Alcohol consumption — all countries

Alcohol consumption — Denmark

Alcohol consumption in Denmark in 2020 — 9.49 L. Ranked 152 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 18.8%.

2020 9.49 L +0.96% vs 2019
World rank 152of 185
Period maximum 11.69 L2000
Period minimum 9.4 L2018

Trend over time

2000–2020 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption — Denmark, 2000–20209101112200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 11.69 L2001: 11.69 L2002: 11.64 L2003: 11.55 L2004: 11.52 L2005: 11.33 L2006: 11.21 L2007: 11 L2008: 10.71 L2009: 10.48 L2010: 10.39 L2011: 10.11 L2012: 9.83 L2013: 9.55 L2014: 9.6 L2015: 9.61 L2016: 9.52 L2017: 9.5 L2018: 9.4 L2019: 9.4 L2020: 9.49 L
Change over the period: −2.2 (−18.82%) Average annual rate: -1.04 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Denmark 9.49 L
World 4.89 L
Northern Europe computed 10.36 L
High-income countries computed 9.16 L
Alcohol consumption — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year L Change Change, %
2020 9.49 +0.09 +0.96%
2019 9.4 +0 +0%
2018 9.4 −0.1 −1.05%
2017 9.5 −0.02 −0.21%
2016 9.52 −0.09 −0.94%
2015 9.61 +0.01 +0.1%
2014 9.6 +0.05 +0.52%
2013 9.55 −0.28 −2.85%
2012 9.83 −0.28 −2.77%
2011 10.11 −0.28 −2.69%
2010 10.39 −0.09 −0.86%
2009 10.48 −0.23 −2.15%
2008 10.71 −0.29 −2.64%
2007 11 −0.21 −1.87%
2006 11.21 −0.12 −1.06%
2005 11.33 −0.19 −1.65%
2004 11.52 −0.03 −0.26%
2003 11.55 −0.09 −0.77%
2002 11.64 −0.05 −0.43%
2001 11.69 +0 +0%
2000 11.69

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.