Spirits consumption per person in Ukraine
Ukraine: Spirits consumption per person was 0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
down 20.6%
World rank
101st
of 187 countries
All-time high
5.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2008
All-time low
0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Years of data
44
1975–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Ukraine, 1975–2022
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
The most recent figure for spirits consumption per person in Ukraine is 0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Ukraine peaked at 5.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2022.
That places Ukraine 101st 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 44 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1980 | 3.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 3.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 2.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 2.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 3.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 3.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 1.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 2.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +40.3% |
| 1990 | 3.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 3.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 3.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 2.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 2.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 2.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.8% |
| 1998 | 2.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 2.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 5.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +100.5% |
| 2001 | 5.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 5.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 4.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 4.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 3.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 2.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 2.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 2.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 3.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -63.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.6% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 87% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 49% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 98 Qatar 0.9187 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
- 102 Turkmenistan 0.8682 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 103 Bahrain 0.8336 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 104 Guatemala 0.7982 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Ukraine
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 305.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.06 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 106.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Ukraine?
- Spirits consumption per person in Ukraine was 0.8811 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2008.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Ukraine ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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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.