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This is a list of countries by alcohol consumption 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.
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Country
Total
Recorded
Unrecorded
Beer
Wine
Spirits
Other
2015
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]
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OECD Data [ edit ] 2013 OECD statistics [ edit ] 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
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