This is a list of countries by alcohol consumption measured in equivalent litres of pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed per capita per year.
A standard drink is about 17 milliliters of ethanol, putting one liter at about 59 drinks.
World Health Organization (WHO) data
The World Health Organization periodically publishes The Global Status Report on Alcohol :
The report was first published by WHO in 1999 with data from 1996.
The second report was released in 2004, published with data from 2003.
The third report was published in 2011, with data from 2010.
The fourth global report was published in 2014, using data from 2010.
The fifth global report was published in 2018, with data from 2016.
Worldwide
Percentage of current drinkers among the total population (15+ years)
Countries
^ Estimates for Estonia are from 1995.
^ Officially named Swaziland until April 2018
Comprehensive list with data from 2016
The table below for 189 countries uses 2016 data from the WHO report published in 2018. The methodology used by the WHO calculated use by persons 15 years of age or older. All data in columns refer to year 2016. 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 expert judgements and surveys. 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 , soju , sake , mead , kumis , cider , kvass , and African beers (kumi kumi , kwete , banana beer , millet beer , umqombothi etc.). Worldwide consumption in 2016 was equal to 6.4 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, 2016
Country
Total
Recorded consumption
Unrecorded consumption
Beer (%)
Wine (%)
Spirits (%)
Other (%)
2020 projection
2025 projection
Estonia
16.9
15.8
1.1
32.7
7.4
50.3
9.6
11.5
11.9
Lithuania
15
13.8
1.2
43.6
7.3
37.1
12.1
14.4
13.9
Czech Republic
14.3
12.4
1.4
53.3
21.3
25.4
0
11.2
11.4
Seychelles
13.8
12.4
1.4
68.9
22.4
6.3
2.5
10.4
10.6
Germany
13.4
11.3
1.4
52.6
28.4
18.9
0
12.8
12.6
Nigeria
13.4
9.6
3.8
7.9
0.4
0.6
91.1
13
12.5
Ireland
13
11.3
1.4
47
28
18.8
6.2
13.5
13.9
Moldova
13
11.5
1.4
35.4
44.6
20
0
12.6
12.4
Latvia
12.9
11.1
1.9
42.8
11.1
40
6.1
14
15.1
Bulgaria
12.7
