demographic2022

Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), by beverage type - Beverage types: Beer

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data187 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Median: 1.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Countries Covered
187
with available data
Highest
Czech Republic
6.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Lowest
Afghanistan
0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Top 5 Countries
1Czech Republic6.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
2Namibia6.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
3Austria6.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
4Gabon6.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
5Poland5.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
By Region
Europe3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year(32 countries)
Oceania3.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year(2 countries)
North America3.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year(4 countries)
South America3.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year(7 countries)
Other1.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year(109 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year)High (6.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (109)
Africa (9)
Asia (24)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Czech Republic6.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
2Namibia6.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
3Austria6.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
4Gabon6.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
5Poland5.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
6Panama5.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
7Croatia5.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
8Cambodia5.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
9Brazil5.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
10Republic of the Congo5.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
11Romania5.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
12Germany4.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
13Seychelles4.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
14Spain4.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
15Slovenia4.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
16Bulgaria4.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
17Ireland4.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
18Mexico4.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
19Estonia4.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
20Latvia4.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
21Iceland4.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
22Bosnia and Herzegovina4.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
23Lithuania4.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
24Hungary4.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
25Bhutan4.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
26Lao People's Democratic Republic3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
27Netherlands3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
28Belgium3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
29United States of America3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
30Luxembourg3.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
31Andorra3.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
32Serbia3.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
33South Africa3.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
34United Kingdom3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
35Barbados3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
36Denmark3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
37Finland3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
38Chile3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
39Vietnam3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
40Paraguay3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
41Saint Kitts and Nevis3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
42Portugal3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
43Equatorial Guinea3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
44Argentina3.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
45Saint Lucia3.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
46Australia3.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
47Botswana3.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
48Montenegro3.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
49Grenada3.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
50Belize3.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
51New Zealand3.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
52Canada3.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
53Russian Federation3.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
54Guyana3.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
55Switzerland3.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
56Colombia2.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
57Slovakia2.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
58Peru2.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
59Sweden2.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
60Norway2.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
61France2.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
62Suriname2.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
63Kazakhstan2.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
64Bahamas2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
65Costa Rica2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
66Malta2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
67Cameroon2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
68Antigua and Barbuda2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
69Mauritius2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
70Belarus2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
71Eswatini2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
72Dominican Republic2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
73Mongolia2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
74Ukraine2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
75Italy2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
76Georgia2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
77Bolivia2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
78The Republic of North Macedonia2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
79Greece2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
80Lesotho2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
81Trinidad and Tobago2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
82Thailand2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
83Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
84Cyprus1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
85Samoa1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
86Burundi1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
87Ecuador1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
88Albania1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
89Moldova, Republic of1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
90Uruguay1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
91Dominica1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
92Angola1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
93Rwanda1.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
94Cuba1.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
95South Korea1.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
96Honduras1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
97Burkina Faso1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
98El Salvador1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
99Nicaragua1.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
100Fiji1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
101Cape Verde1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
102Jamaica1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
103Singapore1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
104Israel1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
105People's Republic of China1.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
106Japan1.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
107Zambia1.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
108Mozambique1.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
109Armenia1.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
110Ethiopia1.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
111Philippines1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
112Cote d'Ivoire1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
113Zimbabwe0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
114Micronesia, Federated States of0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
115Guatemala0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
116Tunisia0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
117Sao Tome and Principe0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
118Venezuela0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
119Benin0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
120Kenya0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
121Guinea-Bissau0.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
122Türkiye0.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
123Solomon Islands0.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
124Uganda0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
125United Republic of Tanzania0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
126Brunei Darussalam0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
127Togo0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
128Nigeria0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
129Turkmenistan0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
130Kyrgyzstan0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
131Bahrain0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
132Ghana0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
133Malaysia0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
134Sri Lanka0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
135United Arab Emirates0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
136Central African Republic0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
137Lebanon0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
138Democratic Republic of the Congo0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
139Myanmar0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
140Papua New Guinea0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
141Madagascar0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
142Eritrea0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
143Haiti0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
144Qatar0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
145Niue0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
146Nepal0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
147Azerbaijan0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
148Chad0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
149Tajikistan0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
150Maldives0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
151Guinea0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
152Liberia0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
153Sierra Leone0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
154Algeria0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
155Kiribati0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
156India0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
157Uzbekistan0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
158Oman0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
159Senegal0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
160Morocco0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
161North Korea0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
162Malawi0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
163Iraq0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
164Mali0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
165Timor-Leste0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
166Jordan0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
167Vanuatu0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
168Djibouti0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
169Indonesia0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
170Egypt0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
171Niger0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
172Comoros0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
173Republic of The Gambia0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
174Tuvalu0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
175Tonga0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
176Syrian Arab Republic0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
177Pakistan0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
178Bangladesh0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
179Islamic Republic of Iran0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
180Kuwait0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
181Libya0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
182Mauritania0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
183Nauru0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
184Somalia0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
185Sudan0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
186Yemen0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
187Afghanistan0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Showing 187 of 187 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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