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This is a list of countries by alcohol consumption measured in equivalent litres of pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed per capita per year.
World Health Organization (WHO) data [ edit ]
The World Health Organization periodically publishes The Global Status Report on Alcohol :
1999 was first published by WHO in 1999.[1]
2004 is the second global status report on alcohol published by WHO.
2011 is the third global report on alcohol published by WHO.
2014 is the fourth global report on alcohol published by WHO with data from 2010.
2018 is the fifth global report on alcohol published by WHO. [2]
2010 WHO data [ edit ]
Map of countries by prevalence of alcohol consumption (2008)
The table below for 191 countries uses 2010 data from the WHO report published in 2014. The methodology used by the WHO calculated use by persons 15 years of age or older. All data in columns refer to year 2010. The column "recorded" refers to the average recorded consumption for the period 2010. Unrecorded consumption (homebrew , moonshine , smuggled alcohol, surrogate alcohol etc.) was calculated using empirical investigations and expert judgments. Total is the sum of the recorded and unrecorded consumption. The next four columns are a breakdown of the recorded alcohol consumption by type. Beer refers to malt beer, wine refers to grape wine, spirits refers to all distilled beverages such as vodka and similar products, and the column "other" refers to all other alcoholic beverages, such as rice wine , sake , mead , cider , kvass , and African beers (kumi kumi , kwete , banana beer , millet beer , umqombothi etc.). Worldwide consumption in 2010 was equal to 6.2 litres of pure alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older.
Pure alcohol consumption among persons (age 15+) in litres per capita per year, 2010[3]
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Country
Total
Recorded consumption
Unrecorded consumption
Beer (%)
Wine (%)
Spirits (%)
Other (%)
2015 projection
Belarus
17.6
14.4
3.2
17.3
5.2
46.6
30.9
17.1
Moldova
16.8
6.3
10.5
30.4
5.1
64.5
0.0
17.4
Lithuania
15.5
12.9
2.5
46.5
7.8
34.1
11.6
16.2
Russia
15.1
11.5
3.6
37.6
11.4
51.0
0.0
14.5
Romania
14.4
10.4
4.0
50.0
28.9
21.1
0.0
12.9
Ukraine
13.9
8.9
5.0
40.5
9.0
48.0
2.6
11.8
Andorra