11.4
1.3
38.8
17.2
42.9
1.2
13
13.4
France
12.6
11.8
1.5
18.8
58.8
20.7
1.7
12.3
12.1
Romania
12.6
10.4
2.2
55.6
28.1
16.4
0
13.2
13.8
Slovenia
12.6
10.8
1.8
41.4
50.6
8
0
11.6
10.6
Portugal
12.3
10.6
2.1
26.1
61.5
7.7
4.7
11.8
11.0
Luxembourg
12.3
10.6
2.1
26.1
61.5
7.7
4.7
11.8
11
Belgium
12.1
10.4
1
44.4
38.3
14.2
3.1
12.2
12.3
Russia
11.7
8.1
3.6
39.0
12.8
38.6
9.5
12.3
12.4
Austria
11.6
11.4
0.4
53.5
31.6
14.9
0
11.7
11.4
Poland
11.6
10.4
1.7
56.1
7.8
36.1
0
12
12.7
Gabon
11.5
9.5
1.9
76.3
9.2
13.4
1.1
10.7
10.9
Slovakia
11.5
10.4
1.6
33.7
20.9
41.9
3.5
11.2
11.3
Switzerland
11.5
9.5
1.2
32.1
48.1
18.5
1.2
10.9
10.3
Hungary
11.4
10.9
1.5
35.5
32.2
32.3
0
11.2
10.9
United Kingdom
11.4
9.8
1.1
35
35.7
22.5
6.7
11.5
11.8
Andorra
11.3
10.1
1.6
34.1
42
23.9
0
11
10.5
Equatorial Guinea
11.3
9.9
1.4
83
17
0
0
11.8
12.4
Belarus
11.2
9.6
1.5
22.8
2.2
49
26
12.4
13.2
Serbia
11.1
9.2
1.8
32
42.5
25.4
0.1
11.3
11.6
Cyprus
10.8
9.6
1.8
29.7
28.4
41.9
0
11
11.6
Uruguay
10.8
9
1.9
35.2
43.7
21.1
0
12.1
13.3
Finland
10.7
8.4
2
48.8
20.6
21.5
9.1
10.8
10.9
New Zealand
10.7
9.1
1.3
37.4
33.4
28.9
0.3
10.6
10.4
Australia
10.6
9.6
0.8
39.9
37.5
12.9
9.8
10.5
10.3
Cook Islands
10.6
10
0.6
31.7
16.1
52.2
0
16.2
18.3
Denmark
10.4
9.5
1.2
37.4
44.7
17.1
0.8
10.3
10.3
Greece
10.4
6.4
4.3
31.5
45.5
21.8
1.3
10.7
10.8
Laos
10.4
7
3.4
50.1
0
49.8
0
10.5
10.9
South Korea
10.2
9.1
1.2
22.2
1.9
7.1
68.9
10.4
10.6
Spain
10
8.5
1.8
54.2
18
27.8
0
9.6
8.9
Eswatini
9.9
7.4
2.7
24.6
16.1
0
59.3
10
10.1
Saint Lucia
9.9
9.7
1.5
35.4
13.2
50
1.4
9.6
9.1
Argentina
9.8
8.4
1.3
39.9
40.2
9.6
10.3
10
10.3
Georgia
9.8
7.4
2.3
18.4
43
38.5
0.1
10.5
11.6
Namibia
9.8
7.8
2
60.2
10.4
13.9
15.6
9.2
8.5
United States
9.8
8.8
0.8
47
18.1
34.9
0
10.1
10.3
Barbados
9.6
9.2
1.4
37.6
10.5
50
1.9
9.9
10.5
Uganda
9.5
7.6
1.8
11
0.1
3.1
85.8
9.8
10.3
Saint Kitts and Nevis
9.4
8.9
0.5
47.8
6.5
43.4
2.3
9.7
10.3
Tanzania
9.4
6.2
3.2
12.2
0.4
1.6
85.8
9.6
9.9
Chile
9.3
7.9
1.4
36.1
33.1
30.8
0
9.2
9.1
Grenada
9.3
8.8
1.4
40.9
7
48.3
3.8
9.4
9.6
South Africa
9.3
7.1
2.2
56
18.5
17.8
7.6
9.2
9
Sweden
9.2
7.2
2
36.4
47.8
14.1
1.7
