Wine consumption per capita in Greece
Greece: Wine consumption per capita was 2.86 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wine consumption per capita in Greece, 1963–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.86 for wine consumption per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine consumption per capita in Greece peaked at 6.4 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.86, in 2022.
Greece ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Wine consumption per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 4.47 | — |
| 1964 | 4.41 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 4.24 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 4.13 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 4.56 | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 4.12 | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 4.39 | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 4.49 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 5.74 | +27.8% |
| 1972 | 4.5 | -21.6% |
| 1973 | 4.71 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 5.21 | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 5.69 | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 4.99 | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 6.02 | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 5.79 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 6.16 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 6.4 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 6.38 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 4.99 | -21.8% |
| 1983 | 6.21 | +24.4% |
| 1984 | 6.16 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.21 | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 3.3 | -36.7% |
| 1987 | 4.41 | +33.6% |
| 1988 | 4.13 | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 4.12 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.49 | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 4.39 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 4.24 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.71 | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 4.5 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 4.56 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.47 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 4.56 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.17 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 4.57 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 3.57 | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 3.54 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.49 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.55 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.58 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.6 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.63 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.73 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.76 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.58 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.68 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.75 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.86 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.41 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 3.12 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 3.09 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.14 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.94 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 2.89 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.92 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.93 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.86 | -2.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.86 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.86 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.23, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wine consumption per capita in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -36.7% | 5.21 | 3.3 |
| 1987 | +33.6% | 3.3 | 4.41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.33 | 4.12 | 4.56 | 7 |
| 1970s | 5.33 | 4.49 | 6.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.13 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 | 4.17 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.59 | 3.49 | 3.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 | 2.89 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 | 2.86 | 2.93 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 22 Netherlands 2.9 compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 2.87 compare
- 24 Ireland 2.86 compare
- 26 Uruguay 2.76 compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 2.68 compare
- 28 Belgium 2.59 compare
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.6708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per capita in Greece?
- Wine consumption per capita in Greece was 2.86 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wine consumption per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 in 1980.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for wine consumption per capita?
- Greece ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wine consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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