13.8
12.4
1.4
34.6
45.3
20.1
0.0
9.1
Hungary
13.3
11.3
2.0
36.3
29.4
34.3
0.0
12.4
Czech Republic
13.0
11.8
1.2
53.5
20.5
26.0
0.0
14.1
Slovakia
13.0
11.4
1.7
30.1
18.3
46.2
5.5
12.5
Portugal
12.9
11.0
1.9
30.8
55.5
10.9
2.8
12.5
Serbia
12.6
9.6
2.9
51.5
23.9
24.6
0.0
12.9
Grenada
12.5
11.9
0.7
29.3
4.3
66.2
0.2
10.4
Poland
12.5
10.9
1.6
55.1
9.3
35.5
0.0
11.5
Latvia
12.3
10.5
1.8
46.9
10.7
37.0
5.4
10.6
Finland
12.3
10.0
2.3
46.0
17.5
24.0
12.6
11.9
South Korea
12.3
9.8
2.5
25.0
1.6
2.9
70.5
10.9
France
12.2
11.8
0.4
18.8
56.4
23.1
1.7
11.6
Australia
12.2
10.4
1.8
44.0
36.7
12.5
6.8
12.6
Croatia
12.2
10.2
2.0
39.5
44.8
15.4
0.2
11.7
Ireland
11.9
11.4
0.5
48.1
26.1
18.7
7.7
10.9
Luxembourg
11.9
11.4
0.5
36.2
42.8
21.0
0.0
11.2
Germany
11.8
11.3
0.5
53.6
27.8
18.6
0.0
10.6
Slovenia
11.6
10.6
1.0
44.5
46.9
8.6
0.0
10.9
United Kingdom
11.6
10.4
1.2
36.9
33.8
21.8
7.5
12.0
Denmark
11.4
10.4
1.0
37.7
48.2
14.1
0.0
10.2
Bulgaria
11.4
10.3
1.1
39.3
16.5
44.1
0.1
11.3
Spain
11.2
10.0
1.2
49.7
20.1
28.2
1.8
10.6
Belgium
11.0
10.5
0.5
49.2
36.3
14.4
0.1
10.8
South Africa
11.0
8.2
2.9
48.1
17.8
16.7
17.4
11.5
New Zealand
10.9
9.3
1.6
38.2
33.9
15.2
12.5
11.2
Gabon
10.9
8.9
2.0
68.3
11.9
19.8
0.1
11.8
Namibia
10.8
6.8
4.0
96.7
0.3
0.9
2.1
11.8
Switzerland
10.7
10.2
0.5
31.8
49.4
17.6
1.2
10.4
Saint Lucia
10.4
10.1
0.2
29.7
12.6
56.1
1.5
10.4
Austria
10.3
9.7
0.6
50.4
35.5
14.0
0.0
8.5
Estonia
10.3
9.5
0.8
41.2
11.1
36.8
10.9
9.4
Greece
10.3
8.3
2.0
28.1
47.3
24.2
0.4
9.3
Kazakhstan
10.3
6.8
3.5
31.8
3.1
65.1
0.0
8.2
Canada
10.2
8.2
2.0
51.2
22.0
26.8
0.0
10.3
Nigeria
10.1
9.1
1.0
8.0
0.4
0.9
90.7
11.3
Netherlands
9.9
9.4
0.5
46.8
36.4
16.9
0.0
9.6
Uganda
9.8
8.3
1.5
9.4
0.1
1.9
88.6
10.5
Rwanda
9.8
6.8
3.0
11.1
0.0
0.4
88.4
10.0
Chile
9.6
7.6
2.0
29.9
40.7
29.4
0.0
9.3
Sierra Leone
9.3
8.3
1.0
40.7
48.0
5.5
5.8
7.6
Burundi
9.3
6.3
3.0
24.5
0.0
0.1
75.4
9.8
United States
9.2
8.7
0.5
50.0
17.3
32.7
0.0
9.0
Cyprus
9.2
8.2
1.0
40.9
24.7
33.7
0.7
9.1
Sweden
9.2
7.2
2.0
37.0
46.6
15.1
1.4
8.7
Venezuela
8.9
7.7
1.3
75.6
0.8
23.4
0.2
8.3
Paraguay
8.8
7.3
1.5
51.1
18.2
28.8
2.0
9.6
Brazil
8.7
7.2
1.5
59.6
4.0
36.3
0.1
9.1
Argentina
8.7
6.7
2.0
6.4
0.5
0.7
92.3
8.2
Montenegro
8.7
4.9
3.9
10.9
47.0
41.7
0.4
13.3
Belize
8.5
6.8
1.7
67.6
2.0
30.3
0.1
8.3
Cameroon
8.4
5.8
2.6
63.9
22.1
13.8
0.2
7.7
Botswana
8.4
5.4
3.0
56.0
11.8