9.8
10.1
Iceland
9.1
7.7
1.5
56.5
27.9
15.5
0
9.5
10.6
Rwanda
9
6.9
2.1
14.8
0.2
2.7
82.3
8.4
7.6
Cameroon
8.9
6.5
2.4
43.5
1.4
0.1
54.9
9.5
10.2
Canada
8.9
8.1
0.9
45.1
25.6
25.6
3.7
9.1
9.2
Croatia
8.9
9.9
1.4
44.5
39
13
3.5
8.8
8.2
Netherlands
8.7
7.5
0.6
47.8
35.8
16.4
0
9
8.8
Ukraine
8.6
5.4
3.1
42.3
5.4
51.5
0.8
9.5
10
Botswana
8.4
6.2
2.2
48.1
23.5
4.4
24
10
11.8
Ivory Coast
8.4
4.8
3.6
21.9
5
0.2
72.9
8.4
8.5
Trinidad and Tobago
8.4
7.3
1.1
57.9
3.3
37.1
1.7
9
9.5
Thailand
8.3
6.6
1.7
28.3
2.7
68.9
0
8.7
9.3
Vietnam
8.3
3.1
5.3
91.5
0.8
7.7
0
9.9
11.4
Burkina Faso
8.2
4.9
3.3
18
2.7
5
74.2
8.2
8.3
Dominica
8.2
7.3
1.8
11.1
0
88.9
0
7.5
6.9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
8.2
7.4
1.4
36.6
3.6
57.2
2.6
8.4
8.7
Malta
8.1
7.8
1.2
36.4
29.9
28.7
4.9
8.3
8.5
North Macedonia
8.1
4.9
3.6
35.3
46.6
17.4
0.7
7.5
6.6
Japan
8
6.9
1.1
18.2
5.5
40
36.3
8
7.9
Montenegro
8
6.4
1.7
10.8
43.1
44.1
2
7.9
7.9
Panama
7.9
6.8
1.2
76.9
3.5
19.4
0.3
8
8.4
Brazil
7.8
6.5
1.2
61.8
3.4
34.3
0.5
7.8
8.3
Congo
7.8
4.9
3
84.4
4.7
10.3
0.6
7.8
8.2
Kazakhstan
7.7
5.8
1.9
30.5
6.5
62.9
0
8.1
8.8
Albania
7.5
5
2.5
34.3
26.5
37.6
1.7
8.3
9.2
Burundi
7.5
4.1
3.4
39.3
0.1
0.1
60.5
7
6.6
Italy
7.5
7.1
0.5
25.4
64.8
9.8
0
7
6.1
Norway
7.5
6
1.1
43.9
36.7
16.7
2.7
7.8
8.2
Mongolia
7.4
5.7
1.7
43.6
1.9
54.5
0
6.2
9.1
China
7.2
5.7
1.5
29.6
3.1
67.2
0
7.5
8.1
Paraguay
7.2
5.7
1.7
54.2
17.4
27.3
1.1
8.3
9.7
Antigua and Barbuda
7
8.4
1.2
33
18.3
45.4
3.2
7.6
8.4
Niue
7
6
1
56.3
13.1
30.6
0
7
7
Dominican Republic
6.9
5.7
1.3
52.2
4.4
41.9
1.5
7.3
8
São Tomé and Príncipe
6.8
4.9
2
19.8
80.2
0
0
7.1
7.4
Belize
6.7
6.2
1.4
69.1
1.9
26.7
2.3
7
7.2
Cambodia
6.7
3.5
3.2
88.1
0.6
11.2
0.1
7.2
8.1
Philippines
6.6
4.5
2.1
27.3
0.4
72
0.3
6.8
7
Mexico
6.5
5.4
1.4
77.1
2.1
20.4
0.5
7
7.7
Angola
6.4
5
1.4
70.3
17.6
11.3
0.8
6.1
6.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
4.4
1.8
75.8
8.6
12.4
3.2
7
7.8
Guyana
6.3
5.1
1.2
48.4
0.2
50.8
0.6
6.3
6.1
Peru
6.3
5.1
1.2
60.1
8.1
31.8
0
6.3
6.4
Kyrgyzstan
6.2
4.1
2.1
11.6
2.2
86.2
0
6.5
7.4
Cuba
6.1
4.7
1.5
37.3
4.9
57.4
0.4
6.1
6.4
Nauru
6
3.5
2.5
