Wine consumption per capita in Uruguay

Uruguay: Wine consumption per capita was 2.76 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.76
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
26th
of 187 countries
All-time high
5.68
in 1961
All-time low
2.76
in 2022
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Wine consumption per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 2.76 for wine consumption per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wine consumption per capita in Uruguay peaked at 5.68 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.76, in 2022.

That places Uruguay 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Wine consumption per capita in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Wine consumption per capita in Uruguay, 1961 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1961 5.68 —
1962 5.25 -7.6%
1963 4.91 -6.5%
1964 4.77 -2.9%
1965 4.97 +4.2%
1966 4.97 +0.0%
1967 4.08 -17.9%
1968 4.07 -0.2%
1969 4.23 +3.9%
1970 4.22 -0.2%
1971 4.21 -0.2%
1972 4.04 -4.0%
1973 4.09 +1.2%
1974 4.04 -1.2%
1975 4.02 -0.5%
1976 4 -0.5%
1977 3.99 -0.2%
1978 3.97 -0.5%
1979 3.96 -0.3%
1980 3.75 -5.3%
1981 4.25 +13.3%
1982 4.43 +4.2%
1983 4.81 +8.6%
1984 4.42 -8.1%
1985 3.65 -17.4%
1986 3.3 -9.6%
1987 3.85 +16.7%
1988 3.73 -3.1%
1989 3.72 -0.3%
1990 3.71 -0.3%
1991 3.76 +1.3%
1992 3.75 -0.3%
1993 3.97 +5.9%
1994 4.56 +14.9%
1995 4.35 -4.6%
1996 4.39 +0.9%
1997 4.48 +2.1%
1998 4.44 -0.9%
1999 4.66 +5.0%
2000 4.83 +3.6%
2001 4.72 -2.3%
2002 4.29 -9.1%
2003 3.84 -10.5%
2004 4.03 +4.9%
2005 4.11 +2.0%
2006 4.06 -1.2%
2007 4 -1.5%
2008 3.8 -5.0%
2009 3.67 -3.4%
2010 3.56 -3.0%
2011 3.4 -4.5%
2012 3.19 -6.2%
2013 3.26 +2.2%
2014 3.13 -4.0%
2015 3.05 -2.6%
2016 2.93 -3.9%
2017 2.86 -2.4%
2018 2.84 -0.7%
2019 2.84 +0.0%
2020 3.16 +11.3%
2021 3.09 -2.2%
2022 2.76 -10.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 2.76 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 2.76 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2064, 13.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.77 4.07 5.68 9
1970s 4.05 3.96 4.22 10
1980s 3.99 3.3 4.81 10
1990s 4.21 3.71 4.66 10
2000s 4.13 3.67 4.83 10
2010s 3.11 2.84 3.56 10
2020s 3 2.76 3.16 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Sao Tome and Principe 2.87 compare
  2. 24 Ireland 2.86 compare
  3. 25 Greece 2.86 compare
  4. 27 Antigua and Barbuda 2.68 compare
  5. 28 Belgium 2.59 compare
  6. 29 Norway 2.52 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wine consumption per capita in Uruguay?
Wine consumption per capita in Uruguay was 2.76 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest wine consumption per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 5.68 in 1961.
What is the lowest wine consumption per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.76 in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for wine consumption per capita?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is wine consumption per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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Indicator
Wine consumption per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 10,598 data points, 1960–2022
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