demographic2019
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) - Beverage types: Spirits
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
31.8%
Median: 25.7%
Countries Covered
185
with available data
Highest
North Korea
96.8%
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1North Korea96.8%
2India92.8%
3Sri Lanka89.8%
4Afghanistan89.1%
5Uzbekistan88.8%
By Region
Asia47.9%(23 countries)
Other32.4%(108 countries)
North America28.7%(4 countries)
Europe24.6%(32 countries)
South America23.4%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (96.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 31.8%)
Asia (23)
Other (108)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
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 2019; 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 | North Korea | 96.8% |
| 2 | India | 92.8% |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 89.8% |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 89.1% |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 88.8% |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 86.3% |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 86.0% |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.1% |
| 9 | Liberia | 83.7% |
| 10 | Haiti | 81.7% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 81.4% |
| 12 | Nauru | 74.3% |
| 13 | Myanmar | 72.1% |
| 14 | Nepal | 71.1% |
| 15 | Philippines | 70.6% |
| 16 | Armenia | 70.0% |
| 17 | Jordan | 69.3% |
| 18 | Pakistan | 68.7% |
| 19 | People's Republic of China | 68.5% |
| 20 | Thailand | 68.0% |
| 21 | Mauritius | 67.1% |
| 22 | Dominica | 65.7% |
| 23 | Qatar | 62.0% |
| 24 | Oman | 61.7% |
| 25 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 59.1% |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 58.1% |
| 27 | Cuba | 57.2% |
| 28 | Cook Islands | 56.1% |
| 29 | Vanuatu | 55.5% |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 54.2% |
| 31 | Djibouti | 53.2% |
| 32 | Niger | 50.6% |
| 33 | Mongolia | 49.8% |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.7% |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 49.7% |
| 36 | Grenada | 49.4% |
| 37 | Bahrain | 48.7% |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 48.6% |
| 39 | Lebanon | 48.3% |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 47.9% |
| 41 | Barbados | 47.9% |
| 42 | Ukraine | 47.6% |
| 43 | Jamaica | 47.3% |
| 44 | El Salvador | 47.0% |
| 45 | Guyana | 45.7% |
| 46 | Lithuania | 45.2% |
| 47 | Israel | 45.1% |
| 48 | Belarus | 45.0% |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.2% |
| 50 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43.6% |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 43.1% |
| 52 | Bahamas | 42.8% |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 41.7% |
| 54 | Cyprus | 41.6% |
| 55 | Guatemala | 41.5% |
| 56 | Slovakia | 41.2% |
| 57 | Honduras | 41.1% |
| 58 | Suriname | 41.0% |
| 59 | Latvia | 40.6% |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 39.7% |
| 61 | Venezuela | 39.6% |
| 62 | Comoros | 38.5% |
| 63 | Peru | 38.4% |
| 64 | Estonia | 38.2% |
| 65 | Poland | 37.7% |
| 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37.6% |
| 67 | Sudan | 37.6% |
| 68 | Fiji | 37.0% |
| 69 | United States of America | 36.9% |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 36.6% |
| 71 | Maldives | 36.0% |
| 72 | Kiribati | 35.8% |
| 73 | Moldova, Republic of | 35.8% |
| 74 | Tonga | 35.4% |
| 75 | Kenya | 35.1% |
| 76 | Angola | 35.0% |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 34.1% |
| 78 | Albania | 34.1% |
| 79 | Hungary | 34.0% |
| 80 | Serbia | 33.8% |
| 81 | Seychelles | 33.7% |
| 82 | Georgia | 33.6% |
| 83 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 33.0% |
| 84 | Brazil | 32.7% |
| 85 | Libya | 32.6% |
| 86 | Montenegro | 32.2% |
| 87 | Türkiye | 30.8% |
| 88 | Paraguay | 30.4% |
| 89 | Egypt | 28.3% |
| 90 | Niue | 27.4% |
| 91 | Iraq | 26.8% |
| 92 | Canada | 26.0% |
| 93 | Malta | 25.7% |
| 94 | Czech Republic | 25.4% |
| 95 | Chile | 25.3% |
| 96 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 24.6% |
| 97 | Colombia | 24.3% |
| 98 | Tuvalu | 24.2% |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 24.2% |
| 100 | United Kingdom | 23.6% |
| 101 | Greece | 22.5% |
| 102 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 21.9% |
| 103 | Madagascar | 21.8% |
| 104 | Spain | 21.6% |
| 105 | Belize | 21.5% |
| 106 | Ghana | 21.3% |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 21.1% |
| 108 | Andorra | 21.1% |
| 109 | Ireland | 20.6% |
| 110 | France | 20.5% |
| 111 | Togo | 20.1% |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 20.1% |
| 113 | Romania | 19.6% |
| 114 | Germany | 19.6% |
| 115 | Ecuador | 19.4% |
| 116 | Panama | 19.3% |
| 117 | Cape Verde | 19.2% |
| 118 | Malaysia | 19.0% |
| 119 | Switzerland | 18.6% |
| 120 | Bolivia | 18.6% |
| 121 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.6% |
| 122 | Morocco | 18.0% |
| 123 | Denmark | 17.9% |
| 124 | Indonesia | 17.8% |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 17.3% |
| 126 | New Zealand | 17.1% |
| 127 | Finland | 16.8% |
| 128 | Netherlands | 16.6% |
| 129 | Norway | 16.5% |
| 130 | Austria | 16.2% |
| 131 | Iceland | 16.2% |
| 132 | South Africa | 16.1% |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.8% |
| 134 | Japan | 15.0% |
| 135 | Uruguay | 14.4% |
| 136 | Mozambique | 14.4% |
| 137 | Sweden | 14.0% |
| 138 | Algeria | 13.8% |
| 139 | Singapore | 13.7% |
| 140 | Australia | 13.6% |
| 141 | Croatia | 13.4% |
| 142 | Portugal | 13.0% |
| 143 | Nigeria | 13.0% |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 12.3% |
| 145 | Belgium | 12.0% |
| 146 | Namibia | 11.9% |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.4% |
| 148 | Rwanda | 11.3% |
| 149 | Botswana | 11.1% |
| 150 | Slovenia | 10.9% |
| 151 | Italy | 10.5% |
| 152 | Mexico | 10.5% |
| 153 | Costa Rica | 10.4% |
| 154 | Gabon | 10.1% |
| 155 | Tunisia | 9.9% |
| 156 | Ethiopia | 9.7% |
| 157 | Malawi | 9.5% |
| 158 | Uganda | 9.2% |
| 159 | Cambodia | 9.1% |
| 160 | Samoa | 9.1% |
| 161 | Argentina | 9.1% |
| 162 | Lesotho | 8.9% |
| 163 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.6% |
| 164 | Zambia | 8.5% |
| 165 | Republic of the Congo | 8.4% |
| 166 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.1% |
| 167 | Vietnam | 6.8% |
| 168 | Senegal | 6.3% |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.4% |
| 170 | Guinea | 4.2% |
| 171 | Benin | 4.0% |
| 172 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.6% |
| 173 | Burkina Faso | 3.2% |
| 174 | South Korea | 2.8% |
| 175 | Eswatini | 2.3% |
| 176 | Yemen | 2.0% |
| 177 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.8% |
| 178 | Central African Republic | 1.0% |
| 179 | Chad | 0.9% |
| 180 | Mali | 0.4% |
| 181 | Cameroon | 0.2% |
| 182 | Burundi | 0.1% |
| 183 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 184 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
Showing 185 of 185 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).
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