Wine consumption per person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Wine consumption per person was 2.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wine consumption per person in Uruguay, 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
Uruguay recorded 2.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for wine consumption per person 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 person in Uruguay peaked at 5.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 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 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 25 Greece 2.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 2.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 28 Belgium 2.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 29 Norway 2.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.0% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 65.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 41.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 87.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 406.54 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wine consumption per person in Uruguay?
- Wine consumption per person in Uruguay was 2.76 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest wine consumption per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for wine consumption per person?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wine consumption per person 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 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.