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Alcohol consumption

How many liters of pure alcohol a year there are per person aged 15 and over.

Unit: liters of pure alcohol Period: 2000–2020 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 5.07 L Countries: 187

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2019 to 2020.

Alcohol consumption, 2019–2020

Top-20 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption, 2019–20201012141618RomaniaRomania: 16.8 L16.8GeorgiaGeorgia: 14.41 L14.41LatviaLatvia: 12.87 L12.87LithuaniaLithuania: 12.1 L12.1CzechiaCzechia: 11.99 L11.99GermanyGermany: 11.84 L11.84PolandPoland: 11.66 L11.66BelarusBelarus: 11.63 L11.63BulgariaBulgaria: 11.62 L11.62AustriaAustria: 11.51 L11.51UgandaUganda: 11.3 L11.3Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 11.27 L11.27MoldovaMoldova: 11.08 L11.08TanzaniaTanzania: 10.95 L10.95LaosLaos: 10.82 L10.82LuxembourgLuxembourg: 10.82 L10.82IrelandIreland: 10.77 L10.77United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 10.73 L10.73EstoniaEstonia: 10.68 L10.68SlovakiaSlovakia: 10.67 L10.67

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Alcohol consumption — 2019–2020 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 RO Romania 16.8 2020 187
2 GE Georgia 14.41 2020 186
3 LV Latvia 12.87 2020 185
4 LT Lithuania 12.1 2020 184
5 CZ Czechia 11.99 2020 183
6 DE Germany 11.84 2020 182
7 PL Poland 11.66 2020 181
8 BY Belarus 11.63 2020 180
9 BG Bulgaria 11.62 2020 179
10 AT Austria 11.51 2020 178
11 UG Uganda 11.3 2020 177
12 BF Burkina Faso 11.27 2020 176
13 MD Moldova 11.08 2020 175
14 TZ Tanzania 10.95 2020 174
15 LA Laos 10.82 2020 172
16 LU Luxembourg 10.82 2020 172
17 IE Ireland 10.77 2020 171
18 GB United Kingdom 10.73 2020 170
19 EE Estonia 10.68 2020 169
20 SK Slovakia 10.67 2020 168
21 RU Russia 10.53 2020 167
22 SI Slovenia 10.41 2020 166
23 ME Montenegro 10.34 2019 165
24 FR France 10.32 2020 164
25 AU Australia 10.29 2020 163
26 SC Seychelles 10.19 2020 162
27 CH Switzerland 10.07 2020 161
28 NZ New Zealand 10.02 2020 160
29 HU Hungary 9.93 2020 159
30 US United States 9.9 2020 158
31 CA Canada 9.89 2020 157
32 AD Andorra 9.68 2020 156
33 CM Cameroon 9.6 2020 155
34 SE Sweden 9.57 2020 154
35 DK Denmark 9.49 2020 153
36 BE Belgium 9.43 2020 152
37 LC Saint Lucia 9.28 2020 151
38 UA Ukraine 9.24 2020 150
39 ES Spain 9.16 2020 149
40 FI Finland 9.08 2020 148
41 PT Portugal 8.88 2020 147
42 BJ Benin 8.83 2020 146
43 NL Netherlands 8.71 2020 145
44 BB Barbados 8.22 2020 144
45 GA Gabon 8.14 2020 143
46 AR Argentina 8.05 2020 142
47 VN Vietnam 8.04 2020 141
48 TH Thailand 7.99 2020 140
49 IS Iceland 7.94 2020 139
50 RS Serbia 7.89 2019 138
51 KR South Korea 7.79 2020 137
52 BR Brazil 7.7 2020 136
53 MN Mongolia 7.68 2020 135
54 HR Croatia 7.65 2020 134
55 CL Chile 7.56 2020 133
56 NO Norway 7.38 2020 132
57 GD Grenada 7.33 2020 131
58 BW Botswana 7.27 2020 130
59 ZA South Africa 7.13 2020 129
60 MT Malta 7.11 2020 128
61 IT Italy 6.97 2020 127
62 MU Mauritius 6.86 2020 126
63 SZ Eswatini 6.79 2020 125
64 KH Cambodia 6.67 2020 124
65 AG Antigua and Barbuda 6.66 2020 123
66 GQ Equatorial Guinea 6.56 2020 122
67 DO Dominican Republic 6.5 2020 121
68 PE Peru 6.45 2020 120
69 JP Japan 6.38 2020 119
70 CY Cyprus 6.36 2020 118
71 CG Republic of the Congo 6.05 2020 117
72 TT Trinidad and Tobago 6.03 2020 116
73 CV Cabo Verde 6.01 2020 115
74 SR Suriname 5.93 2020 114
75 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.87 2020 113
76 GR Greece 5.81 2020 112
77 PH Philippines 5.66 2020 111
78 PY Paraguay 5.62 2020 109
79 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.62 2020 109
80 UY Uruguay 5.61 2020 108
81 CU Cuba 5.38 2020 107
82 ML Mali 5.32 2020 106
83 NA Namibia 5.05 2020 105
84 GY Guyana 5.04 2020 104
85 DM Dominica 5.02 2020 103
86 MX Mexico 4.79 2020 101
87 ST Sao Tome and Principe 4.79 2020 101
88 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.69 2020 100
