Alcohol consumption in Portugal
Portugal: Alcohol consumption was 11.9 Litres per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Alcohol consumption in Portugal, 1961–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Litres per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 11.9 Litres per person for alcohol consumption in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol consumption in Portugal peaked at 19.9 Litres per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.7 Litres per person, in 2020.
That places Portugal 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Alcohol consumption in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Litres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15 Litres per person | — |
| 1962 | 15.2 Litres per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 18.5 Litres per person | +21.7% |
| 1964 | 19.4 Litres per person | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 19.5 Litres per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 16.9 Litres per person | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 17 Litres per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 18.3 Litres per person | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 14 Litres per person | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 19.9 Litres per person | +42.1% |
| 1971 | 16 Litres per person | -19.6% |
| 1972 | 16.2 Litres per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 19.1 Litres per person | +17.9% |
| 1974 | 18.3 Litres per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 19.6 Litres per person | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 16.9 Litres per person | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 13.7 Litres per person | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 14 Litres per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 14.2 Litres per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 14.9 Litres per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 15.4 Litres per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 17 Litres per person | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 15.9 Litres per person | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 16.4 Litres per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 13.9 Litres per person | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 13.5 Litres per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 12.4 Litres per person | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 12.9 Litres per person | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 14.6 Litres per person | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 15.2 Litres per person | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 14.8 Litres per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 14.4 Litres per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 14.2 Litres per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 14.1 Litres per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 13.6 Litres per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 12.8 Litres per person | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 12.6 Litres per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 12.5 Litres per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 13.2 Litres per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 12.8 Litres per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 12.6 Litres per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.5 Litres per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2 Litres per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.3 Litres per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 12 Litres per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.8 Litres per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5 Litres per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.5 Litres per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5 Litres per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.3 Litres per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8 Litres per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 9.8 Litres per person | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 9.5 Litres per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 10.2 Litres per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 10.3 Litres per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6 Litres per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 10.5 Litres per person | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 10.3 Litres per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 10.8 Litres per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 8.7 Litres per person | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 10.6 Litres per person | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 11.9 Litres per person | +12.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 11.9 Litres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.45 Litres per person, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 11.9 Litres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.1 Litres per person, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol consumption in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +42.1% | 14 Litres per person | 19.9 Litres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.09 Litres per person | 14 Litres per person | 19.5 Litres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.79 Litres per person | 13.7 Litres per person | 19.9 Litres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.69 Litres per person | 12.4 Litres per person | 17 Litres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.74 Litres per person | 12.5 Litres per person | 15.2 Litres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.07 Litres per person | 11.5 Litres per person | 12.8 Litres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.31 Litres per person | 9.5 Litres per person | 11.3 Litres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4 Litres per person | 8.7 Litres per person | 11.9 Litres per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Latvia 11.3 Litres per person compare
- 1 Croatia 10.8 Litres per person compare
- 2 Austria 11.2 Litres per person compare
- 2 Estonia 10.7 Litres per person compare
- 2 Bulgaria 11.2 Litres per person compare
- 3 Slovenia 10.4 Litres per person compare
- 4 Lithuania 10.2 Litres per person compare
- 4 Spain 11.1 Litres per person compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol consumption in Portugal?
- Alcohol consumption in Portugal was 11.9 Litres per person in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest alcohol consumption recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9 Litres per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest alcohol consumption recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 Litres per person in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for alcohol consumption?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is alcohol consumption rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.