Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption in Uruguay
Uruguay: Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption was 48.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption in Uruguay, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 48.2% for wine as a share of total alcohol consumption in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine as a share of total alcohol consumption in Uruguay peaked at 70.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2018.
Uruguay ranks 8th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 57.1% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 48.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.0% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 65.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 41.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 87.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 406.54 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine as a share of total alcohol consumption in Uruguay?
- Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption in Uruguay was 48.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wine as a share of total alcohol consumption recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest wine as a share of total alcohol consumption recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for wine as a share of total alcohol consumption?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wine as a share of total alcohol consumption rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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 Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption, as measured by intake in litres of pure alcohol.