Wine consumption per person in Australia
Australia: Wine consumption per person was 4.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wine consumption per person in Australia, 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
Australia recorded 4.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for wine consumption per person in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine consumption per person in Australia peaked at 4.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
That places Australia 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 Italy 5.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 5 Andorra 4.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 6 Luxembourg 4.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 8 Spain 4.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 9 Georgia 4.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 10 Denmark 4.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 0.6% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.9% (2025)
- GDP per capita 61,369 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 5.3% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 61,369 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.55 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -521.00 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -337.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 177.87 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per person in Australia?
- Wine consumption per person in Australia was 4.44 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 wine consumption per person recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per person recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for wine consumption per person?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per person rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average per capita consumption of wine, as measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. 1 liter of wine contains around 0.12 liters of pure alcohol.