France vs Germany: Alcohol consumption
France
9.8 Litres per person
in 2024
Germany
10.2 Litres per person
in 2023
France rank
10th
Germany rank
8th
Alcohol consumption over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 10.2 Litres per person against 9.8 Litres per person in France, a difference of 0.4 Litres per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
France ranks 10th and Germany ranks 8th of 41 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.25 Litres per person | 16.43 Litres per person | 5.82 Litres per person | France |
| 1980s | 18.1 Litres per person | 15.29 Litres per person | 2.81 Litres per person | France |
| 1990s | 14.77 Litres per person | 13.46 Litres per person | 1.31 Litres per person | France |
| 2000s | 13.24 Litres per person | 11.91 Litres per person | 1.33 Litres per person | France |
| 2010s | 11.88 Litres per person | 11.19 Litres per person | 0.69 Litres per person | France |
| 2020s | 10.55 Litres per person | 10.43 Litres per person | 0.125 Litres per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alcohol consumption, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 10.2 Litres per person against 9.8 Litres per person in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in alcohol consumption between France and Germany?
- 0.4 Litres per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for alcohol consumption?
- France ranks 10th and Germany ranks 8th 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.