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.
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Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year)
Percentile Profile
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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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 6.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2 | Namibia | 6.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 3 | Austria | 6.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 4 | Gabon | 6.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 5 | Poland | 5.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 6 | Panama | 5.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 7 | Croatia | 5.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 8 | Cambodia | 5.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 9 | Brazil | 5.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 10 | Republic of the Congo | 5.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 11 | Romania | 5.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 12 | Germany | 4.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 13 | Seychelles | 4.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 14 | Spain | 4.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 15 | Slovenia | 4.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 4.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 17 | Ireland | 4.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 18 | Mexico | 4.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 19 | Estonia | 4.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 20 | Latvia | 4.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 21 | Iceland | 4.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 23 | Lithuania | 4.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 24 | Hungary | 4.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 25 | Bhutan | 4.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 27 | Netherlands | 3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 28 | Belgium | 3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 29 | United States of America | 3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 3.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 31 | Andorra | 3.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 32 | Serbia | 3.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 33 | South Africa | 3.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 35 | Barbados | 3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 36 | Denmark | 3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 37 | Finland | 3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 38 | Chile | 3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 39 | Vietnam | 3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 40 | Paraguay | 3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 42 | Portugal | 3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 44 | Argentina | 3.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 3.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 46 | Australia | 3.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 47 | Botswana | 3.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 48 | Montenegro | 3.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 49 | Grenada | 3.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 50 | Belize | 3.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 51 | New Zealand | 3.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 52 | Canada | 3.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 3.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 54 | Guyana | 3.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 55 | Switzerland | 3.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 56 | Colombia | 2.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 57 | Slovakia | 2.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 58 | Peru | 2.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 59 | Sweden | 2.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 60 | Norway | 2.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 61 | France | 2.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 62 | Suriname | 2.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 2.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 64 | Bahamas | 2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 66 | Malta | 2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 67 | Cameroon | 2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 69 | Mauritius | 2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 70 | Belarus | 2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 71 | Eswatini | 2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 73 | Mongolia | 2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 74 | Ukraine | 2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 75 | Italy | 2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 76 | Georgia | 2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 77 | Bolivia | 2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 78 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 79 | Greece | 2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 80 | Lesotho | 2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 82 | Thailand | 2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 84 | Cyprus | 1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 85 | Samoa | 1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 86 | Burundi | 1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 87 | Ecuador | 1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 88 | Albania | 1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 89 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 90 | Uruguay | 1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 91 | Dominica | 1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 92 | Angola | 1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 93 | Rwanda | 1.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 94 | Cuba | 1.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 95 | South Korea | 1.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 96 | Honduras | 1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 1.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 100 | Fiji | 1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 102 | Jamaica | 1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 103 | Singapore | 1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 104 | Israel | 1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 105 | People's Republic of China | 1.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 106 | Japan | 1.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 107 | Zambia | 1.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 108 | Mozambique | 1.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 109 | Armenia | 1.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 1.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 111 | Philippines | 1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 112 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 114 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 115 | Guatemala | 0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 116 | Tunisia | 0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 118 | Venezuela | 0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 119 | Benin | 0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 120 | Kenya | 0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 122 | Türkiye | 0.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 0.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 124 | Uganda | 0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 125 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 126 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 127 | Togo | 0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 128 | Nigeria | 0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 131 | Bahrain | 0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 132 | Ghana | 0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 133 | Malaysia | 0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 135 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 136 | Central African Republic | 0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 137 | Lebanon | 0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 138 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 139 | Myanmar | 0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 141 | Madagascar | 0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 142 | Eritrea | 0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 143 | Haiti | 0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 144 | Qatar | 0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 145 | Niue | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 146 | Nepal | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 147 | Azerbaijan | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 148 | Chad | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 149 | Tajikistan | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 150 | Maldives | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 151 | Guinea | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 152 | Liberia | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 154 | Algeria | 0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 155 | Kiribati | 0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 156 | India | 0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | 0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 158 | Oman | 0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 159 | Senegal | 0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 160 | Morocco | 0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 161 | North Korea | 0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 162 | Malawi | 0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 163 | Iraq | 0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 164 | Mali | 0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 165 | Timor-Leste | 0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 166 | Jordan | 0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 168 | Djibouti | 0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 169 | Indonesia | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 170 | Egypt | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 171 | Niger | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 172 | Comoros | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 173 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 175 | Tonga | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 176 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 177 | Pakistan | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 178 | Bangladesh | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 179 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 180 | Kuwait | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 181 | Libya | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 182 | Mauritania | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 183 | Nauru | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 184 | Somalia | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 185 | Sudan | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 186 | Yemen | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
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This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).
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