economic2022

Spirits, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol)

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
1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Median: 1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Countries Covered
187
with available data
Highest
Saint Lucia
6.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Lowest
Afghanistan
0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Top 5 Countries
1Saint Lucia6.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
2Latvia6.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
3Estonia5.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
4Lithuania5.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
5Slovakia5.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
By Region
Europe2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year(32 countries)
North America1.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year(4 countries)
Oceania1.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year(2 countries)
South America1.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year(7 countries)
Other1.3Litres 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 (6.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year)

Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Other (109)
Asia (24)
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 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
1Saint Lucia6.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
2Latvia6.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
3Estonia5.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
4Lithuania5.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
5Slovakia5.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
6Bulgaria5.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
7North Korea5.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
8Barbados4.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
9Dominica4.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
10Antigua and Barbuda4.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
11Belarus4.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
12Thailand4.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
13Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
14Hungary4.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
15Mauritius4.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
16Poland4.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
17United States of America4.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
18Seychelles3.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
19Philippines3.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
20Lao People's Democratic Republic3.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
21Grenada3.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
22Czech Republic3.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
23Mongolia3.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
24Russian Federation3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
25Bahamas3.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
26Romania3.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
27Montenegro3.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
28Kyrgyzstan3.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
29Nauru2.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
30India2.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
31Kazakhstan2.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
32Brazil2.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
33Serbia2.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
34United Kingdom2.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
35Moldova, Republic of2.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
36Suriname2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
37Saint Kitts and Nevis2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
38Liberia2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
39Guyana2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
40Germany2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
41Spain2.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
42Ireland2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
43Luxembourg2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
44Andorra2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
45Haiti2.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
46Zimbabwe2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
47Niue2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
48People's Republic of China2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
49France2.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
50Cuba2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
51Trinidad and Tobago2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
52Canada2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
53Nicaragua2.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
54Malta2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
55Sri Lanka2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
56Georgia2.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
57Nepal2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
58Paraguay2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
59Dominican Republic2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
60Jamaica2.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
61Peru1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
62Denmark1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
63Armenia1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
64Chile1.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
65Australia1.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
66Austria1.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
67Croatia1.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
68New Zealand1.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
69Greece1.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
70Iceland1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
71Switzerland1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
72El Salvador1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
73Netherlands1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
74Cyprus1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
75Cote d'Ivoire1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
76Uzbekistan1.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
77Botswana1.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
78South Africa1.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
79Slovenia1.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
80Portugal1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
81Venezuela1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
82Israel1.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
83Myanmar1.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
84Sweden1.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
85Japan1.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
86Norway1.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
87Albania1.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
88Honduras1.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
89Belgium1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
90Fiji1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
91Angola1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
92Panama1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
93Argentina1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
94Finland1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
95Belize1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
96Uruguay1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
97The Republic of North Macedonia1.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
98Qatar0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
99Vanuatu0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
100Equatorial Guinea0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
101Ukraine0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
102Turkmenistan0.9Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
103Bahrain0.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
104Guatemala0.8Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
105Maldives0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
106Colombia0.7Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
107Lebanon0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
108Bosnia and Herzegovina0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
109Cape Verde0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
110Ecuador0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
111Mexico0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
112Namibia0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
113Eswatini0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
114Türkiye0.6Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
115Nigeria0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
116Azerbaijan0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
117Micronesia, Federated States of0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
118Bolivia0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
119Cameroon0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
120Italy0.5Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
121Lesotho0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
122Uganda0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
123Guinea-Bissau0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
124Republic of the Congo0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
125Zambia0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
126United Republic of Tanzania0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
127Gabon0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
128Tajikistan0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
129Iraq0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
130Singapore0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
131Ghana0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
132Cambodia0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
133Bhutan0.4Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
134Sao Tome and Principe0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
135Costa Rica0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
136United Arab Emirates0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
137South Korea0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
138Kenya0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
139Oman0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
140Rwanda0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
141Papua New Guinea0.3Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
142Togo0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
143Tuvalu0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
144Comoros0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
145Mozambique0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
146Vietnam0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
147Djibouti0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
148Burkina Faso0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
149Jordan0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
150Malawi0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
151Ethiopia0.2Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
152Solomon Islands0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
153Tunisia0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
154Malaysia0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
155Benin0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
156Tonga0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
157Morocco0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
158Mali0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
159Timor-Leste0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
160Sierra Leone0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
161Kiribati0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
162Syrian Arab Republic0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
163Guinea0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
164Algeria0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
165Democratic Republic of the Congo0.1Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
166Niger0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
167Brunei Darussalam0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
168Kuwait0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
169Madagascar0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
170Egypt0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
171Pakistan0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
172Senegal0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
173Indonesia0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
174Central African Republic0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
175Republic of The Gambia0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
176Chad0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
177Bangladesh0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
178Burundi0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
179Eritrea0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
180Islamic Republic of Iran0.0Litres 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
183Somalia0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
184Sudan0.0Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
185Samoa0.0Litres 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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