Belgium vs Brazil: Alcohol consumption

Belgium
7.8 Litres per person
in 2022
Brazil
8.2 Litres per person
in 2022
Belgium rank
20th
Brazil rank
17th

Alcohol consumption over time

  • Belgium
  • Brazil
2.557.51012.515196319922022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8.2 Litres per person against 7.8 Litres per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.4 Litres per person.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 20th and Brazil ranks 17th of 41 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Brazil in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 10.7 Litres per person 2.23 Litres per person 8.47 Litres per person Belgium
1970s 13.28 Litres per person 3.12 Litres per person 10.16 Litres per person Belgium
1980s 13.1 Litres per person 3.93 Litres per person 9.17 Litres per person Belgium
1990s 11.09 Litres per person 5.55 Litres per person 5.54 Litres per person Belgium
2000s 11.03 Litres per person 7.32 Litres per person 3.71 Litres per person Belgium
2010s 9.89 Litres per person 8.51 Litres per person 1.38 Litres per person Belgium
2020s 8.1 Litres per person 8.13 Litres per person 0.0333 Litres per person Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol consumption, Belgium or Brazil?
Brazil, at 8.2 Litres per person against 7.8 Litres per person in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption between Belgium and Brazil?
0.4 Litres per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Brazil?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Brazil rank globally for alcohol consumption?
Belgium ranks 20th and Brazil ranks 17th 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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Indicator
Alcohol consumption
Unit
Litres per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 3,029 data points, 1960–2025
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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.