89 PA Panama 4.66 2020 99
90 CN China 4.58 2020 98
91 KZ Kazakhstan 4.52 2020 97
92 AL Albania 4.47 2020 96
93 MK North Macedonia 4.36 2020 95
94 LS Lesotho 4.3 2020 94
95 AM Armenia 4.28 2020 93
96 GH Ghana 4.26 2020 92
97 CO Colombia 4.24 2020 91
98 BI Burundi 4.16 2020 90
99 AO Angola 4.13 2020 89
100 IN India 4.1 2020 88
101 KP North Korea 3.87 2020 87
102 NG Nigeria 3.78 2020 86
103 GW Guinea-Bissau 3.73 2020 85
104 BZ Belize 3.67 2020 83
105 NI Nicaragua 3.67 2020 83
106 BS Bahamas 3.65 2020 82
107 KG Kyrgyzstan 3.63 2020 81
108 ZM Zambia 3.62 2020 80
109 MW Malawi 3.61 2020 79
110 BO Bolivia 3.59 2020 78
111 FJ Fiji 3.58 2020 77
112 CR Costa Rica 3.4 2020 76
113 SV El Salvador 3.15 2020 75
114 HT Haiti 3.11 2020 74
115 JM Jamaica 3.1 2020 73
116 HN Honduras 3.08 2020 72
117 ET Ethiopia 3.06 2020 71
118 TD Chad 2.91 2020 69
119 LK Sri Lanka 2.91 2020 69
120 RW Rwanda 2.87 2020 68
121 LR Liberia 2.86 2020 67
122 CI Côte d'Ivoire 2.85 2020 66
123 IL Israel 2.84 2020 65
124 NR Nauru 2.79 2020 64
125 ZW Zimbabwe 2.67 2020 63
126 TM Turkmenistan 2.62 2020 62
127 EC Ecuador 2.54 2020 61
128 AZ Azerbaijan 2.49 2020 60
129 KE Kenya 2.47 2020 59
130 WS Samoa 2.35 2020 58
131 UZ Uzbekistan 2.1 2020 57
132 AE United Arab Emirates 2.08 2020 56
133 VU Vanuatu 2.04 2020 55
134 FM Micronesia 2.02 2020 54
135 VE Venezuela 1.99 2020 53
136 MM Myanmar 1.93 2020 52
137 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.92 2020 51
138 MZ Mozambique 1.89 2020 50
139 SG Singapore 1.81 2020 49
140 CF Central African Republic 1.75 2020 48
141 TN Tunisia 1.71 2020 47
142 TR Türkiye 1.69 2020 46
143 GT Guatemala 1.54 2020 45
144 MV Maldives 1.49 2020 44
145 SB Solomon Islands 1.45 2020 43
146 TG Togo 1.44 2020 42
147 LB Lebanon 1.26 2020 40
148 TV Tuvalu 1.26 2020 40
149 BH Bahrain 1.25 2020 39
150 PG Papua New Guinea 1.13 2020 38
151 ER Eritrea 1.07 2020 37
152 NP Nepal 1.06 2020 36
153 QA Qatar 1.05 2020 35
154 MG Madagascar 0.99 2020 34
155 MY Malaysia 0.74 2020 32
156 TJ Tajikistan 0.74 2020 32
157 KI Kiribati 0.72 2020 31
158 GM Gambia 0.61 2020 30
159 DZ Algeria 0.54 2020 29
160 GN Guinea 0.52 2020 28
161 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.51 2020 25
162 IR Iran 0.51 2020 25
163 OM Oman 0.51 2020 25
164 MA Morocco 0.5 2020 24
165 DJ Djibouti 0.38 2020 22
166 SN Senegal 0.38 2020 22
167 TO Tonga 0.36 2020 21
168 SL Sierra Leone 0.29 2020 20
169 IQ Iraq 0.24 2020 19
170 KM Comoros 0.23 2020 17
171 JO Jordan 0.23 2020 17
172 BT Bhutan 0.18 2020 16
173 TL Timor-Leste 0.17 2020 15
174 EG Egypt 0.13 2020 13
175 NE Niger 0.13 2020 13
176 BD Bangladesh 0.09 2020 11
177 SY Syria 0.09 2020 11
178 PK Pakistan 0.08 2020 10
179 ID Indonesia 0.07 2020 9
180 YE Yemen 0.04 2020 8
181 LY Libya 0.01 2020 7
182 AF Afghanistan 0.01 2020 6
183 SD Sudan 0.01 2020 5
184 KW Kuwait 0 2020 1
185 MR Mauritania 0 2020 1
186 SA Saudi Arabia 0 2020 1
187 SO Somalia 0 2020 1
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Maximum 16.8 L
Median 4.3 L
Minimum 0 L
World 4.89 L

About the indicator

Alcohol consumption per person aged 15 and over, converted into liters of pure alcohol per year. The conversion is needed in order to compare countries with different drinking cultures: ten liters of pure alcohol is both a hundred liters of wine and two hundred fifty liters of beer. The estimate also includes unrecorded alcohol — homemade and illegal — which WHO estimates separately and which in a number of countries makes up a noticeable share.

Important: Per person over the age of 15, not per whole population and not per drinker. In countries where a significant part of the population does not drink at all, the consumption of those who do is correspondingly higher than the calculated average.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
liters of pure alcohol
Observation period
2000–2020
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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