Wine consumption per person in Madagascar
Madagascar: Wine consumption per person was 0.0588 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0588 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
121st
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1961
All-time low
0.0576 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2021
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Wine consumption per person in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 0.0588 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine consumption per person in Madagascar peaked at 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0576 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2021.
That places Madagascar 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wine consumption per person in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.5% |
| 1964 | 0.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.9% |
| 1967 | 0.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +21.1% |
| 1969 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -30.9% |
| 1973 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -51.2% |
| 1975 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +71.4% |
| 1976 | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -40.6% |
| 1980 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.0% |
| 1982 | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -42.1% |
| 1991 | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0816 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0768 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0696 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0672 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0612 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0576 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0588 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0588 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0066 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 8.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0588 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0312 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wine consumption per person in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +71.4% | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1974 | -51.2% | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1990 | -42.1% | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1979 | -40.6% | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.356 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.186 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.098 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0735 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0592 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0576 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0612 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 118 El Salvador 0.066 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 119 Eswatini 0.0624 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 119 Guyana 0.0624 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 122 Bhutan 0.0556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 123 Guatemala 0.0504 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 124 Papua New Guinea 0.0492 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 134.39 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 606.21 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1583 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 87.11 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per person in Madagascar?
- Wine consumption per person in Madagascar was 0.0588 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per person recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0576 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for wine consumption per person?
- Madagascar ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per person rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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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.