Wine consumption per person in Cyprus
Cyprus: Wine consumption per person was 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
46th
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2001
All-time low
1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1976
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Wine consumption per person in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus stood at 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine consumption per person in Cyprus peaked at 2.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1976.
That places Cyprus 46th 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.
Wine consumption per person in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.8% |
| 1963 | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +47.7% |
| 1964 | 2.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -32.3% |
| 1967 | 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.5% |
| 1968 | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -22.3% |
| 1969 | 1.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 1.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 1.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 1.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 2.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 2.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 2.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 2.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 2.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 2.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 76% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 66% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wine consumption per person in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +47.7% | 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 43 Albania 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 44 Finland 1.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 45 Latvia 1.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 1.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 48 Cape Verde 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 49 Lithuania 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Cyprus
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,144 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 122.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.2708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per person in Cyprus?
- Wine consumption per person in Cyprus was 1.47 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2001.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per person recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1976.
- How does Cyprus rank for wine consumption per person?
- Cyprus ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per person rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.