Wine consumption per person in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Wine consumption per person was 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wine consumption per person in Cape Verde, 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
In 2022, wine consumption per person in Cape Verde stood at 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine consumption per person in Cape Verde peaked at 3.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1979.
Cape Verde ranks 48th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 45 Latvia 1.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 46 Cyprus 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 1.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 49 Lithuania 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 50 South Africa 1.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 51 Barbados 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -11.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 4,696 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 5.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.48 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 4,696 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 97.86 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 48.85 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 499.14 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 48.82 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per person in Cape Verde?
- Wine consumption per person in Cape Verde was 1.39 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1993.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1979.
- How does Cape Verde rank for wine consumption per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per person rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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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.