List of countries by alcohol consumption per capita

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This is a list of countries by alcohol consumption measured in equivalent litres of pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed per capita per year.

World Health Organization (WHO) data[]

The World Health Organization periodically publishes The Global Status Report on Alcohol:

  • 1999 was first published by WHO in 1999.[1]
  • 2004 is the second global status report on alcohol published by WHO.
  • 2011 is the third global report on alcohol published by WHO.
  • 2014 is the fourth global report on alcohol published by WHO with data from 2010.
  • 2018 is the fifth global report on alcohol published by WHO with data from 2016. [2]

2016 WHO data[]

The table below for 189 countries uses 2016 data from the WHO report published in 2018. The methodology used by the WHO calculated use by persons 15 years of age or older. All data in columns refer to year 2016. The column "recorded" refers to the average recorded consumption for the period 2010. Unrecorded consumption (homebrew, moonshine, smuggled alcohol, surrogate alcohol etc.) was calculated using expert judgements and surveys. Total is the sum of the recorded and unrecorded consumption. The next four columns are a breakdown of the recorded alcohol consumption by type. Beer refers to malt beer, wine refers to grape wine, spirits refers to all distilled beverages such as vodka and similar products, and the column "other" refers to all other alcoholic beverages, such as rice wine, soju, sake, mead, cider, kvass, and African beers (kumi kumi, kwete, banana beer, millet beer, umqombothi etc.). Worldwide consumption in 2016 was equal to 6.4 litres of pure alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older.

