Total wine consumption fell 3.98% to 652 Ml in South Africa in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total wine consumption in South Africa reached an all time high of 782 Ml in 1983 and an all time low of 287 Ml in 1961. When compared to South Africa's main peers, total wine consumption in Botswana amounted to 6.00 Ml, 2.00 Ml in Lesotho, 40.0 Ml in Namibia and 2.00 Ml in Swaziland in 2021.
South Africa has been ranked 11th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of total wine consumption, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Wine Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | Ml | 78.0 | 31.0 | 34.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | Ml | 4.00 | 8.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | Ml | ... | ... | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | ||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | Ml | 1.00 | -7.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | -22.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | Ml | 38.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 46.0 | 49.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | Ml | 644 | 560 | 565 | 511 | 595 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | Ml | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | Ml | ... | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | Ml | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
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