89 | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 2.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.79, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 2.89 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.45, 6.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1886.2% | 0.1239 | 2.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5254 | 0 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 | 1.81 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 | 2.82 | 2.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 26 Romania 3.21 compare
- 27 Montenegro 3.21 compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 2.97 compare
- 30 India 2.87 compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 2.8 compare
- 32 Brazil 2.78 compare
More economy & growth data for Nauru
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 263.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2806 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.827 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0222 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 325.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0409 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 237.81 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Nauru?
- Spirits consumption per person in Nauru was 2.89 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 in 2021.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Nauru rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Nauru ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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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