Pure alcohol consumption among persons (age 15+) in litres per capita per year, 2016[3]
Country Total Recorded
consumption
Unrecorded
consumption
Beer
(%)
Wine
(%)
Spirits
(%)
Other
(%)
2020
projection
2025
projection
 Lithuania 15 13.8 1.2 43.6 7.3 37.1 12.1 14.4 13.9
 South Korea 14.4 12.9 1.5 41.3 21.3 25.4 78.5 14.4 14.4
 Czech Republic 14.3 12.4 1.4 53.3 21.3 25.4 0 11.2 11.4
 Seychelles 13.8 12.4 1.4 68.9 22.4 6.3 2.5 10.4 10.6
 Germany 13.4 11.3 1.4 52.6 28.4 18.9 0 12.8 12.6
 Nigeria 13.4 9.6 3.8 7.9 0.4 0.6 91.1 13 12.5
 Ireland 13 11.3 1.4 47 28 18.8 6.2 13.5 13.9
 Moldova 13 11.5 1.4 35.4 44.6 20 0 12.6 12.4
 Latvia 12.9 11.1 1.9 42.8 11.1 40 6.1 14 15.1
 Bulgaria 12.7 11.4 1.3 38.8 17.2 42.9 1.2 13 13.4
 France 12.6 11.8 1.5 18.8 58.8 20.7 1.7 12.3 12.1
 Romania 12.6 10.4 2.2 55.6 28.1 16.4 0 13.2 13.8
 Slovenia 12.6 10.8 1.8 41.4 50.6 8 0 11.6 10.6
 Portugal 12.3 10.6 2.1 26.1 61.5 7.7 4.7 11.8 11.0
 Luxembourg 12.3 10.6 2.1 26.1 61.5 7.7 4.7 11.8 11
 Belgium 12.1 10.4 1 44.4 38.3 14.2 3.1 12.2 12.3
 Russia 11.7 8.1 3.6 39.0 12.8 38.6 9.5 12.3 12.4
 Austria 11.6 11.4 0.4 53.5 31.6 14.9 0 11.7 11.4
 Estonia 16.9 15.8 1.1 32.7 7.4 50.3 9.6 11.5 11.9
 Poland 11.6 10.4 1.7 56.1 7.8 36.1 0 12 12.7
 Gabon 11.5 9.5 1.9 76.3 9.2 13.4 1.1 10.7 10.9
 Slovakia 11.5 10.4 1.6 33.7 20.9 41.9 3.5 11.2 11.3
  Switzerland 11.5 9.5 1.2 32.1 48.1 18.5 1.2 10.9 10.3
 Hungary 11.4 10.9 1.5 35.5 32.2 32.3 0 11.2 10.9
 United Kingdom 11.4 9.8 1.1 35 35.7 22.5 6.7 11.5 11.8
 Andorra 11.3 10.1 1.6 34.1 42 23.9 0 11 10.5
 Equatorial Guinea 11.3 9.9 1.4 83 17 0 0 11.8 12.4
 Belarus 11.2 9.6 1.5 22.8 2.2 49 26 12.4 13.2
 Serbia 11.1 9.2 1.8 32 42.5 25.4 0.1 11.3 11.6
 Cyprus 10.8 9.6 1.8 29.7 28.4 41.9 0 11 11.6
 Uruguay 10.8 9 1.9 35.2 43.7 21.1 0 12.1 13.3
 Finland 10.7 8.4 2 48.8 20.6 21.5 9.1 10.8 10.9
 New Zealand 10.7 9.1 1.3 37.4 33.4 28.9 0.3 10.6 10.4
 Australia 10.6 9.6 0.8 39.9 37.5 12.9 9.8 10.5 10.3
 Cook Islands 10.6 10 0.6 31.7 16.1 52.2 0 16.2 18.3
 Denmark 10.4 9.5 1.2 37.4 44.7 17.1 0.8 10.3 10.3
 Greece 10.4 6.4 4.3 31.5 45.5 21.8 1.3 10.7 10.8
 Laos 10.4 7 3.4 50.1 0 49.8 0 10.5 10.9
 Spain 10 8.5 1.8 54.2 18 27.8 0 9.6 8.9
 Eswatini 9.9 7.4 2.7 24.6 16.1 0 59.3 10 10.1
 Saint Lucia 9.9 9.7 1.5 35.4 13.2 50 1.4 9.6 9.1
 Argentina 9.8 8.4 1.3 39.9 40.2 9.6 10.3 10 10.3
 Georgia 9.8 7.4 2.3 18.4 43 38.5 0.1 10.5 11.6
 Namibia 9.8 7.8 2 60.2 10.4 13.9 15.6 9.2 8.5
 United States 9.8 8.8 0.8 47 18.1 34.9 0 10.1 10.3
 Barbados 9.6 9.2 1.4 37.6 10.5 50 1.9 9.9 10.5
 Uganda 9.5 7.6 1.8 11 0.1 3.1 85.8 9.8 10.3
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.4 8.9 0.5 47.8 6.5 43.4 2.3 9.7 10.3
 Tanzania 9.4 6.2 3.2 12.2 0.4 1.6 85.8 9.6 9.9
 Chile 9.3 7.9 1.4 36.1 33.1 30.8 0 9.2 9.1
 Grenada 9.3 8.8 1.4 40.9 7 48.3 3.8 9.4 9.6
 South Africa 9.3 7.1 2.2 56 18.5 17.8 7.6 9.2 9
 Sweden 9.2 7.2 2 36.4 47.8 14.1 1.7 9.8 10.1
 Iceland 9.1 7.7 1.5 56.5 27.9 15.5 0 9.5 10.6
 Rwanda 9 6.9 2.1 14.8 0.2 2.7 82.3 8.4 7.6
 Cameroon 8.9 6.5 2.4 43.5 1.4 0.1 54.9 9.5 10.2
 Canada 8.9 8.1 0.9 45.1 25.6 25.6 3.7 9.1 9.2
 Croatia 8.9 9.9 1.4 44.5 39 13 3.5 8.8 8.2
 Netherlands 8.7 7.5 0.6 47.8 35.8 16.4 0 9 8.8
 Ukraine 8.6 5.4 3.1 42.3 5.4 51.5 0.8 9.5 10
 Botswana 8.4 6.2 2.2 48.1 23.5 4.4 24 10 11.8
 Ivory Coast 8.4 4.8 3.6 21.9 5 0.2 72.9 8.4 8.5
 Trinidad and Tobago 8.4 7.3 1.1 57.9 3.3 37.1 1.7 9 9.5
 Thailand 8.3 6.6 1.7 28.3 2.7 68.9 0 8.7 9.3
 Vietnam 8.3 3.1 5.3 91.5 0.8 7.7 0 9.9 11.4
 Burkina Faso 8.2 4.9 3.3 18 2.7 5 74.2 8.2 8.3
 Dominica 8.2 7.3 1.8 11.1 0 88.9 0 7.5 6.9
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.2 7.4 1.4 36.6 3.6 57.2 2.6 8.4 8.7
 Malta 8.1 7.8 1.2 36.4 29.9 28.7 4.9 8.3 8.5
 North Macedonia 8.1 4.9 3.6 35.3 46.6 17.4 0.7 7.5 6.6
 Japan 8 6.9 1.1 18.2 5.5 40 36.3 8 7.9
 Montenegro 8 6.4 1.7 10.8 43.1 44.1 2 7.9 7.9
 Panama 7.9 6.8 1.2 76.9 3.5 19.4 0.3 8 8.4
 Brazil 7.8 6.5 1.2 61.8 3.4 34.3 0.5 7.8 8.3
 Congo 7.8 4.9 3 84.4 4.7 10.3 0.6 7.8 8.2
 Kazakhstan 7.7 5.8 1.9 30.5 6.5 62.9 0 8.1 8.8
 Albania 7.5 5 2.5 34.3 26.5 37.6 1.7 8.3 9.2
 Burundi 7.5 4.1 3.4 39.3 0.1 0.1 60.5 7 6.6
 Italy 7.5 7.1 0.5 25.4 64.8 9.8 0 7 6.1
 Norway 7.5 6 1.1 43.9 36.7 16.7 2.7 7.8 8.2
 Mongolia 7.4 5.7 1.7 43.6 1.9 54.5 0 6.2 9.1
 China 7.2 5.7 1.5 29.6 3.1 67.2 0 7.5 8.1
 Paraguay 7.2 5.7 1.7 54.2 17.4 27.3 1.1 8.3 9.7
 Antigua and Barbuda 7 8.4 1.2 33 18.3 45.4 3.2 7.6 8.4
 Niue 7 6 1 56.3 13.1 30.6 0 7 7
 Dominican Republic 6.9 5.7 1.3 52.2 4.4 41.9 1.5 7.3 8
 São Tomé and Príncipe 6.8 4.9 2 19.8 80.2 0 0 7.1 7.4
 Belize 6.7 6.2 1.4 69.1 1.9 26.7 2.3 7 7.2
 Cambodia 6.7 3.5 3.2 88.1 0.6 11.2 0.1 7.2 8.1
 Philippines 6.6 4.5 2.1 27.3 0.4 72 0.3 6.8 7
 Mexico 6.5 5.4 1.4 77.1 2.1 20.4 0.5 7 7.7
 Angola 6.4 5 1.4 70.3 17.6 11.3 0.8 6.1 6.6
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.4 4.4 1.8 75.8 8.6 12.4 3.2 7 7.8
 Guyana 6.3 5.1 1.2 48.4 0.2 50.8 0.6 6.3 6.1
 Peru 6.3 5.1 1.2 60.1 8.1 31.8 0 6.3 6.4
 Kyrgyzstan 6.2 4.1 2.1 11.6 2.2 86.2 0 6.5 7.4
 Cuba 6.1 4.7 1.5 37.3 4.9 57.4 0.4 6.1 6.4
 Nauru 6 3.5 2.5 22 3.7 74.3 0 0 6.3
 Colombia 5.8 4.4 1.4 71.3 1.1 27.2 0.3 5.6 5.3
 Haiti 5.8 5.8 0 2.3 0.3 97.3 0.1 5.9 6
 Liberia 5.8 3.5 2.2 9.4 1.8 88.2 0.6 5.4 4.9
 Cape Verde 5.7 4.1 1.6 55 45 0 0 6 6.2
 India 5.7 3 2.6 7.5 0.1 92.4 0 6.6 7.9
 Sierra Leone 5.7 3.4 2.2 4 1.1 0 94.9 5.2 4.7
 Venezuela 5.6 4.6 1.1 69.2 0.3 29.2 1.3 4.5 3.9
 Armenia 5.5 3.8 1.7 10.6 7 82.3 0.1 5.7 6.1
 Turkmenistan 5.4 3.4 2 26.8 35.1 38 0 6 6.8
 Nicaragua 5.2 3.8 1.4 39.7 0.8 59.5 0.1 5.4 5.8
 Suriname 5.1 4.3 0.9 44.9 3.5 48.8 2.8 5.1 5.1
 Lesotho 5 3 2 57.4 3.2 10.5 28.9 4.6 4.6
 Bolivia 4.8 3.6 1.2 72.8 4.3 21.3 1.6 4.9 5.2
 Costa Rica 4.8 3.7 1.1 64.1 7.2 27.9 0.8 4.8 4.8
 Guinea-Bissau 4.8 2.8 1.9 13.7 31.3 13.7 41.2 4.8 4.8
 Myanmar 4.8 1.6 3.2 22.4 9.8 67.7 0 5.9 6.4
 Zambia 4.8 2.9 2 36.4 2.7 0.4 60.4 4.8 4.7
 Zimbabwe 4.8 3.6 1.3 62.8 1.3 12 23.9 4.5 4.2
 Bahamas 4.4 8.6 1.2 39.2 16.6 41.2 3 4.4 4.3
 Ecuador 4.4 3.3 1.1 79.9 1.5 17.8 0.7 4.5 5.1
 Sri Lanka 4.3 2.7 1.6 13.2 0.3 84.9 1.5 4.6 5.1
 Jamaica 4.2 3.4 1.1 36.3 4.8 54.2 4.6 4.1 4
 Honduras 4 2.9 1.2 46.6 1.2 52.1 0.1 4.1 4.3
 North Korea 3.9 3.4 0.5 2.7 0 97.3 0 3.6 3.3
 Gambia 3.8 3 0.9 8.5 2.1 0 89.4 3.9 4.1
 Israel 3.8 2.6 1.2 54.4 4.7 39.5 1.4 4 4.3
 United Arab Emirates 3.8 2.1 1.8 10.1 7.7 81.9 0.3 4.2 5.5
 El Salvador 3.7 2.7 1.1 47.8 1.3 50.7 0.1 4.1 4.9
 Malawi 3.7 2 1.7 8.8 0.8 11.3 79.1 3.9 4.3
 Mauritius 3.6 2.6 1.2 53.9 15.4 30.8 0 3.6 3.5
 Kenya 3.4 1.9 1.5 39.8 1.8 21.4 37 2.7 3.1
 Central African Republic 3.3 1.7 1.6 25.9 0.7 0 73.5 3.2 3.2
 Tajikistan 3.3 0.9 2.3 37.9 0.7 60.9 0.4 4 4.9
 Togo 3.1 1.7 1.4 37 16 18.2 28.8 3.1 3.1
 Benin 3 1.6 1.5 63.7 9.6 13.1 13.6 3.7 4.6
 Fiji 3 2.2 1 69.8 1.2 28.9 0 3 3.1
 Ethiopia 2.8 1.4 1.4 54.6 0.3 8.3 36.9 3.5 3.7
 Ghana 2.7 1.6 1.1 28.3 6.6 8 57.1 2.7 2.7
 Maldives 2.7 1.3 1.9 30.8 37.2 31.9 0 3 3
 Uzbekistan 2.7 1.6 1.1 34.4 8.6 56.9 0 2.6 2.6
 DR Congo 2.6 1.3 1.3 38.9 0.6 0.7 59.9 3.2 3.4
 Micronesia 2.5 1.6 0.9 58.1 8.5 32.8 0.6 8.3 2.9
 Samoa 2.5 2 0.7 94.1 5.9 0 0 2.9 3.3
 Guatemala 2.4 1.6 0.9 56.1 2.1 41.7 0.2 2.4 2.3
 Mozambique 2.4 1.3 1.1 78.7 8.3 12.4 0.6 2.5 2.6
 East Timor 2.1 0.6 1.5 67.6 32.4 0 0 3.8 5.5
   Nepal 2 0.6 1.4 31 49 20 0 2.3 2.6
 Qatar 2 1.3 0.7 25.9 10.2 63.4 0.5 2.1 2.2
 Singapore 2 1.8 0.3 70 14.6 13.4 2.1 2 2
 Turkey 2 1.3 0.7 57.6 8.6 33.8 0 1.9 1.9
 Bahrain 1.9 2.1 0.1 19 6.2 45.2 29.6 1.9 1.8
 Madagascar 1.9 0.9 1.1 53.8 8.2 38 0 1.8 1.6
 Tunisia 1.9 1.4 0.6 72.2 23.9 3.8 0.1 2 2.1
 Tuvalu 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.6 84.7 14.1 0 1.7 1.7
 Chad 1.5 0.7 0.9 70.2 1 5.3 23.5 1.7 1.8
 Lebanon 1.5 1.2 0.4 33.9 15.4 49.2 1.5 1.4 1.2
 Tonga 1.5 1.1 0.7 60.7 11.5 27.9 0 1.6 1.7
 Solomon Islands 1.4 1 0.4 93.3 2.9 3.3 0.5 1.3 1.2
 Eritrea 1.3 0.6 0.7 62.1 0.1 0.2 37.7 1.9 2.8
 Guinea 1.3 0.4 0.9 91.1 8.9 0 0 1.1 1
 Mali 1.3 0.6 0.7 15.8 1.2 0 83 1.3 1.3
 Papua New Guinea 1.2 0.7 0.5 95.2 2.7 2.1 0 1.2 1.1
 Iran 1 0 1 1 1
 Vanuatu 1 0.8 0.4 38.5 25.4 36.1 0 1.4 1.5
 Algeria 0.9 0.6 0.4 57.3 24.4 18.3 0 1 1.1
 Comoros 0.9 0.1 0.8 24.6 30.6 44.8 0 1 1.1
 Malaysia 0.9 0.6 0.4 60.7 21 17.4 0.8 0.9 0.8
 Azerbaijan 0.8 0.5 0.3 61.5 36.9 0 1.5 0.7 0.9
 Indonesia 0.8 0.3 0.5 18.5 76.4 4.6 0.6 1.1 1.6
 Oman 0.8 0.4 0.4 39.8 2.8 57 0.3 0.8 0.9
 Jordan 0.7 0.4 0.4 19.9 2.6 75.9 1.6 0.8 1
 Senegal 0.7 0.2 0.5 56.4 34.1 8.5 1 0.7 0.6
 Bhutan 0.6 0.2 0.4 46.2 4.2 49.6 0 0.5 0.4
 Morocco 0.6 0.4 0.3 42.9 39.8 17 0.4 0.7 0.7
 Djibouti 0.5 0.4 0.2 27.5 16.7 55 0.9 0.6 0.7
 Niger 0.5 0.1 0.4 45 13.7 41.4 0 0.6 0.7
 Sudan 0.5 0 0.5 0 0
 Brunei 0.4 0.6 0.2 100 0 0 0 0.4 0.3
 Egypt 0.4 0.2 0.2 62 4.4 33.1 0.6 0.4 0.5
 Iraq 0.4 0.2 0.2 71 2.4 25.7 0.9 0.5 0.6
 Kiribati 0.4 0.4 0.2 100 0 0 0 0.4 0.4
 Pakistan 0.3 0 0.3 0.3 0.4
 Syria 0.3 0.2 0.1 11.6 1.1 87.2 0 0.3 0.3
 Afghanistan 0.2 0 0.2 0.2 0.2
 Saudi Arabia 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
 Yemen 0.1 0 0 89.5 0 10.5 0 0.1 0.1
 Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0
 Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0
 Libya 0 0 0 0 0
 Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0
 Somalia 0 0 0 0 0