22
3.7
74.3
0
0
6.3
Colombia
5.8
4.4
1.4
71.3
1.1
27.2
0.3
5.6
5.3
Haiti
5.8
5.8
0
2.3
0.3
97.3
0.1
5.9
6
Liberia
5.8
3.5
2.2
9.4
1.8
88.2
0.6
5.4
4.9
Cape Verde
5.7
4.1
1.6
55
45
0
0
6
6.2
India
5.7
3
2.6
7.5
0.1
92.4
0
6.6
7.9
Sierra Leone
5.7
3.4
2.2
4
1.1
0
94.9
5.2
4.7
Venezuela
5.6
4.6
1.1
69.2
0.3
29.2
1.3
4.5
3.9
Armenia
5.5
3.8
1.7
10.6
7
82.3
0.1
5.7
6.1
Turkmenistan
5.4
3.4
2
26.8
35.1
38
0
6
6.8
Nicaragua
5.2
3.8
1.4
39.7
0.8
59.5
0.1
5.4
5.8
Suriname
5.1
4.3
0.9
44.9
3.5
48.8
2.8
5.1
5.1
Lesotho
5
3
2
57.4
3.2
10.5
28.9
4.6
4.6
Bolivia
4.8
3.6
1.2
72.8
4.3
21.3
1.6
4.9
5.2
Costa Rica
4.8
3.7
1.1
64.1
7.2
27.9
0.8
4.8
4.8
Guinea-Bissau
4.8
2.8
1.9
13.7
31.3
13.7
41.2
4.8
4.8
Myanmar
4.8
1.6
3.2
22.4
9.8
67.7
0
5.9
6.4
Zambia
4.8
2.9
2
36.4
2.7
0.4
60.4
4.8
4.7
Zimbabwe
4.8
3.6
1.3
62.8
1.3
12
23.9
4.5
4.2
Bahamas
4.4
8.6
1.2
39.2
16.6
41.2
3
4.4
4.3
Ecuador
4.4
3.3
1.1
79.9
1.5
17.8
0.7
4.5
5.1
Sri Lanka
4.3
2.7
1.6
13.2
0.3
84.9
1.5
4.6
5.1
Jamaica
4.2
3.4
1.1
36.3
4.8
54.2
4.6
4.1
4
Honduras
4
2.9
1.2
46.6
1.2
52.1
0.1
4.1
4.3
North Korea
3.9
3.4
0.5
2.7
0
97.3
0
3.6
3.3
Gambia
3.8
3
0.9
8.5
2.1
0
89.4
3.9
4.1
Israel
3.8
2.6
1.2
54.4
4.7
39.5
1.4
4
4.3
United Arab Emirates
3.8
2.1
1.8
10.1
7.7
81.9
0.3
4.2
5.5
El Salvador
3.7
2.7
1.1
47.8
1.3
50.7
0.1
4.1
4.9
Malawi
3.7
2
1.7
8.8
0.8
11.3
79.1
3.9
4.3
Mauritius
3.6
2.6
1.2
53.9
15.4
30.8
0
3.6
3.5
Kenya
3.4
1.9
1.5
39.8
1.8
21.4
37
2.7
3.1
Central African Republic
3.3
1.7
1.6
25.9
0.7
0
73.5
3.2
3.2
Tajikistan
3.3
0.9
2.3
37.9
0.7
60.9
0.4
4
4.9
Togo
3.1
1.7
1.4
37
16
18.2
28.8
3.1
3.1
Benin
3
1.6
1.5
63.7
9.6
13.1
13.6
3.7
4.6
Fiji
3
2.2
1
69.8
1.2
28.9
0
3
3.1
Ethiopia
2.8
1.4
1.4
54.6
0.3
8.3
36.9
3.5
3.7
Ghana
2.7
1.6
1.1
28.3
6.6
8
57.1
2.7
2.7
Maldives
2.7
1.3
1.9
30.8
37.2
31.9
0
3
3
Uzbekistan
2.7
1.6
1.1
34.4
8.6
56.9
0
2.6
2.6
DR Congo
2.6
1.3
1.3
38.9
0.6
0.7
59.9
3.2
3.4
Micronesia
2.5
1.6
0.9
58.1
8.5
32.8
0.6
8.3
2.9
Samoa
2.5
2
0.7
94.1
5.9
0
0
2.9
3.3
Guatemala
2.4
1.6
0.9
56.1
2.1
41.7
0.2
2.4
2.3
Mozambique
2.4
1.3
1.1
78.7
8.3
12.4
0.6
2.5
2.6
East Timor
2.1
0.6
1.5
67.6
32.4
0
0
3.8
5.5
