Wine consumption per person in Netherlands
Netherlands: Wine consumption per person was 2.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wine consumption per person in Netherlands, 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
Netherlands recorded 2.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for wine consumption per person in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wine consumption per person in Netherlands peaked at 3.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
Netherlands ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5278 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 19 Croatia 3.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 20 Germany 3.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 21 Czechia 2.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 24 Ireland 2.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 25 Greece 2.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 11.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 51,817 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 937.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 51,817 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -15.05 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -17.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 120.63 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per person in Netherlands?
- Wine consumption per person in Netherlands was 2.9 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per person recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Netherlands rank for wine consumption per person?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per person rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.