2016 WHO data total[]

The following is a list of European and OECD countries by the 2016 total alcohol consumption per capita age 15+ in litres of pure alcohol as published by the World Health Organization global status report on alcohol and health 2018 [4]

2016 total alcohol consumption per capita (age 15+) for European and OECD nations
Country Alcohol
consumption
(Litres/year)
Relative alcohol consumption
 Belarus 15.2 15.2
 
 Lithuania 15.0 15
 
 South Korea 14.4 14.4
 
 Czech Republic 13.4 13.4
 
 Ireland 13.0 13
 
 Russia 13.0 13
 
 Latvia 12.9 12.9
 
 Bulgaria 12.7 12.7
 
 France 12.6 12.6
 
 Romania 12.6 12.6
 
 Slovenia 12.6 12.6
 
 Portugal 12.3 12.3
 
 Belgium 12.1 12.1
 
 Moldova 11.7 11.7
 
 Austria 11.6 11.6
 
 Estonia 11.6 11.6
 
 Poland 11.6 11.6
 
 Slovakia 11.5 11.5
 
  Switzerland 11.5 11.5
 
 Hungary 11.4 11.4
 
 United Kingdom 11.4 11.4
 
 Andorra 11.3 11.3
 
 Luxembourg 11.2 11.2
 
 Serbia 11.1 11.1
 
 Germany 10.8 10.8
 
 Finland 10.7 10.7
 
 New Zealand 10.7 10.7
 
 Australia 10.6 10.6
 
 Denmark 10.4 10.4
 
 Greece 10.4 10.4
 
 Cyprus 10.2 10.2
 
 Spain 10.0 10
 
 Georgia 9.8 9.8
 
 United States 9.8 9.8
 
 Chile 9.3 9.3
 
 Sweden 9.2 9.2
 
 Iceland 9.1 9.1
 
 Canada 8.9 8.9
 
 Croatia 8.9 8.9
 
 Netherlands 8.7 8.7
 
 Ukraine 8.6 8.6
 
 Malta 8.1 8.1
 
 North Macedonia 8.1 8.1
 
 Montenegro 8.0 8
 
 Japan 8.0 8
 
 Kazakhstan 7.7 7.7
 
 Albania 7.5 7.5
 
 Italy 7.5 7.5
 
 Norway 7.5 7.5
 
 Mexico 6.5 6.5
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.4 6.4
 
 Kyrgyzstan 6.2 6.2
 
 Armenia 5.5 5.5
 
 Turkmenistan 5.4 5.4
 
 Israel 3.8 3.8
 
 Tajikistan 3.3 3.3
 
 Uzbekistan 2.7 2.7
 
 Turkey 2.0 2
 
 Azerbaijan 0.8 0.8
 

2010 WHO data[]

Map of countries by prevalence of alcohol consumption (2008)