Nepal
2
0.6
1.4
31
49
20
0
2.3
2.6
Qatar
2
1.3
0.7
25.9
10.2
63.4
0.5
2.1
2.2
Singapore
2
1.8
0.3
70
14.6
13.4
2.1
2
2
Turkey
2
1.3
0.7
57.6
8.6
33.8
0
1.9
1.9
Bahrain
1.9
2.1
0.1
19
6.2
45.2
29.6
1.9
1.8
Madagascar
1.9
0.9
1.1
53.8
8.2
38
0
1.8
1.6
Tunisia
1.9
1.4
0.6
72.2
23.9
3.8
0.1
2
2.1
Tuvalu
1.7
1.2
0.5
0.6
84.7
14.1
0
1.7
1.7
Chad
1.5
0.7
0.9
70.2
1
5.3
23.5
1.7
1.8
Lebanon
1.5
1.2
0.4
33.9
15.4
49.2
1.5
1.4
1.2
Tonga
1.5
1.1
0.7
60.7
11.5
27.9
0
1.6
1.7
Solomon Islands
1.4
1
0.4
93.3
2.9
3.3
0.5
1.3
1.2
Eritrea
1.3
0.6
0.7
62.1
0.1
0.2
37.7
1.9
2.8
Guinea
1.3
0.4
0.9
91.1
8.9
0
0
1.1
1
Mali
1.3
0.6
0.7
15.8
1.2
0
83
1.3
1.3
Papua New Guinea
1.2
0.7
0.5
95.2
2.7
2.1
0
1.2
1.1
Iran
1
0
1
1
1
Vanuatu
1
0.8
0.4
38.5
25.4
36.1
0
1.4
1.5
Algeria
0.9
0.6
0.4
57.3
24.4
18.3
0
1
1.1
Comoros
0.9
0.1
0.8
24.6
30.6
44.8
0
1
1.1
Malaysia
0.9
0.6
0.4
60.7
21
17.4
0.8
0.9
0.8
Azerbaijan
0.8
0.5
0.3
61.5
36.9
0
1.5
0.7
0.9
Indonesia
0.8
0.3
0.5
18.5
76.4
4.6
0.6
1.1
1.6
Oman
0.8
0.4
0.4
39.8
2.8
57
0.3
0.8
0.9
Jordan
0.7
0.4
0.4
19.9
2.6
75.9
1.6
0.8
1
Senegal
0.7
0.2
0.5
56.4
34.1
8.5
1
0.7
0.6
Bhutan
0.6
0.2
0.4
46.2
4.2
49.6
0
0.5
0.4
Morocco
0.6
0.4
0.3
42.9
39.8
17
0.4
0.7
0.7
Djibouti
0.5
0.4
0.2
27.5
16.7
55
0.9
0.6
0.7
Niger
0.5
0.1
0.4
45
13.7
41.4
0
0.6
0.7
Sudan
0.5
0
0.5
0
0
Brunei
0.4
0.6
0.2
100
0
0
0
0.4
0.3
Egypt
0.4
0.2
0.2
62
4.4
33.1
0.6
0.4
0.5
Iraq
0.4
0.2
0.2
71
2.4
25.7
0.9
0.5
0.6
Kiribati
0.4
0.4
0.2
100
0
0
0
0.4
0.4
Pakistan
0.3
0
0.3
0.3
0.4
Syria
0.3
0.2
0.1
11.6
1.1
87.2
0
0.3
0.3
Afghanistan
0.2
0
0.2
0.2
0.2
Saudi Arabia
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
Yemen
0.1
0
0
89.5
0
10.5
0
0.1
0.1
Bangladesh
0
0
0
0
0
Kuwait
0
0
0
0
0
Libya
0
0
0
0
0
Mauritania
0
0
0
0
0
Somalia
0
0
0
0
0
See also
References
Legality of drug use
International State level Drug policy by country Drug legality Other
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Drug production and trade
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Issues with drug use Harm reduction Countries by drug use
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