11.5
20.7
7.7
Saint Kitts and Nevis
8.2
7.7
0.5
44.0
7.4
48.0
0.6
7.0
Guyana
8.1
7.1
1.0
23.0
0.3
76.6
0.1
8.6
Peru
8.1
6.1
2.0
46.8
6.1
47.1
0.0
5.2
Panama
8.0
7.2
0.8
69.2
4.6
26.0
0.2
7.7
Niue
8.0
7.0
1.0
47.0
1.7
51.3
0.0
7.7
Palau
7.9
6.9
1.0
77.7
5.9
16.4
0.0
Norway
7.7
6.7
1.0
44.2
34.7
19.0
2.1
7.0
Tanzania
7.7
5.7
2.0
11.0
0.2
1.8
87.0
8.1
Georgia
7.7
5.4
2.3
17.0
49.8
33.2
0.1
6.7
Uruguay
7.6
6.6
1.0
30.6
59.9
9.5
0.0
7.0
Angola
7.5
5.9
1.6
64.3
13.7
17.4
4.7
7.6
Laos
7.3
6.2
1.1
35.6
0.0
64.4
0.0
7.5
Japan
7.2
7.0
0.2
19.2
4.1
52.0
24.7
7.5
Mexico
7.2
5.5
1.8
75.7
1.5
22.2
0.5
6.8
Ecuador
7.2
4.2
3.0
67.3
1.2
31.5
0.0
6.1
Dominica
7.1
6.6
0.5
13.7
7.1
77.9
1.2
6.6
Iceland
7.1
6.6
0.5
61.8
21.2
16.5
0.5
6.9
Thailand
7.1
6.4
0.7
27.0
0.4
72.6
0.0
8.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
4.6
2.5
73.3
9.7
17.0
0.0
7.5
São Tomé and Príncipe
7.1
4.2
2.9
23.5
60.2
16.3
0.0
6.8
Malta
7.0
6.6
0.4
39.4
32.7
27.2
0.7
7.2
Albania
7.0
4.9
2.1
31.8
19.8
48.4
0.0
6.6
Bahamas
6.9
6.3
0.5
34.0
14.6
50.4
1.0
4.2
Dominican Republic
6.9
6.2
0.7
54.5
2.7
42.7
0.1
7.6
Mongolia
6.9
4.9
2.0
27.6
2.8
69.6
0.0
7.8
Cape Verde
6.9
4.0
2.9
44.4
1.2
0.2
54.2
7.2
Barbados
6.8
6.3
0.5
39.7
10.2
49.3
0.8
6.5
Burkina Faso
6.8
4.3
2.5
10.0
3.0
3.1
83.8
7.4
Italy
6.7
6.5
0.2
23.0
65.6
11.5
0.0
6.1
Trinidad and Tobago
6.7
6.4
0.3
54.0
2.0
43.8
0.3
6.6
China
6.7
5.0
1.7
27.8
3.0
69.2
0.0
7.6
Lebanon
6.7
3.9
2.8
47.4
39.9
12.6
0.0
5.7
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6.6
6.3
0.3
33.4
3.0
63.1
0.5
7.2
Equatorial Guinea
6.6
5.8
0.8
27.8
72.2
0.0
0.0
8.1
Suriname
6.6
5.6
1.0
40.0
2.3
57.2
0.5
6.5
Vietnam
6.6
2.0
4.6
97.3
0.6
2.1
0.0
8.7
Lesotho
6.5
2.8
3.7
51.3
0.2
18.9
29.6
6.4
Haiti
6.4
5.9
0.6
0.2
0.2
99.6
0.0
5.9
Cook Islands
6.4
5.9
0.5
0.0
22.6
77.4
0.0
4.8
Colombia
6.2
4.2
2.0
66.1
1.1
32.5
0.3
6.6
Ivory Coast
6.0
4.0
2.0
16.1
3.0
0.4
80.5
6.5
Bolivia
5.9
3.8
2.1
76.8
3.8
19.3
0.1
5.8
Eswatini
5.7
4.7
1.0
33.6
0.8
0.7
65.0
6.4
Zimbabwe
5.7
4.7
1.0
23.7
1.7
6.8
67.7
4.8
Seychelles
5.6
4.1
1.5
67.0
22.2
10.8
0.0
6.7
Cambodia
5.5
2.2
3.3
45.7
0.8
53.5
0.0
6.1
Puerto Rico
5.4
4.9
0.5
66.6
6.7
26.4
0.3
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Netherlands Antilles
5.4
4.9
0.4
36.4
16.4
47.0
0.3
3.2
Philippines
5.4
4.6
0.9
26.9
0.3
72.7
0.0
5.6
Costa Rica
5.4
4.4
1.0
59.3
4.7
35.5
0.5
5.1
