Wine consumption per person in Denmark
Denmark: Wine consumption per person was 4.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wine consumption per person in Denmark, 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 Denmark stood at 4.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine consumption per person in Denmark peaked at 5.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1963.
That places Denmark 10th 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 | 0.5889 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 7 Australia 4.44 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
- 11 Switzerland 3.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 12 Slovenia 3.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 13 Argentina 3.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Denmark
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 11.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.9% (2025)
- GDP per capita 62,218 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 18.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 373.88 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 62,218 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 6.62 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -37.70 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -5.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 346.97 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per person in Denmark?
- Wine consumption per person in Denmark was 4.01 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2011.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per person recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1963.
- How does Denmark rank for wine consumption per person?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per person rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.