Spirits consumption per person in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Spirits consumption per person was 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2017
All-time low
0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1974
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Vanuatu, 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
The most recent figure for spirits consumption per person in Vanuatu is 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Vanuatu peaked at 1.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1974.
Vanuatu ranks 99th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +84.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -34.9% |
| 1973 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -41.4% |
| 1975 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +311.1% |
| 1977 | 0.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -32.3% |
| 1987 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +200.0% |
| 1990 | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +63.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.922 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8787 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +45.2% |
| 2017 | 1.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +39.3% |
| 2018 | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +47.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8745 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -48.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3985 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +311.1% | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1989 | +200.0% | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1968 | +84.6% | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2000 | +63.8% | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3644 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.453 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.365 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.606 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8845 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8745 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8894 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 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
- 98 Qatar 0.9187 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
- 102 Turkmenistan 0.8682 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.86 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 211.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 88.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Vanuatu?
- Spirits consumption per person in Vanuatu was 0.8894 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1974.
- How does Vanuatu rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Vanuatu ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.