Australia vs France: Alcohol consumption
Australia
9.8 Litres per person
in 2023
France
9.8 Litres per person
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
France rank
10th
Alcohol consumption over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.8 Litres per person against 9.8 Litres per person in France, a difference of 0 Litres per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and France ranks 10th of 41 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.58 Litres per person | 22.25 Litres per person | 9.67 Litres per person | France |
| 1980s | 11.86 Litres per person | 18.1 Litres per person | 6.24 Litres per person | France |
| 1990s | 10.08 Litres per person | 14.77 Litres per person | 4.69 Litres per person | France |
| 2000s | 10.5 Litres per person | 13.24 Litres per person | 2.74 Litres per person | France |
| 2010s | 10.12 Litres per person | 11.88 Litres per person | 1.76 Litres per person | France |
| 2020s | 10.5 Litres per person | 10.55 Litres per person | 0.05 Litres per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alcohol consumption, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 9.8 Litres per person against 9.8 Litres per person in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in alcohol consumption between Australia and France?
- 0 Litres per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for alcohol consumption?
- Australia ranks 10th and France ranks 10th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Alcohol consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for alcohol consumption. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.