Alcohol Consumption by Country

Alcohol Consumption by country, shown on a world map with full country rankings. Data covers 187 countries for 2020, sourced from Our World in Data.

Alcohol Consumption reaches its highest value in Romania, at 16.8, and its lowest in Somalia, at 0.

The average across 187 countries and territories is 5.1 for 2020.

HighestRomania16.8

LowestSomalia0

Average5.1187 countries

Year2020latest available

Alcohol consumption patterns reflect culture, policy, and income levels.

Top 10 countries

Romania16.8

Georgia14.4

Latvia12.9

Lithuania12.1

Czechia12

Germany11.8

Poland11.7

Belarus11.6

Bulgaria11.6

Austria11.5

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Alcohol Consumption: full country ranking (2020)

#	Country	Alcohol Consumption
1	Romania	16.8
2	Georgia	14.4
3	Latvia	12.9
4	Lithuania	12.1
5	Czechia	12
6	Germany	11.8
7	Poland	11.7
8	Belarus	11.6
9	Bulgaria	11.6
10	Austria	11.5
11	Uganda	11.3
12	Burkina Faso	11.3
13	Moldova	11.1
14	Tanzania	11
15	Laos	10.8
16	Luxembourg	10.8
17	Ireland	10.8
18	United Kingdom	10.7
19	Estonia	10.7
20	Slovakia	10.7
21	Russia	10.5
22	Slovenia	10.4
23	Montenegro	10.3
24	France	10.3
25	Australia	10.3
26	Seychelles	10.2
27	Switzerland	10.1
28	New Zealand	10
29	Hungary	9.9
30	United States	9.9
31	Canada	9.9
32	Andorra	9.7
33	Cameroon	9.6
34	Sweden	9.6
35	Denmark	9.5
36	Belgium	9.4
37	Saint Lucia	9.3
38	Ukraine	9.2
39	Spain	9.2
40	Finland	9.1
41	Portugal	8.9
42	Benin	8.8
43	Netherlands	8.7
44	Barbados	8.2
45	Gabon	8.1
46	Argentina	8.1
47	Vietnam	8
48	Thailand	8
49	Iceland	7.9
50	Serbia	7.9
51	South Korea	7.8
52	Brazil	7.7
53	Mongolia	7.7
54	Croatia	7.7
55	Chile	7.6
56	Norway	7.4
57	Grenada	7.3
58	Botswana	7.3
59	South Africa	7.1
60	Malta	7.1
61	Italy	7
62	Mauritius	6.9
63	Eswatini	6.8
64	Cambodia	6.7
65	Antigua and Barbuda	6.7
66	Equatorial Guinea	6.6
67	Dominican Republic	6.5
68	Peru	6.5
69	Japan	6.4
70	Cyprus	6.4
71	Congo	6.1
72	Trinidad and Tobago	6
73	Cape Verde	6
74	Suriname	5.9
75	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.9
76	Greece	5.8
77	Philippines	5.7
78	Paraguay	5.6
79	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5.6
80	Uruguay	5.6
81	Cuba	5.4
82	Mali	5.3
83	Namibia	5.1
84	Guyana	5
85	Dominica	5
86	Mexico	4.8
87	Sao Tome and Principe	4.8
88	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4.7
89	Panama	4.7
90	China	4.6
91	Kazakhstan	4.5
92	Albania	4.5
93	North Macedonia	4.4
94	Lesotho	4.3
95	Armenia	4.3
96	Ghana	4.3
97	Colombia	4.2
98	Burundi	4.2
99	Angola	4.1
100	India	4.1
101	North Korea	3.9
102	Nigeria	3.8
103	Guinea-Bissau	3.7
104	Belize	3.7
105	Nicaragua	3.7
106	Bahamas	3.7
107	Kyrgyzstan	3.6
108	Zambia	3.6
109	Malawi	3.6
110	Bolivia	3.6
111	Fiji	3.6
112	Costa Rica	3.4
113	El Salvador	3.2
114	Haiti	3.1
115	Jamaica	3.1
116	Honduras	3.1
117	Ethiopia	3.1
118	Chad	2.9
119	Sri Lanka	2.9
120	Rwanda	2.9
121	Liberia	2.9
122	Cote d'Ivoire	2.9
123	Israel	2.8
124	Nauru	2.8
125	Zimbabwe	2.7
126	Turkmenistan	2.6
127	Ecuador	2.5
128	Azerbaijan	2.5
129	Kenya	2.5
130	Samoa	2.4
131	Uzbekistan	2.1
132	United Arab Emirates	2.1
133	Vanuatu	2
134	Micronesia (country)	2
135	Venezuela	2
136	Myanmar	1.9
137	Democratic Republic of Congo	1.9
138	Mozambique	1.9
139	Singapore	1.8
140	Central African Republic	1.8
141	Tunisia	1.7
142	Turkey	1.7
143	Guatemala	1.5
144	Maldives	1.5
145	Solomon Islands	1.5
146	Togo	1.4
147	Lebanon	1.3
148	Tuvalu	1.3
149	Bahrain	1.3
150	Papua New Guinea	1.1
151	Eritrea	1.1
152	Nepal	1.1
153	Qatar	1.1
154	Madagascar	0.99
155	Malaysia	0.74
156	Tajikistan	0.74
157	Kiribati	0.72
158	Gambia	0.61
159	Algeria	0.54
160	Guinea	0.52
161	Brunei	0.51
162	Iran	0.51
163	Oman	0.51
164	Morocco	0.5
165	Djibouti	0.38
166	Senegal	0.38
167	Tonga	0.36
168	Sierra Leone	0.29
169	Iraq	0.24
170	Comoros	0.23
171	Jordan	0.23
172	Bhutan	0.18
173	East Timor	0.17
174	Egypt	0.13
175	Niger	0.13
176	Bangladesh	0.09
177	Syria	0.09
178	Pakistan	0.08
179	Indonesia	0.07
180	Yemen	0.04
181	Libya	0.01
182	Afghanistan	0.01
183	Sudan	0.01
184	Kuwait	0
185	Mauritania	0
186	Saudi Arabia	0
187	Somalia	0

Source: Our World in Data. Latest available year: 2020. Values shown are the most recent reported figure per country.