The table below for 191 countries uses 2010 data from the WHO report published in 2014. The methodology used by the WHO calculated use by persons 15 years of age or older. All data in columns refer to year 2010. The column "recorded" refers to the average recorded consumption for the period 2010. Unrecorded consumption (homebrew, moonshine, smuggled alcohol, surrogate alcohol etc.) was calculated using empirical investigations and expert judgments. Total is the sum of the recorded and unrecorded consumption. The next four columns are a breakdown of the recorded alcohol consumption by type. Beer refers to malt beer, wine refers to grape wine, spirits refers to all distilled beverages such as vodka and similar products, and the column "other" refers to all other alcoholic beverages, such as rice wine, sake, mead, cider, kvass, and African beers (kumi kumi, kwete, banana beer, millet beer, umqombothi etc.). Worldwide consumption in 2010 was equal to 6.2 litres of pure alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older.

Pure alcohol consumption among persons (age 15+) in litres per capita per year, 2010[5]
Country Total Recorded
consumption
Unrecorded
consumption
Beer
(%)
Wine
(%)
Spirits
(%)
Other
(%)
2015
projection
 Belarus 17.6 14.4 3.2 17.3 5.2 46.6 30.9 17.1
 Moldova 16.8 6.3 10.5 30.4 5.1 64.5 0.0 17.4
 Lithuania 15.5 12.9 2.5 46.5 7.8 34.1 11.6 16.2
 Russia 15.1 11.5 3.6 37.6 11.4 51.0 0.0 14.5
 South Korea 14.4 10.4 4.0 50.0 28.9 21.1 76.0 12.9
 Ukraine 13.9 8.9 5.0 40.5 9.0 48.0 2.6 11.8
 Andorra 13.8 12.4 1.4 34.6 45.3 20.1 0.0 9.1
 Hungary 13.3 11.3 2.0 36.3 29.4 34.3 0.0 12.4
 Czech Republic 13.0 11.8 1.2 53.5 20.5 26.0 0.0 14.1
 Slovakia 13.0 11.4 1.7 30.1 18.3 46.2 5.5 12.5
 Portugal 12.9 11.0 1.9 30.8 55.5 10.9 2.8 12.5
 Romania 12.6 9.6 2.9 51.5 23.9 24.6 0.0 12.9
 Grenada 12.5 11.9 0.7 29.3 4.3 66.2 0.2 10.4
 Poland 12.5 10.9 1.6 55.1 9.3 35.5 0.0 11.5
 Latvia 12.3 10.5 1.8 46.9 10.7 37.0 5.4 10.6
 Finland 12.3 10.0 2.3 46.0 17.5 24.0 12.6 11.9
 Serbia 12.3 9.8 2.5 25.0 1.6 2.9 70.5 10.9
 France 12.2 11.8 0.4 18.8 56.4 23.1 1.7 11.6
 Australia 12.2 10.4 1.8 44.0 36.7 12.5 6.8 12.6
 Croatia 12.2 10.2 2.0 39.5 44.8 15.4 0.2 11.7
 Ireland 11.9 11.4 0.5 48.1 26.1 18.7 7.7 10.9
 Luxembourg 11.9 11.4 0.5 36.2 42.8 21.0 0.0 11.2
 Germany 11.8 11.3 0.5 53.6 27.8 18.6 0.0 10.6
 Slovenia 11.6 10.6 1.0 44.5 46.9 8.6 0.0 10.9
 United Kingdom 11.6 10.4 1.2 36.9 33.8 21.8 7.5 12.0
 Denmark 11.4 10.4 1.0 37.7 48.2 14.1 0.0 10.2
 Bulgaria 11.4 10.3 1.1 39.3 16.5 44.1 0.1 11.3
 Spain 11.2 10.0 1.2 49.7 20.1 28.2 1.8 10.6
 Belgium 11.0 10.5 0.5 49.2 36.3 14.4 0.1 10.8
 South Africa 11.0 8.2 2.9 48.1 17.8 16.7 17.4 11.5
 New Zealand 10.9 9.3 1.6 38.2 33.9 15.2 12.5 11.2
 Gabon 10.9 8.9 2.0 68.3 11.9 19.8 0.1 11.8
 Namibia 10.8 6.8 4.0 96.7 0.3 0.9 2.1 11.8
  Switzerland 10.7 10.2 0.5 31.8 49.4 17.6 1.2 10.4
 Saint Lucia 10.4 10.1 0.2 29.7 12.6 56.1 1.5 10.4
 Austria 10.3 9.7 0.6 50.4 35.5 14.0 0.0 8.5
 Estonia 10.3 9.5 0.8 41.2 11.1 36.8 10.9 9.4
 Greece 10.3 8.3 2.0 28.1 47.3 24.2 0.4 9.3
 Kazakhstan 10.3 6.8 3.5 31.8 3.1 65.1 0.0 8.2
 Canada 10.2 8.2 2.0 51.2 22.0 26.8 0.0 10.3
 Nigeria 10.1 9.1 1.0 8.0 0.4 0.9 90.7 11.3
 Netherlands 9.9 9.4 0.5 46.8 36.4 16.9 0.0 9.6
 Uganda 9.8 8.3 1.5 9.4 0.1 1.9 88.6 10.5
 Rwanda 9.8 6.8 3.0 11.1 0.0 0.4 88.4 10.0
 Chile 9.6 7.6 2.0 29.9 40.7 29.4 0.0 9.3
