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Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized - Sex: both sexes
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
42.4%
Median: 42.1%
Countries Covered
189
with available data
Highest
Luxembourg
84.2%
Lowest
Kuwait
0.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Luxembourg84.2%
2Ireland83.2%
3Andorra82.5%
4Australia80.7%
5New Zealand80.3%
By Region
Oceania80.5%(2 countries)
Europe74.6%(32 countries)
South America62.0%(7 countries)
North America54.2%(4 countries)
Other35.7%(110 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.8%)High (84.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 42.4%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (110)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
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 2020; 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 | Luxembourg | 84.2% |
| 2 | Ireland | 83.2% |
| 3 | Andorra | 82.5% |
| 4 | Australia | 80.7% |
| 5 | New Zealand | 80.3% |
| 6 | Switzerland | 80.0% |
| 7 | Austria | 79.4% |
| 8 | Iceland | 79.2% |
| 9 | Germany | 78.8% |
| 10 | Denmark | 78.3% |
| 11 | Finland | 78.0% |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 77.9% |
| 13 | Norway | 77.8% |
| 14 | Sweden | 77.5% |
| 15 | Malta | 77.3% |
| 16 | Netherlands | 76.9% |
| 17 | Belgium | 76.8% |
| 18 | Spain | 76.6% |
| 19 | Portugal | 76.2% |
| 20 | France | 76.0% |
| 21 | Romania | 75.9% |
| 22 | Lithuania | 75.1% |
| 23 | Latvia | 75.0% |
| 24 | Estonia | 74.3% |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 74.1% |
| 26 | Poland | 73.5% |
| 27 | Italy | 73.2% |
| 28 | Slovakia | 72.8% |
| 29 | South Korea | 72.5% |
| 30 | Slovenia | 71.4% |
| 31 | Hungary | 71.3% |
| 32 | United States of America | 71.1% |
| 33 | Chile | 71.1% |
| 34 | Argentina | 71.0% |
| 35 | Greece | 69.3% |
| 36 | Belarus | 69.3% |
| 37 | Moldova, Republic of | 69.2% |
| 38 | Canada | 69.2% |
| 39 | Croatia | 67.5% |
| 40 | Japan | 67.5% |
| 41 | Uruguay | 67.4% |
| 42 | Ukraine | 66.1% |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 65.8% |
| 44 | Cyprus | 65.5% |
| 45 | Peru | 65.5% |
| 46 | Singapore | 62.9% |
| 47 | Bolivia | 62.2% |
| 48 | Seychelles | 60.5% |
| 49 | People's Republic of China | 60.3% |
| 50 | Ecuador | 60.2% |
| 51 | Serbia | 60.0% |
| 52 | Israel | 59.8% |
| 53 | North Korea | 59.1% |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 58.3% |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 58.1% |
| 56 | Brazil | 58.0% |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 57.4% |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | 57.0% |
| 59 | Cape Verde | 56.5% |
| 60 | Georgia | 55.9% |
| 61 | Mongolia | 55.7% |
| 62 | Grenada | 54.4% |
| 63 | Gabon | 54.4% |
| 64 | Montenegro | 54.0% |
| 65 | Republic of the Congo | 53.9% |
| 66 | Vietnam | 53.7% |
| 67 | Barbados | 53.7% |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 53.5% |
| 69 | Antigua and Barbuda | 53.1% |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 52.3% |
| 71 | Paraguay | 51.8% |
| 72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51.3% |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.9% |
| 74 | Thailand | 50.7% |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.6% |
| 76 | Angola | 50.3% |
| 77 | Cameroon | 50.2% |
| 78 | Dominica | 49.7% |
| 79 | Cuba | 49.7% |
| 80 | Bahamas | 49.5% |
| 81 | Cambodia | 49.2% |
| 82 | Albania | 48.9% |
| 83 | Armenia | 48.7% |
| 84 | Guyana | 47.7% |
| 85 | Belize | 46.8% |
| 86 | Jamaica | 46.2% |
| 87 | Philippines | 46.0% |
| 88 | Benin | 45.9% |
| 89 | Suriname | 44.7% |
