Wine as share alcohol consumption in South Korea
South Korea: Wine as share alcohol consumption was 1.97 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.97
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.97
in 2018
All-time low
0.3355
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Wine as share alcohol consumption in South Korea, 2000–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wine as share alcohol consumption in South Korea is 1.97, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine as share alcohol consumption in South Korea peaked at 1.97 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3355, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 139th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Wine as share alcohol consumption in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3355 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3355 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4388 | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5775 | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8692 | +50.5% |
| 2005 | 1.19 | +37.3% |
| 2006 | 1.68 | +41.2% |
| 2007 | 1.88 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.67 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.53 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.57 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.67 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.86 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.93 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.91 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.87 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.97 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.97 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1.97 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.72, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1.97 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.58, 43% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 | 0.3355 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 1.5 | 1.97 | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 2.04 compare
- 137 Ghana 2.01 compare
- 138 Rwanda 1.97 compare
- 140 El Salvador 1.87 compare
- 141 Zimbabwe 1.85 compare
- 142 Central African Republic 1.82 compare
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -49.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 307.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 224.29 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 168.75 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine as share alcohol consumption in South Korea?
- Wine as share alcohol consumption in South Korea was 1.97 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wine as share alcohol consumption recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wine as share alcohol consumption recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3355 in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for wine as share alcohol consumption?
- South Korea ranks 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wine as share alcohol consumption rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wine as share alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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