Spirits consumption per person in Qatar
Qatar: Spirits consumption per person was 0.9187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.9187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 47.0%
World rank
98th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1982
All-time low
0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Qatar, 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
Qatar recorded 0.9187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for spirits consumption per person in 2022.
That represents a change of up 47.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Qatar peaked at 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
Qatar ranks 98th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1963 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1964 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1965 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1966 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1967 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1968 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1969 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1970 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1971 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1972 | 0.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1973 | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 1.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +48.3% |
| 1976 | 1.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +28.8% |
| 1977 | 2.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +52.4% |
| 1978 | 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -26.3% |
| 1979 | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -31.4% |
| 1980 | 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 3.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +148.4% |
| 1982 | 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 2.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -28.4% |
| 1985 | 1.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -34.3% |
| 1988 | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -29.6% |
| 1994 | 0.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -42.5% |
| 1999 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3589 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4956 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5613 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6417 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6661 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6403 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6658 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6799 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6481 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7261 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7388 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7587 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7126 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7013 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6505 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6328 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6231 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6134 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6248 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +47.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.9187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 51% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.9187 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, 7.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +148.4% | 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.744 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5864 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3589 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6799 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7587 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.719 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6134 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 95 Belize 0.9768 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 96 Uruguay 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 97 North Macedonia 0.9536 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 99 Vanuatu 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 100 Equatorial Guinea 0.8815 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 101 Ukraine 0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 559.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Qatar?
- Spirits consumption per person in Qatar was 0.9187 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1982.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Qatar ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.