 Sierra Leone 9.3 8.3 1.0 40.7 48.0 5.5 5.8 7.6
 Burundi 9.3 6.3 3.0 24.5 0.0 0.1 75.4 9.8
 United States 9.2 8.7 0.5 50.0 17.3 32.7 0.0 9.0
 Cyprus 9.2 8.2 1.0 40.9 24.7 33.7 0.7 9.1
 Sweden 9.2 7.2 2.0 37.0 46.6 15.1 1.4 8.7
 Venezuela 8.9 7.7 1.3 75.6 0.8 23.4 0.2 8.3
 Paraguay 8.8 7.3 1.5 51.1 18.2 28.8 2.0 9.6
 Brazil 8.7 7.2 1.5 59.6 4.0 36.3 0.1 9.1
 Argentina 8.7 6.7 2.0 6.4 0.5 0.7 92.3 8.2
 Montenegro 8.7 4.9 3.9 10.9 47.0 41.7 0.4 13.3
 Belize 8.5 6.8 1.7 67.6 2.0 30.3 0.1 8.3
 Cameroon 8.4 5.8 2.6 63.9 22.1 13.8 0.2 7.7
 Botswana 8.4 5.4 3.0 56.0 11.8 11.5 20.7 7.7
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.2 7.7 0.5 44.0 7.4 48.0 0.6 7.0
 Guyana 8.1 7.1 1.0 23.0 0.3 76.6 0.1 8.6
 Peru 8.1 6.1 2.0 46.8 6.1 47.1 0.0 5.2
 Panama 8.0 7.2 0.8 69.2 4.6 26.0 0.2 7.7
 Niue 8.0 7.0 1.0 47.0 1.7 51.3 0.0 7.7
 Palau 7.9 6.9 1.0 77.7 5.9 16.4 0.0
 Norway 7.7 6.7 1.0 44.2 34.7 19.0 2.1 7.0
 Tanzania 7.7 5.7 2.0 11.0 0.2 1.8 87.0 8.1
 Georgia 7.7 5.4 2.3 17.0 49.8 33.2 0.1 6.7
 Uruguay 7.6 6.6 1.0 30.6 59.9 9.5 0.0 7.0
 Angola 7.5 5.9 1.6 64.3 13.7 17.4 4.7 7.6
 Laos 7.3 6.2 1.1 35.6 0.0 64.4 0.0 7.5
 Japan 7.2 7.0 0.2 19.2 4.1 52.0 24.7 7.5
 Mexico 7.2 5.5 1.8 75.7 1.5 22.2 0.5 6.8
 Ecuador 7.2 4.2 3.0 67.3 1.2 31.5 0.0 6.1
 Dominica 7.1 6.6 0.5 13.7 7.1 77.9 1.2 6.6
 Iceland 7.1 6.6 0.5 61.8 21.2 16.5 0.5 6.9
 Thailand 7.1 6.4 0.7 27.0 0.4 72.6 0.0 8.3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.1 4.6 2.5 73.3 9.7 17.0 0.0 7.5
 São Tomé and Príncipe 7.1 4.2 2.9 23.5 60.2 16.3 0.0 6.8
 Malta 7.0 6.6 0.4 39.4 32.7 27.2 0.7 7.2
 Albania 8.0 7.9 3.1 31.8 19.8 48.4 0.0 6.6
 Bahamas 6.9 6.3 0.5 34.0 14.6 50.4 1.0 4.2
 Dominican Republic 6.9 6.2 0.7 54.5 2.7 42.7 0.1 7.6
 Mongolia 6.9 4.9 2.0 27.6 2.8 69.6 0.0 7.8
 Cape Verde 6.9 4.0 2.9 44.4 1.2 0.2 54.2 7.2
 Barbados 6.8 6.3 0.5 39.7 10.2 49.3 0.8 6.5
 Burkina Faso 6.8 4.3 2.5 10.0 3.0 3.1 83.8 7.4
 Italy 6.7 6.5 0.2 23.0 65.6 11.5 0.0 6.1
 Trinidad and Tobago 6.7 6.4 0.3 54.0 2.0 43.8 0.3 6.6
 China 6.7 5.0 1.7 27.8 3.0 69.2 0.0 7.6
 Lebanon 6.7 3.9 2.8 47.4 39.9 12.6 0.0 5.7
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.6 6.3 0.3 33.4 3.0 63.1 0.5 7.2
 Equatorial Guinea 6.6 5.8 0.8 27.8 72.2 0.0 0.0 8.1
 Suriname 6.6 5.6 1.0 40.0 2.3 57.2 0.5 6.5
 Vietnam 6.6 2.0 4.6 97.3 0.6 2.1 0.0 8.7
 Lesotho 6.5 2.8 3.7 51.3 0.2 18.9 29.6 6.4
 Haiti 6.4 5.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 99.6 0.0 5.9
 Cook Islands 6.4 5.9 0.5 0.0 22.6 77.4 0.0 4.8
 Colombia 6.2 4.2 2.0 66.1 1.1 32.5 0.3 6.6
 Ivory Coast 6.0 4.0 2.0 16.1 3.0 0.4 80.5 6.5
 Bolivia 5.9 3.8 2.1 76.8 3.8 19.3 0.1 5.8
 Eswatini 5.7 4.7 1.0 33.6 0.8 0.7 65.0 6.4
 Zimbabwe 5.7 4.7 1.0 23.7 1.7 6.8 67.7 4.8
 Seychelles 5.6 4.1 1.5 67.0 22.2 10.8 0.0 6.7
 Cambodia 5.5 2.2 3.3 45.7 0.8 53.5 0.0 6.1
 Puerto Rico 5.4 4.9 0.5 66.6 6.7 26.4 0.3 -
 Netherlands Antilles 5.4 4.9 0.4 36.4 16.4 47.0 0.3 3.2
 Philippines 5.4 4.6 0.9 26.9 0.3 72.7 0.0 5.6
 Costa Rica 5.4 4.4 1.0 59.3 4.7 35.5 0.5 5.1
 Armenia 5.3 3.8 1.5 9.7 5.3 84.9 0.0 5.5
 Cuba 5.2 4.2 1.0 38.8 2.2 58.9 0.0 5.5
 Nicaragua 5.0 3.5 1.5 38.8 0.5 60.6 0.0 4.6
 Jamaica 4.9 3.4 1.5 42.0 4.9 51.4 1.6 5.1
 Ghana 4.8 1.8 3.0 30.0 9.7 2.9 57.3 5.4
 Liberia 4.7 3.1 1.6 10.8 1.0 88.1 0.0 5.2
 Uzbekistan 4.6 2.4 2.1 18.3 6.3 75.4 0.0 4.8
 Chad 4.4 0.4 4.0 66.3 3.4 3.8 26.5 4.4