| 90 | Haiti | 44.6% |
| 91 | Mauritius | 43.4% |
| 92 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 43.2% |
| 93 | Panama | 43.0% |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.6% |
| 95 | Ghana | 42.1% |
| 96 | Mexico | 42.0% |
| 97 | Uganda | 41.9% |
| 98 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 41.7% |
| 99 | Cook Islands | 41.5% |
| 100 | Colombia | 40.9% |
| 101 | Liberia | 40.4% |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 40.3% |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 38.7% |
| 104 | Niue | 38.6% |
| 105 | Myanmar | 38.2% |
| 106 | Honduras | 37.8% |
| 107 | Central African Republic | 37.3% |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 37.3% |
| 109 | El Salvador | 36.9% |
| 110 | Zambia | 36.7% |
| 111 | Venezuela | 36.6% |
| 112 | Togo | 36.5% |
| 113 | Brunei Darussalam | 35.8% |
| 114 | Burundi | 35.7% |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 34.5% |
| 116 | Guatemala | 34.4% |
| 117 | Rwanda | 33.5% |
| 118 | Nauru | 32.4% |
| 119 | Qatar | 31.9% |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 31.7% |
| 121 | Botswana | 31.2% |
| 122 | United Republic of Tanzania | 30.8% |
| 123 | Bhutan | 30.3% |
| 124 | Fiji | 30.1% |
| 125 | South Africa | 29.6% |
| 126 | India | 29.2% |
| 127 | Samoa | 29.1% |
| 128 | Kenya | 29.1% |
| 129 | Madagascar | 29.0% |
| 130 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.0% |
| 131 | Malawi | 28.8% |
| 132 | Eswatini | 28.7% |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 28.1% |
| 134 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.8% |
| 135 | Tuvalu | 27.0% |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 27.0% |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 26.8% |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.1% |
| 139 | Nepal | 25.8% |
| 140 | Namibia | 25.6% |
| 141 | Kiribati | 25.2% |
| 142 | Nigeria | 25.2% |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 24.5% |
| 144 | Tonga | 24.3% |
| 145 | Mozambique | 23.6% |
| 146 | Lesotho | 23.4% |
| 147 | Chad | 21.4% |
| 148 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.7% |
| 149 | Bahrain | 20.0% |
| 150 | Zimbabwe | 19.4% |
| 151 | Ethiopia | 19.0% |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 17.3% |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.8% |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 16.4% |
| 155 | Malaysia | 16.3% |
| 156 | Mali | 16.0% |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | 15.5% |
| 158 | Eritrea | 15.2% |
| 159 | Uzbekistan | 14.3% |
| 160 | Oman | 13.7% |
| 161 | Lebanon | 12.7% |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 11.9% |
| 163 | Guinea | 11.2% |
| 164 | Türkiye | 10.3% |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 9.9% |
| 166 | Indonesia | 9.7% |
| 167 | Senegal | 9.7% |
| 168 | Niger | 9.0% |
| 169 | Tunisia | 8.5% |
| 170 | Algeria | 7.9% |
| 171 | Egypt | 7.6% |
| 172 | Jordan | 7.5% |
| 173 | Morocco | 7.1% |
| 174 | Sudan | 7.0% |
| 175 | Iraq | 6.9% |
| 176 | Djibouti | 6.0% |
| 177 | Maldives | 5.5% |
| 178 | Bangladesh | 5.4% |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 2.1% |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | 1.9% |
| 181 | Mauritania | 1.7% |
| 182 | Pakistan | 1.6% |
| 183 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.5% |
| 184 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.5% |
| 185 | Libya | 1.3% |
| 186 | Yemen | 1.2% |
| 187 | Comoros | 1.0% |
| 188 | Somalia | 0.9% |
| 189 | Kuwait | 0.8% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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