Wine consumption per person in Canada
Canada: Wine consumption per person was 1.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wine consumption per person in Canada, 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
Canada recorded 1.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for wine consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine consumption per person in Canada peaked at 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1964.
That places Canada 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3944 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.772 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 34 Slovakia 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 35 Estonia 1.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 36 Chile 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 1.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 39 North Macedonia 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 40 Bahamas 1.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -0.8% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 45,418 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 9.3% (2022)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.89 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 45,418 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 202.56 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per person in Canada?
- Wine consumption per person in Canada was 1.92 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per person recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1964.
- How does Canada rank for wine consumption per person?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per person rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.