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

Definition: Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Seychelles 20.50 2018
2 Uganda 15.09 2018
3 Czech Republic 14.45 2018
4 Lithuania 13.22 2018
5 Luxembourg 12.94 2018
6 Germany 12.91 2018
7 Ireland 12.88 2018
8 Latvia 12.77 2018
9 Spain 12.72 2018
10 Bulgaria 12.65 2018
11 France 12.33 2018
12 Burkina Faso 12.03 2018
12 Portugal 12.03 2018
14 Austria 11.96 2018
15 Slovenia 11.90 2018
16 Romania 11.74 2018
17 Poland 11.71 2018
18 Switzerland 11.53 2018
19 Montenegro 11.47 2018
20 United Kingdom 11.45 2018
20 Belarus 11.45 2018
22 Moldova 11.43 2018
23 Hungary 11.35 2018
24 Tanzania 11.27 2018
25 Russia 11.19 2018
26 Dominica 11.18 2018
27 Slovak Republic 11.14 2018
28 Belgium 11.08 2018
29 Andorra 11.02 2018
30 Nigeria 10.84 2018
31 Cyprus 10.81 2018
32 Finland 10.78 2018
33 Lao PDR 10.72 2018
34 New Zealand 10.63 2018
35 St. Lucia 10.60 2018
36 Australia 10.51 2018
37 Denmark 10.26 2018
38 Greece 10.18 2018
39 Eswatini 10.04 2018
40 United States 9.87 2018
41 Korea 9.70 2018
42 Barbados 9.69 2018
43 Argentina 9.65 2018
44 Netherlands 9.61 2018
45 South Africa 9.52 2018
46 Grenada 9.48 2018
47 Congo 9.27 2018
48 Croatia 9.23 2018
48 Estonia 9.23 2018
50 Iceland 9.12 2018
51 Chile 9.07 2018
52 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 9.06 2018
53 Rwanda 8.95 2018
54 St. Kitts and Nevis 8.94 2018
54 Canada 8.94 2018
56 Sweden 8.93 2018
57 Serbia 8.75 2018
58 Gabon 8.74 2018
59 Vietnam 8.66 2018
60 Ukraine 8.32 2018
61 Thailand 8.30 2018
62 Georgia 8.25 2018
63 Mongolia 8.19 2018
64 Malta 7.99 2018
65 Panama 7.98 2018
66 Japan 7.96 2018
67 Italy 7.84 2018
68 Paraguay 7.58 2018
69 Brazil 7.42 2018
70 Norway 7.41 2018
71 Equatorial Guinea 7.23 2018
72 Burundi 7.19 2018
73 Albania 7.17 2018
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.15 2018
75 China 7.05 2018
76 Angola 6.94 2018
77 Uruguay 6.92 2018
78 Guyana 6.89 2018
79 Philippines 6.86 2018
80 Trinidad and Tobago 6.72 2018
81 Dominican Republic 6.68 2018
82 Cambodia 6.64 2018
83 Botswana 6.59 2018
84 Zambia 6.54 2018
85 Antigua and Barbuda 6.38 2018
85 Peru 6.38 2018
87 Kyrgyz Republic 6.26 2018
88 Belize 6.22 2018
89 North Macedonia 6.16 2018
90 Liberia 6.12 2018
91 São Tomé and Principe 5.88 2018
92 Cuba 5.83 2018
93 Colombia 5.74 2018
94 Sierra Leone 5.70 2018
95 Cameroon 5.65 2018
96 Cabo Verde 5.60 2018
97 Armenia 5.55 2018
98 India 5.54 2018
99 Namibia 5.43 2018
100 Guinea-Bissau 5.38 2018
101 Suriname 5.33 2018
102 Nicaragua 5.18 2018
103 Myanmar 5.12 2018
104 Mexico 5.00 2018
105 Turkmenistan 4.93 2018
106 Costa Rica 4.87 2018
107 The Bahamas 4.78 2018
108 Kazakhstan 4.76 2018
109 Zimbabwe 4.67 2018
110 Lesotho 4.59 2018
111 Bolivia 4.43 2018
112 Azerbaijan 4.41 2018
113 Mauritius 4.35 2018
114 Jamaica 4.22 2018
115 Israel 4.21 2018
116 Ecuador 4.20 2018
117 Venezuela 4.14 2018
118 Sri Lanka 4.10 2018
119 United Arab Emirates 3.90 2018
120 El Salvador 3.89 2018
121 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 3.80 2018
122 Honduras 3.76 2018
123 Nauru 3.71 2018
124 Malawi 3.63 2018
125 The Gambia 3.55 2018
126 Fiji 3.32 2018
127 Tajikistan 3.28 2018
128 Benin 2.81 2018
129 Kenya 2.78 2018
130 Ghana 2.75 2018
131 Haiti 2.73 2018
132 Côte d'Ivoire 2.71 2018
133 Samoa 2.66 2018
134 Uzbekistan 2.59 2018
135 Togo 2.46 2018
136 Guatemala 2.45 2018
137 Central African Republic 2.38 2018
138 Ethiopia 2.36 2018
139 Mozambique 2.30 2018
140 Vanuatu 2.25 2018
141 Timor-Leste 2.17 2018
142 Tunisia 2.12 2018
143 Nepal 2.05 2018
143 Turkey 2.05 2018
145 Singapore 2.03 2018
146 Dem. Rep. Congo 2.00 2018
147 Madagascar 1.97 2018
148 Solomon Islands 1.83 2018
149 Lebanon 1.71 2018
150 Qatar 1.59 2018
151 Tuvalu 1.52 2018
152 Eritrea 1.44 2018
153 Papua New Guinea 1.39 2018
154 Chad 1.37 2018
155 Mali 1.28 2018
156 Guinea 1.11 2018
157 Bahrain 1.09 2018
158 Iran 1.03 2018
159 Algeria 0.95 2018
160 Malaysia 0.85 2018
161 Tonga 0.80 2018
162 Oman 0.78 2018
163 Senegal 0.76 2018
164 Comoros 0.69 2018
164 Jordan 0.69 2018
164 Morocco 0.69 2018
167 Niger 0.67 2018
168 Indonesia 0.57 2018
169 Sudan 0.51 2018
170 Brunei 0.48 2018
171 Kiribati 0.46 2018
172 Djibouti 0.43 2018
172 Bhutan 0.43 2018
174 Iraq 0.39 2018
175 Egypt 0.36 2018
176 Pakistan 0.34 2018
177 Syrian Arab Republic 0.24 2018
178 Afghanistan 0.21 2018
179 Saudi Arabia 0.19 2018
180 Yemen 0.05 2018
181 Mauritania 0.04 2018
182 Bangladesh 0.02 2018
182 Libya 0.02 2018
184 Somalia 0.01 2018
185 Kuwait 0.00 2018

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Statistical Concept and Methodology: The estimates for the total alcohol consumption are produced by summing up the 3-year average per capita (15+) recorded alcohol consumption and an estimate of per capita (15+) unrecorded alcohol consumption for a calendar year. Tourist consumption takes into account tourists visiting the country and inhabitants visiting other countries.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual