Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Uganda
Uganda: Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Uganda, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.5% for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.5% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
That places Uganda 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.0% | — |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +60.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.2%, 66% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Uganda?
- Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco in Uganda was 1.5% in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco?
- Uganda ranks 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of consumer expenditures that are spent on alcohol and tobacco.