Alcohol consumption — all countries

Alcohol consumption — Romania

Alcohol consumption in Romania in 2020 — 16.8 L. Ranked 185 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.8%.

2020 16.8 L −1.12% vs 2019
World rank 185of 185
Period maximum 19.4 L2002
Period minimum 16.8 L2020

Trend over time

2000–2020 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption — Romania, 2000–20201617181920200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 19.05 L2001: 19.05 L2002: 19.4 L2003: 19.29 L2004: 18.69 L2005: 18.32 L2006: 18.09 L2007: 18.34 L2008: 18.39 L2009: 18.13 L2010: 17.62 L2011: 17.32 L2012: 17.18 L2013: 17.09 L2014: 16.98 L2015: 16.85 L2016: 16.82 L2017: 16.92 L2018: 16.99 L2019: 16.99 L2020: 16.8 L
Change over the period: −2.25 (−11.81%) Average annual rate: -0.63 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Romania 16.8 L
World 4.89 L
Eastern Europe computed 10.99 L
High-income countries computed 9.16 L
Alcohol consumption — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year L Change Change, %
2020 16.8 −0.19 −1.12%
2019 16.99 +0 +0%
2018 16.99 +0.07 +0.41%
2017 16.92 +0.1 +0.59%
2016 16.82 −0.03 −0.18%
2015 16.85 −0.13 −0.77%
2014 16.98 −0.11 −0.64%
2013 17.09 −0.09 −0.52%
2012 17.18 −0.14 −0.81%
2011 17.32 −0.3 −1.7%
2010 17.62 −0.51 −2.81%
2009 18.13 −0.26 −1.41%
2008 18.39 +0.05 +0.27%
2007 18.34 +0.25 +1.38%
2006 18.09 −0.23 −1.26%
2005 18.32 −0.37 −1.98%
2004 18.69 −0.6 −3.11%
2003 19.29 −0.11 −0.57%
2002 19.4 +0.35 +1.84%
2001 19.05 +0 +0%
2000 19.05

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.