Alcohol consumption — all countries

Alcohol consumption — Eastern Europe

Alcohol consumption in Eastern Europe in 2020 — 10.99 L. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.1%.

2020 10.99 L +0.7% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 13.7 L2007
Period minimum 10.92 L2019

Trend over time

2000–2020 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption — Eastern Europe, 2000–20201011121314200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 12.95 L2001: 12.95 L2002: 13.1 L2003: 13.21 L2004: 13.23 L2005: 13.29 L2006: 13.46 L2007: 13.7 L2008: 13.68 L2009: 13.41 L2010: 13.14 L2011: 13.01 L2012: 12.91 L2013: 12.59 L2014: 12.09 L2015: 11.64 L2016: 11.21 L2017: 11.03 L2018: 10.92 L2019: 10.92 L2020: 10.99 L
Change over the period: −1.96 (−15.11%) Average annual rate: -0.82 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Eastern Europe 10.99 L
World 4.89 L
Alcohol consumption — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year L Change Change, %
2020 10.99 +0.08 +0.7%
2019 10.92 −0 −0%
2018 10.92 −0.12 −1.05%
2017 11.03 −0.17 −1.56%
2016 11.21 −0.44 −3.74%
2015 11.64 −0.44 −3.66%
2014 12.09 −0.5 −3.97%
2013 12.59 −0.33 −2.53%
2012 12.91 −0.1 −0.74%
2011 13.01 −0.13 −0.99%
2010 13.14 −0.28 −2.05%
2009 13.41 −0.26 −1.94%
2008 13.68 −0.02 −0.12%
2007 13.7 +0.23 +1.73%
2006 13.46 +0.18 +1.32%
2005 13.29 +0.05 +0.4%
2004 13.23 +0.02 +0.17%
2003 13.21 +0.11 +0.82%
2002 13.1 +0.16 +1.21%
2001 12.95 −0 −0.03%
2000 12.95

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.