Armenia
5.3
3.8
1.5
9.7
5.3
84.9
0.0
5.5
Cuba
5.2
4.2
1.0
38.8
2.2
58.9
0.0
5.5
Nicaragua
5.0
3.5
1.5
38.8
0.5
60.6
0.0
4.6
Jamaica
4.9
3.4
1.5
42.0
4.9
51.4
1.6
5.1
Ghana
4.8
1.8
3.0
30.0
9.7
2.9
57.3
5.4
Liberia
4.7
3.1
1.6
10.8
1.0
88.1
0.0
5.2
Uzbekistan
4.6
2.4
2.1
18.3
6.3
75.4
0.0
4.8
Chad
4.4
0.4
4.0
66.3
3.4
3.8
26.5
4.4
United Arab Emirates
4.3
2.8
1.5
10.3
2.9
86.7
0.0
4.3
Kyrgyzstan
4.3
2.4
1.9
22.6
4.2
72.9
0.3
3.9
India
4.3
2.2
2.2
6.8
0.1
93.1
0.0
4.6
Turkmenistan
4.3
2.2
2.2
15.4
26.1
58.4
0.0
5.0
Kenya
4.3
1.8
2.5
56.1
1.8
21.6
20.4
4.0
Ethiopia
4.2
0.7
3.5
49.7
0.6
8.2
41.4
4.3
Honduras
4.0
3.0
1.0
40.1
1.1
58.7
0.0
4.0
Guinea-Bissau
4.0
2.5
1.5
19.6
14.9
22.4
43.0
4.3
Zambia
4.0
2.5
1.5
22.7
2.9
13.6
60.7
4.0
Congo
3.9
1.7
2.2
78.4
9.8
10.9
0.8
3.9
Guatemala
3.8
2.2
1.6
41.9
1.6
56.3
0.2
3.9
Central African Republic
3.8
1.8
2.0
16.2
0.6
2.1
81.1
3.8
North Korea
3.7
3.2
0.5
5.1
0.0
94.9
0.0
4.4
Sri Lanka
3.7
2.2
1.5
13.0
0.1
85.2
1.7
4.5
Mauritius
3.6
2.6
1.0
66.2
12.3
21.3
0.2
4.0
Samoa
3.6
2.6
1.0
70.9
16.6
12.5
0.0
DR Congo
3.6
2.3
1.3
24.0
0.7
2.0
73.3
3.4
Nauru
3.5
1.0
2.5
85.4
14.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
Gambia
3.4
2.4
1.0
5.6
0.7
0.3
93.5
3.2
F.S. Micronesia
3.3
2.3
1.0
47.0
14.1
38.9
0.0
3.5
El Salvador
3.2
2.2
1.0
41.7
1.7
56.6
0.0
3.5
Fiji
3.0
2.0
1.0
67.7
0.9
31.1
0.2
3.2
Papua New Guinea
3.0
1.5
1.5
51.3
0.9
47.7
0.0
3.1
Kiribati
3.0
1.0
2.0
36.9
2.2
60.9
0.0
2.9
Tajikistan
2.8
0.3
2.5
10.2
1.1
88.7
0.0
2.4
Israel
2.8
0.3
2.5
44.0
6.2
49.5
0.3
3.1
Sudan
2.7
1.7
1.0
8.0
0.0
13.5
78.5
2.7
Malawi
2.5
1.5
1.0
9.1
1.2
13.4
76.2
2.5
North Macedonia
2.4
1.9
0.5
18.2
29.1
52.4
0.3
2.2
Azerbaijan
2.3
1.3
1.0
28.7
7.6
63.3
0.0
2.1
Mozambique
2.3
1.3
1.0
63.0
7.3
25.4
4.3
2.0
Togo
2.3
1.3
1.0
48.9
26.9
2.4
21.8
1.9
Nepal
2.2
0.2
2.0
47.7
0.9
51.4
0.0
2.1
Bahrain
2.1
2.0
0.1
36.6
6.3
57.0
0.1
2.4
Benin
2.1
1.1
1.0
54.6
21.7
7.2
16.5
2.2
Singapore
2.0
1.5
0.5
70.1
13.5
14.7
1.7
2.9
Turkey
2.0
1.4
0.6
63.6
8.6
27.9
0.0
2.4
Madagascar
1.8
0.8
1.0
56.0
9.5
34.5
0.0
1.9
Solomon Islands
1.7
1.2
0.5
81.1
2.1
16.7
0.0
1.6
Tonga
1.6
1.1
0.5
57.9
7.6
34.3
0.1
2.1
Tunisia
1.5
1.3
0.2
68.6
27.7
3.7
0.0
1.2
Tuvalu
1.5
1.0
0.5
10.0
15.5
74.5
0.0
1.3
Qatar
1.5
0.9
0.6
1.2
13.9
84.6
0.3
1.3
Vanuatu
1.4
0.9
0.5
40.5
22.8
36.7
0.0
1.2
Djibouti
1.3
1.1
0.2
23.2
5.3
71.5
0.0
0.9
