economic2020

Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2020. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
5.1value
Median: 4.3value
Countries Covered
187
with available data
Highest
Romania
16.8value
Lowest
Somalia
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Romania16.8value
2Georgia14.4value
3Latvia12.9value
4Lithuania12.1value
5Czech Republic12.0value
By Region
Oceania10.2value(2 countries)
Europe9.9value(32 countries)
North America6.5value(4 countries)
South America6.0value(7 countries)
Other4.2value(108 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (16.8value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.1value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (108)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2020. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Romania16.8value
2Georgia14.4value
3Latvia12.9value
4Lithuania12.1value
5Czech Republic12.0value
6Germany11.8value
7Poland11.7value
8Belarus11.6value
9Bulgaria11.6value
10Austria11.5value
11Uganda11.3value
12Burkina Faso11.3value
13Moldova, Republic of11.1value
14United Republic of Tanzania11.0value
15Lao People's Democratic Republic10.8value
16Luxembourg10.8value
17Ireland10.8value
18United Kingdom10.7value
19Estonia10.7value
20Slovakia10.7value
21Russian Federation10.5value
22Slovenia10.4value
23Montenegro10.3value
24France10.3value
25Australia10.3value
26Seychelles10.2value
27Switzerland10.1value
28New Zealand10.0value
29Hungary9.9value
30United States of America9.9value
31Canada9.9value
32Andorra9.7value
33Cameroon9.6value
34Sweden9.6value
35Denmark9.5value
36Belgium9.4value
37Saint Lucia9.3value
38Ukraine9.2value
39Spain9.2value
40Finland9.1value
41Portugal8.9value
42Benin8.8value
43Netherlands8.7value
44Barbados8.2value
45Gabon8.1value
46Argentina8.1value
47Vietnam8.0value
48Thailand8.0value
49Iceland7.9value
50Serbia7.9value
51South Korea7.8value
52Brazil7.7value
53Mongolia7.7value
54Croatia7.7value
55Chile7.6value
56Norway7.4value
57Grenada7.3value
58Botswana7.3value
59South Africa7.1value
60Malta7.1value
61Italy7.0value
62Mauritius6.9value
63Eswatini6.8value
64Cambodia6.7value
65Antigua and Barbuda6.7value
66Equatorial Guinea6.6value
67Dominican Republic6.5value
68Peru6.5value
69Japan6.4value
70Cyprus6.4value
71Republic of the Congo6.1value
72Trinidad and Tobago6.0value
73Cape Verde6.0value
74Suriname5.9value
75Bosnia and Herzegovina5.9value
76Greece5.8value
77Philippines5.7value
78Paraguay5.6value
79Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.6value
80Uruguay5.6value
81Cuba5.4value
82Mali5.3value
83Namibia5.1value
84Guyana5.0value
85Dominica5.0value
86Mexico4.8value
87Sao Tome and Principe4.8value
88Saint Kitts and Nevis4.7value
89Panama4.7value
90People's Republic of China4.6value
91Kazakhstan4.5value
92Albania4.5value
93The Republic of North Macedonia4.4value
94Lesotho4.3value
95Armenia4.3value
96Ghana4.3value
97Colombia4.2value
98Burundi4.2value
99Angola4.1value
100India4.1value
101North Korea3.9value
102Nigeria3.8value
103Guinea-Bissau3.7value
104Nicaragua3.7value
105Belize3.7value
106Bahamas3.7value
107Kyrgyzstan3.6value
108Zambia3.6value
109Malawi3.6value
110Bolivia3.6value
111Fiji3.6value
112Costa Rica3.4value
113El Salvador3.2value
114Haiti3.1value
115Jamaica3.1value
116Honduras3.1value
117Ethiopia3.1value
118Sri Lanka2.9value
119Chad2.9value
120Rwanda2.9value
121Liberia2.9value
122Cote d'Ivoire2.9value
123Israel2.8value
124Nauru2.8value
125Zimbabwe2.7value
126Turkmenistan2.6value
127Ecuador2.5value
128Azerbaijan2.5value
129Kenya2.5value
130Samoa2.4value
131Uzbekistan2.1value
132United Arab Emirates2.1value
133Vanuatu2.0value
134Micronesia, Federated States of2.0value
135Venezuela2.0value
136Myanmar1.9value
137Democratic Republic of the Congo1.9value
138Mozambique1.9value
139Singapore1.8value
140Central African Republic1.8value
141Tunisia1.7value
142Türkiye1.7value
143Guatemala1.5value
144Maldives1.5value
145Solomon Islands1.5value
146Togo1.4value
147Lebanon1.3value
148Tuvalu1.3value
149Bahrain1.3value
150Papua New Guinea1.1value
151Eritrea1.1value
152Nepal1.1value
153Qatar1.1value
154Madagascar1.0value
155Malaysia0.7value
156Tajikistan0.7value
157Kiribati0.7value
158Republic of The Gambia0.6value
159Algeria0.5value
160Guinea0.5value
161Islamic Republic of Iran0.5value
162Oman0.5value
163Brunei Darussalam0.5value
164Morocco0.5value
165Djibouti0.4value
166Senegal0.4value
167Tonga0.4value
168Sierra Leone0.3value
169Iraq0.2value
170Comoros0.2value
171Jordan0.2value
172Bhutan0.2value
173Timor-Leste0.2value
174Niger0.1value
175Egypt0.1value
176Syrian Arab Republic0.1value
177Bangladesh0.1value
178Pakistan0.1value
179Indonesia0.1value
180Yemen0.0value
181Libya0.0value
182Afghanistan0.0value
183Sudan0.0value
184Kuwait0.0value
185Mauritania0.0value
186Saudi Arabia0.0value
187Somalia0.0value
Showing 187 of 187 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2020).

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