Alcohol consumption — all countries

Alcohol consumption — United Kingdom

Alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom in 2020 — 10.73 L. Ranked 168 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.6%.

2020 10.73 L −0.83% vs 2019
World rank 168of 185
Period maximum 12.51 L2004
Period minimum 10.44 L2013

Trend over time

2000–2020 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption — United Kingdom, 2000–202010111213200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 12.28 L2001: 12.28 L2002: 12.42 L2003: 12.5 L2004: 12.51 L2005: 12.38 L2006: 12.19 L2007: 11.94 L2008: 11.61 L2009: 11.25 L2010: 10.95 L2011: 10.79 L2012: 10.57 L2013: 10.44 L2014: 10.44 L2015: 10.52 L2016: 10.64 L2017: 10.77 L2018: 10.82 L2019: 10.82 L2020: 10.73 L
Change over the period: −1.55 (−12.62%) Average annual rate: -0.67 %

Comparison, 2020

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

United Kingdom 10.73 L
World 4.89 L
Northern Europe computed 10.36 L
High-income countries computed 9.16 L
Alcohol consumption — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year L Change Change, %
2020 10.73 −0.09 −0.83%
2019 10.82 +0 +0%
2018 10.82 +0.05 +0.46%
2017 10.77 +0.13 +1.22%
2016 10.64 +0.12 +1.14%
2015 10.52 +0.08 +0.77%
2014 10.44 +0 +0%
2013 10.44 −0.13 −1.23%
2012 10.57 −0.22 −2.04%
2011 10.79 −0.16 −1.46%
2010 10.95 −0.3 −2.67%
2009 11.25 −0.36 −3.1%
2008 11.61 −0.33 −2.76%
2007 11.94 −0.25 −2.05%
2006 12.19 −0.19 −1.53%
2005 12.38 −0.13 −1.04%
2004 12.51 +0.01 +0.08%
2003 12.5 +0.08 +0.64%
2002 12.42 +0.14 +1.14%
2001 12.28 +0 +0%
2000 12.28

Northern 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.