Alcohol consumption — all countries

Alcohol consumption — Western Europe

Alcohol consumption in Western Europe in 2020 — 10.81 L. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 18.9%.

2020 10.81 L −5.55% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 13.33 L2000
Period minimum 10.81 L2020

Trend over time

2000–2020 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption — Western Europe, 2000–20201011121314200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 13.33 L2001: 13.33 L2002: 13.09 L2003: 12.87 L2004: 12.66 L2005: 12.58 L2006: 12.5 L2007: 12.42 L2008: 12.27 L2009: 12.12 L2010: 12.05 L2011: 11.98 L2012: 11.9 L2013: 11.83 L2014: 11.73 L2015: 11.65 L2016: 11.56 L2017: 11.49 L2018: 11.45 L2019: 11.44 L2020: 10.81 L
Change over the period: −2.52 (−18.91%) Average annual rate: -1.04 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Western Europe 10.81 L
World 4.89 L
Alcohol consumption — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year L Change Change, %
2020 10.81 −0.63 −5.55%
2019 11.44 −0 −0.01%
2018 11.45 −0.04 −0.39%
2017 11.49 −0.07 −0.64%
2016 11.56 −0.08 −0.73%
2015 11.65 −0.08 −0.65%
2014 11.73 −0.1 −0.86%
2013 11.83 −0.08 −0.64%
2012 11.9 −0.08 −0.69%
2011 11.98 −0.06 −0.53%
2010 12.05 −0.07 −0.59%
2009 12.12 −0.15 −1.19%
2008 12.27 −0.15 −1.21%
2007 12.42 −0.08 −0.64%
2006 12.5 −0.08 −0.65%
2005 12.58 −0.08 −0.63%
2004 12.66 −0.21 −1.64%
2003 12.87 −0.22 −1.69%
2002 13.09 −0.24 −1.8%
2001 13.33 −0 −0.01%
2000 13.33

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.