Total wine consumption rose 14.1% to 679 Ml in South Africa in 2020, 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, 38.0 Ml in Namibia and 2.00 Ml in Swaziland in 2020.
South Africa has been ranked 10th within the group of 138 countries we follow in terms of total wine consumption, 2 places above 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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