 United Arab Emirates 4.3 2.8 1.5 10.3 2.9 86.7 0.0 4.3
 Kyrgyzstan 4.3 2.4 1.9 22.6 4.2 72.9 0.3 3.9
 India 4.3 2.2 2.2 6.8 0.1 93.1 0.0 4.6
 Turkmenistan 4.3 2.2 2.2 15.4 26.1 58.4 0.0 5.0
 Kenya 4.3 1.8 2.5 56.1 1.8 21.6 20.4 4.0
 Ethiopia 4.2 0.7 3.5 49.7 0.6 8.2 41.4 4.3
 Honduras 4.0 3.0 1.0 40.1 1.1 58.7 0.0 4.0
 Guinea-Bissau 4.0 2.5 1.5 19.6 14.9 22.4 43.0 4.3
 Zambia 4.0 2.5 1.5 22.7 2.9 13.6 60.7 4.0
 Congo 3.9 1.7 2.2 78.4 9.8 10.9 0.8 3.9
 Guatemala 3.8 2.2 1.6 41.9 1.6 56.3 0.2 3.9
 Central African Republic 3.8 1.8 2.0 16.2 0.6 2.1 81.1 3.8
 North Korea 3.7 3.2 0.5 5.1 0.0 94.9 0.0 4.4
 Sri Lanka 3.7 2.2 1.5 13.0 0.1 85.2 1.7 4.5
 Mauritius 3.6 2.6 1.0 66.2 12.3 21.3 0.2 4.0
 Samoa 3.6 2.6 1.0 70.9 16.6 12.5 0.0
 DR Congo 3.6 2.3 1.3 24.0 0.7 2.0 73.3 3.4
 Nauru 3.5 1.0 2.5 85.4 14.6 0.0 0.0 3.0
 Gambia 3.4 2.4 1.0 5.6 0.7 0.3 93.5 3.2
 Micronesia 3.3 2.3 1.0 47.0 14.1 38.9 0.0 3.5
 El Salvador 3.2 2.2 1.0 41.7 1.7 56.6 0.0 3.5
 Fiji 3.0 2.0 1.0 67.7 0.9 31.1 0.2 3.2
 Papua New Guinea 3.0 1.5 1.5 51.3 0.9 47.7 0.0 3.1
 Kiribati 3.0 1.0 2.0 36.9 2.2 60.9 0.0 2.9
 Tajikistan 2.8 0.3 2.5 10.2 1.1 88.7 0.0 2.4
 Israel 2.8 0.3 2.5 44.0 6.2 49.5 0.3 3.1
 Sudan 2.7 1.7 1.0 8.0 0.0 13.5 78.5 2.7
 Malawi 2.5 1.5 1.0 9.1 1.2 13.4 76.2 2.5
 North Macedonia 2.4 1.9 0.5 18.2 29.1 52.4 0.3 2.2
 Azerbaijan 2.3 1.3 1.0 28.7 7.6 63.3 0.0 2.1
 Mozambique 2.3 1.3 1.0 63.0 7.3 25.4 4.3 2.0
 Togo 2.3 1.3 1.0 48.9 26.9 2.4 21.8 1.9
   Nepal 2.2 0.2 2.0 47.7 0.9 51.4 0.0 2.1
 Bahrain 2.1 2.0 0.1 36.6 6.3 57.0 0.1 2.4
 Benin 2.1 1.1 1.0 54.6 21.7 7.2 16.5 2.2
 Singapore 2.0 1.5 0.5 70.1 13.5 14.7 1.7 2.9
 Turkey 2.0 1.4 0.6 63.6 8.6 27.9 0.0 2.4
 Madagascar 1.8 0.8 1.0 56.0 9.5 34.5 0.0 1.9
 Solomon Islands 1.7 1.2 0.5 81.1 2.1 16.7 0.0 1.6
 Tonga 1.6 1.1 0.5 57.9 7.6 34.3 0.1 2.1
 Tunisia 1.5 1.3 0.2 68.6 27.7 3.7 0.0 1.2
 Tuvalu 1.5 1.0 0.5 10.0 15.5 74.5 0.0 1.3
 Qatar 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.2 13.9 84.6 0.3 1.3
 Vanuatu 1.4 0.9 0.5 40.5 22.8 36.7 0.0 1.2
 Djibouti 1.3 1.1 0.2 23.2 5.3 71.5 0.0 0.9
 Malaysia 1.3 0.3 1.0 76.2 2.0 21.8 0.1 1.7
 Syria 1.2 1.0 0.3 8.5 27.9 63.5 0.0 1.4
 Maldives 1.2 0.7 0.5 29.1 29.4 41.2 0.0 1.0
 Mali 1.1 0.6 0.5 13.3 1.5 2.1 83.1 1.0
 Eritrea 1.1 0.5 0.6 63.6 0.0 0.1 36.3 1.4
 Algeria 1.0 0.7 0.3 62.6 35.5 0.0 2.0 0.6
 Iran 1.0 0.0 1.0 24.8 52.1 1.0 1.0
 Oman 0.9 0.7 0.2 54.6 3.3 42.2 0.0 0.9
 Brunei 0.9 0.6 0.3 89.8 2.3 7.2 0.7 0.8
 Morocco 0.9 0.5 0.5 43.5 36.5 19.9 0.0 0.7
 Jordan 0.7 0.5 0.2 22.4 2.1 75.4 0.1 0.7
 Bhutan 0.7 0.4 0.3 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
 Guinea 0.7 0.2 0.5 78.9 16.3 3.7 1.1 0.7
 Myanmar 0.7 0.1 0.6 82.6 5.7 11.8 0.0 0.7
 Afghanistan 0.7 0.0 0.7 18.9 38.3 1.0 1.2
 Senegal 0.6 0.3 0.3 55.1 41.3 3.6 0.0 0.5
 Indonesia 0.6 0.1 0.5 84.5 0.1 15.3 0.0 0.6
 East Timor 0.6 0.1 0.5 9.3 75.9 14.8 0.0 1.2
 Iraq 0.5 0.2 0.3 76.1 1.0 22.9 0.0 0.5
 Somalia 0.5 0.0 0.5
 Egypt 0.4 0.2 0.2 53.8 5.4 40.3 0.5 0.3
 Niger 0.3 0.1 0.2 46.0 13.2 40.7 0.0 0.3
 Yemen 0.3 0.1 0.2 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
 Comoros 0.2 0.1 0.1 23.3 22.2 54.6 0.0 0.2
 Saudi Arabia 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.9 97.9 0.2 0.2
 Bangladesh 0.2 0.0 0.2
 Kuwait 0.1 0.0 0.1 58.1 10.8 30.7 0.4 0.1
 Libya 0.1 0.0 0.1
 Mauritania 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
 Pakistan 0.1 0.0 0.0

