Alcohol consumption — all countries

Alcohol consumption — Germany

Alcohol consumption in Germany in 2020 — 11.84 L. Ranked 180 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 14.3%.

2020 11.84 L −3.11% vs 2019
World rank 180of 185
Period maximum 13.82 L2000
Period minimum 11.84 L2020

Trend over time

2000–2020 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption — Germany, 2000–202011.51212.51313.514200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 13.82 L2001: 13.82 L2002: 13.48 L2003: 13.26 L2004: 13.07 L2005: 13.01 L2006: 12.89 L2007: 12.79 L2008: 12.6 L2009: 12.46 L2010: 12.41 L2011: 12.39 L2012: 12.39 L2013: 12.31 L2014: 12.23 L2015: 12.15 L2016: 12.17 L2017: 12.23 L2018: 12.22 L2019: 12.22 L2020: 11.84 L
Change over the period: −1.98 (−14.33%) Average annual rate: -0.77 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Germany 11.84 L
World 4.89 L
Western Europe computed 10.81 L
High-income countries computed 9.16 L
Alcohol consumption — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year L Change Change, %
2020 11.84 −0.38 −3.11%
2019 12.22 +0 +0%
2018 12.22 −0.01 −0.08%
2017 12.23 +0.06 +0.49%
2016 12.17 +0.02 +0.16%
2015 12.15 −0.08 −0.65%
2014 12.23 −0.08 −0.65%
2013 12.31 −0.08 −0.65%
2012 12.39 +0 +0%
2011 12.39 −0.02 −0.16%
2010 12.41 −0.05 −0.4%
2009 12.46 −0.14 −1.11%
2008 12.6 −0.19 −1.49%
2007 12.79 −0.1 −0.78%
2006 12.89 −0.12 −0.92%
2005 13.01 −0.06 −0.46%
2004 13.07 −0.19 −1.43%
2003 13.26 −0.22 −1.63%
2002 13.48 −0.34 −2.46%
2001 13.82 +0 +0%
2000 13.82

Western Europe, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.