Alcohol consumption — all countries

Alcohol consumption — Belarus

Alcohol consumption in Belarus in 2020 — 11.63 L. Ranked 178 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.9%.

2020 11.63 L +6.7% vs 2019
World rank 178of 185
Period maximum 15.05 L2009
Period minimum 10.55 L2016

Trend over time

2000–2020 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption — Belarus, 2000–202010121416200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 12.63 L2001: 12.63 L2002: 12.07 L2003: 12.49 L2004: 12.32 L2005: 12.79 L2006: 13.4 L2007: 14.48 L2008: 14.91 L2009: 15.05 L2010: 14.99 L2011: 14.82 L2012: 14.22 L2013: 13.18 L2014: 11.96 L2015: 11.04 L2016: 10.55 L2017: 10.64 L2018: 10.9 L2019: 10.9 L2020: 11.63 L
Change over the period: −1 (−7.92%) Average annual rate: -0.41 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belarus

Belarus 11.63 L
World 4.89 L
Eastern Europe computed 10.99 L
Alcohol consumption — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year L Change Change, %
2020 11.63 +0.73 +6.7%
2019 10.9 +0 +0%
2018 10.9 +0.26 +2.44%
2017 10.64 +0.09 +0.85%
2016 10.55 −0.49 −4.44%
2015 11.04 −0.92 −7.69%
2014 11.96 −1.22 −9.26%
2013 13.18 −1.04 −7.31%
2012 14.22 −0.6 −4.05%
2011 14.82 −0.17 −1.13%
2010 14.99 −0.06 −0.4%
2009 15.05 +0.14 +0.94%
2008 14.91 +0.43 +2.97%
2007 14.48 +1.08 +8.06%
2006 13.4 +0.61 +4.77%
2005 12.79 +0.47 +3.81%
2004 12.32 −0.17 −1.36%
2003 12.49 +0.42 +3.48%
2002 12.07 −0.56 −4.43%
2001 12.63 +0 +0%
2000 12.63

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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.