Alcohol consumption by country
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...
What the numbers show
Alcohol consumption is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 11.9 Litres per person in Portugal; the lowest is 0.1 Litres per person in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.6 Litres per person, and the mean is 7.56 Litres per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 119.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 55.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 60.5%).
Alcohol consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 11.9 Litres per person | 2022 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 2 | Austria | 11.2 Litres per person | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 11.2 Litres per person | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 11.1 Litres per person | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 10.7 Litres per person | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 6 | Czechia | 10.6 Litres per person | 2024 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 7 | Romania | 10.4 Litres per person | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 10.2 Litres per person | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 10.2 Litres per person | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 10 | Australia | 9.8 Litres per person | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 10 | France | 9.8 Litres per person | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 12 | United States | 9.4 Litres per person | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 9.2 Litres per person | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 9.1 Litres per person | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 15 | Argentina | 9 Litres per person | 2022 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 8.8 Litres per person | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 8.2 Litres per person | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 8.1 Litres per person | 2022 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 8 Litres per person | 2022 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 7.8 Litres per person | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 21 | Iceland | 7.6 Litres per person | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 7.6 Litres per person | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 23 | Russia | 7.4 Litres per person | 2022 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 7.3 Litres per person | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 7.3 Litres per person | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 26 | Finland | 7.2 Litres per person | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 26 | New Zealand | 7.2 Litres per person | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 6.7 Litres per person | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 28 | Thailand | 6.7 Litres per person | 2022 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Japan | 6.7 Litres per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 6.3 Litres per person | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 6.2 Litres per person | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 32 | Mexico | 6.2 Litres per person | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 5.1 Litres per person | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 4.2 Litres per person | 2022 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 36 | China | 3.5 Litres per person | 2022 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 3.4 Litres per person | 2022 | down 60.5% | rising |
| 38 | India | 3.1 Litres per person | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 2.9 Litres per person | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 40 | Israel | 2.7 Litres per person | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 41 | Indonesia | 0.1 Litres per person | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Croatia 10.8 Litres per person
- Slovak Republic 9.5 Litres per person
- Korea 7.6 Litres per person
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.