Malaysia
1.3
0.3
1.0
76.2
2.0
21.8
0.1
1.7
Syria
1.2
1.0
0.3
8.5
27.9
63.5
0.0
1.4
Maldives
1.2
0.7
0.5
29.1
29.4
41.2
0.0
1.0
Mali
1.1
0.6
0.5
13.3
1.5
2.1
83.1
1.0
Eritrea
1.1
0.5
0.6
63.6
0.0
0.1
36.3
1.4
Algeria
1.0
0.7
0.3
62.6
35.5
0.0
2.0
0.6
Iran
1.0
0.0
1.0
24.8
52.1
1.0
1.0
Oman
0.9
0.7
0.2
54.6
3.3
42.2
0.0
0.9
Brunei
0.9
0.6
0.3
89.8
2.3
7.2
0.7
0.8
Morocco
0.9
0.5
0.5
43.5
36.5
19.9
0.0
0.7
Jordan
0.7
0.5
0.2
22.4
2.1
75.4
0.1
0.7
Bhutan
0.7
0.4
0.3
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
Guinea
0.7
0.2
0.5
78.9
16.3
3.7
1.1
0.7
Myanmar
0.7
0.1
0.6
82.6
5.7
11.8
0.0
0.7
Afghanistan
0.7
0.0
0.7
18.9
38.3
1.0
1.2
Senegal
0.6
0.3
0.3
55.1
41.3
3.6
0.0
0.5
Indonesia
0.6
0.1
0.5
84.5
0.1
15.3
0.0
0.6
East Timor
0.6
0.1
0.5
9.3
75.9
14.8
0.0
1.2
Iraq
0.5
0.2
0.3
76.1
1.0
22.9
0.0
0.5
Somalia
0.5
0.0
0.5
Egypt
0.4
0.2
0.2
53.8
5.4
40.3
0.5
0.3
Niger
0.3
0.1
0.2
46.0
13.2
40.7
0.0
0.3
Yemen
0.3
0.1
0.2
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
Comoros
0.2
0.1
0.1
23.3
22.2
54.6
0.0
0.2
Saudi Arabia
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
1.9
97.9
0.2
0.2
Bangladesh
0.2
0.0
0.2
Kuwait
0.1
0.0
0.1
58.1
10.8
30.7
0.4
0.1
Libya
0.1
0.0
0.1
Mauritania
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
Pakistan
0.1
0.0
0.0
2016 WHO data for Europe and OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries [ edit ]
The following is a list of European and OECD countries by the 2016 total alcohol consumption per capita age 15+ in litres of pure alcohol as published by the World Health Organization global status report on alcohol and health 2018 [4]
2016 total alcohol consumption per capita (age 15+) for European and OECD nations
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The table below lists OECD countries by the annual consumption of pure alcohol in litres, per person, aged 15 years old and over, as published in the 2013 OECD Health Data. Note that the methodology to convert alcoholic drinks to pure alcohol may differ across countries. Typically beer is weighted as 4–5%, wine as 11–16% and spirits as 40% of pure alcohol equivalent.
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See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Major recreational drugs
Drug culture
Drug production and trade
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