Countries by Wine Consumption Per Capita 2024

Eight countries ranked by wine consumption per person in 2024, measured in litres and reported by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine. Portugal leads on 54.0 litres, with Luxembourg on 53.0 and France on 46.0.

Fifty-four litres a year is about 72 standard 750ml bottles per person, or a little under a bottle and a half a week — again spread across the whole population rather than across drinkers only, so the figure for adults who drink wine regularly is considerably higher.

The race at the top is close: one litre separates Portugal from Luxembourg, while the whole table spans 20 litres from Portugal down to Germany on 34.0. Portugal drinks 1.59 times as much per head as Germany, the lowest entry here. Every country in the ranking is European, and the top five are all significant wine producers.

The exceptions are the interesting part. Denmark, on 35.0 litres, produces very little wine of its own and still drinks more per head than Germany, which has a substantial domestic industry. Luxembourg\u0027s position needs a caveat of its own. Per-capita figures divide national sales by resident population, so any small country where a large share of purchases is made by non-residents will be overstated by this method.

One year of data cannot show a direction of travel. Whether these countries are drinking more or less than they used to is a question only a series measured over time can answer, and it is worth asking before treating any single-year ranking as a settled picture.