Wine consumption per person in France
France: Wine consumption per person was 5.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wine consumption per person in France, 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
France recorded 5.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for wine consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine consumption per person in France peaked at 20.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2020.
France ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 16.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 20.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 13.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 15.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 12.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for France
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -0.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.9% (2025)
- GDP per capita 39,919 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 9.5% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.74 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 39,919 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -49.83 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -53.93 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 326.76 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per person in France?
- Wine consumption per person in France was 5.66 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 20.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per person recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2020.
- How does France rank for wine consumption per person?
- France ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per person rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.