OECD Data[]

2013 OECD statistics[]

The table below lists OECD countries by the annual consumption of pure alcohol in litres, per person, aged 15 years old and over, as published in the 2013 OECD Health Data. Note that the methodology to convert alcoholic drinks to pure alcohol may differ across countries. Typically beer is weighted as 4–5%, wine as 11–16% and spirits as 40% of pure alcohol equivalent.

This table is an accurate reflection of the annual consumption of pure alcohol in litres by OECD countries.

Country Litres per
capita[6]
Relative size Year
 South Korea 12.2 12.2
 
2011
 Estonia 12.0 12
 
2011
 France 11.8 11.8
 
2011
 Ireland 11.7 11.7
 
2011
 Czech Republic 11.5 11.5
 
2011
 Austria 11.4 11.4
 
2011
 Luxembourg 11.4 11.4
 
2011
 Germany 11.2 11.2
 
2011
 Slovenia 10.6 10.6
 
2011
 Denmark 10.5 10.5
 
2011
 Poland 10.3 10.3
 
2011
 Portugal 10.9 10.9
 
2011
 United Kingdom 10.3 10.3
 
2011
 Slovakia 10.2 10.2
 
2011
 Australia 10.0 10
 
2011
  Switzerland 10.0 10
 
2011
 Belgium 9.8 9.8
 
2011
 Finland 9.8 9.8
 
2011
 Spain 9.8 9.8
 
2010
 New Zealand 9.5 9.5
 
2011
 Netherlands 9.2 9.2
 
2011
 South Africa 8.9 8.9
 
2011
 United States 8.6 8.6
 
2011
 Canada 8.0 8
 
2011
 Chile 7.9 7.9
 
2010
 Greece 7.4 7.4
 
2011
 Japan 7.3 7.3
 
2011
 Sweden 7.3 7.3
 
2011
 Norway 6.4 6.4
 
2011
 Iceland 6.3 6.3
 
2010
 Italy 6.1 6.1
 
2010
 Mexico 5.1 5.1
 
2011
 Israel 2.6 2.6
 
2011
 Turkey 1.5 1.5
 
2011

See also[]

References[]

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