Spirits consumption per person in Turkey
Turkey: Spirits consumption per person was 0.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spirits consumption per person in Turkey, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spirits consumption per person in Turkey is 0.55, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Turkey peaked at 0.83 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 1963.
That places Turkey 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.34 | — |
| 1962 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.08 | -77.8% |
| 1964 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 1971 | 0.19 | +72.7% |
| 1972 | 0.13 | -31.6% |
| 1973 | 0.28 | +115.4% |
| 1974 | 0.24 | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.33 | +37.5% |
| 1976 | 0.35 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.39 | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 0.41 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.35 | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.67 | +91.4% |
| 1981 | 0.83 | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 0.66 | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 0.65 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.49 | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 0.48 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.32 | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.31 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.47 | +51.6% |
| 1991 | 0.61 | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.61 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.59 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.44 | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 0.58 | +31.8% |
| 1998 | 0.57 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.57 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6662 | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6309 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6067 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5425 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.49 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.46 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.42 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.46 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.55 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.47 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.43 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.37 | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.35 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.37 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.49 | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 0.55 | +12.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 54% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.55 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 31% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +115.4% | 0.13 | 0.28 |
| 1980 | +91.4% | 0.35 | 0.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1467 | 0.08 | 0.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.278 | 0.11 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.537 | 0.31 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.564 | 0.44 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5236 | 0.42 | 0.6662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.443 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 8.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0288 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 64.2 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 72.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Turkey?
- Spirits consumption per person in Turkey was 0.55 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 in 1981.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 1963.
- How does Turkey rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Turkey ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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