Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Netherlands
Netherlands: Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending was 0.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
0.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2012
All-time low
0.07
in 2011
Years of data
5
2010–2014
Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Netherlands, 2010–2014
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Netherlands stood at 0.8. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over five years.
Netherlands ranks 32nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.7 | — |
| 2011 | 0.07 | -90.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +1042.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.65, 48% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 30 Greece 0.9
- 30 United States 0.9
- 32 Poland 0.8
- 34 Azerbaijan 0.5 compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 0.5 compare
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Netherlands?
- Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending in Netherlands was 0.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest alcohol spending as a share of total household spending recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcohol spending as a share of total household spending recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for alcohol spending as a share of total household spending?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Alcohol spending as a share of total household spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Spending on alcohol measured as a share of total household expenditure.