Spirits consumption per person in Uganda
Uganda: Spirits consumption per person was 0.4457 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4457
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
122nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.6644
in 2018
All-time low
0.13
in 1975
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Uganda, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Uganda stood at 0.4457.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Uganda peaked at 0.6644 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1975.
Uganda ranks 122nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.24 | — |
| 1962 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.39 | +62.5% |
| 1964 | 0.31 | -20.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3 | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.26 | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 0.31 | +19.2% |
| 1968 | 0.22 | -29.0% |
| 1969 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.19 | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.23 | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 0.41 | +78.3% |
| 1974 | 0.24 | -41.5% |
| 1975 | 0.13 | -45.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2 | +53.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.22 | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.22 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.19 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.21 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.18 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5092 | +182.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5092 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5092 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5092 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5092 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5092 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5306 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5671 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6266 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6082 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6045 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6108 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6017 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6017 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6018 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6237 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6169 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6594 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6644 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5003 | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4353 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4437 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4457 | +0.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.4457 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0542, 8.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.4457 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.292, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Uganda 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 | +182.9% | 0.18 | 0.5092 |
| 1973 | +78.3% | 0.23 | 0.41 |
| 1963 | +62.5% | 0.24 | 0.39 |
| 1976 | +53.8% | 0.13 | 0.2 |
| 1975 | -45.8% | 0.24 | 0.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2778 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.221 | 0.13 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.206 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.198 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5387 | 0.5092 | 0.6266 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6085 | 0.5003 | 0.6644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4416 | 0.4353 | 0.4457 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 19.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -31.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -34.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.76 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 Uganda?
- Spirits consumption per person in Uganda was 0.4457 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6644 in 2018.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Uganda ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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