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Alcohol drunk per person by country

Litres of pure alcohol drunk per person aged 15 or older in a year.

In litres of pure alcohol (15+). The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Alcohol drunk per person (litres of pure alcohol (15+)). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Litres of pure alcohol (15+), latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1SpainEurope · 202412.1
  2. 2FranceEurope · 202411.2
  3. 3GermanyEurope · 202410.9
  4. 4AustraliaAPAC · 202410.5
  5. 5UKEurope · 202410.4
  6. 6RussiaEurope · 202410.4
  7. 7BrazilLatin America · 202410.4
  8. 8USNorth America · 20249.6
  9. 9CanadaNorth America · 20249.2
  10. 10New ZealandAPAC · 20248.9
  11. 11South AfricaAfrica · 20248.6
  12. 12ItalyEurope · 20248.4
  13. 13ThailandAPAC · 20247.9
  14. 14MexicoLatin America · 20246.7
  15. 15JapanAPAC · 20246.3
  16. 16PhilippinesAPAC · 20246.1
  17. 17IndiaAPAC · 20245.2
  18. 18Burkina FasoAfrica · 20244.9
  19. 19UgandaAfrica · 20244.0
  20. 20ChinaAPAC · 20243.7
  21. 21HaitiLatin America · 20243.5
  22. 22EcuadorLatin America · 20243.2
  23. 23Hong KongAPAC · 20242.9
  24. 24GhanaAfrica · 20242.6
  25. 25EthiopiaAfrica · 20242.3
  26. 26KenyaAfrica · 20242.2
  27. 27SingaporeAPAC · 20242.2
  28. 28ZambiaAfrica · 20242.1
  29. 29NigeriaAfrica · 20242.0
  30. 30LebanonMiddle East · 20242.0
  31. 31MaliAfrica · 20242.0
  32. 32MozambiqueAfrica · 20242.0
  33. 33NepalAPAC · 20242.0
  34. 34MyanmarAPAC · 20241.9
  35. 35DR CongoAfrica · 20241.6
  36. 36TanzaniaAfrica · 20241.5
  37. 37SudanAfrica · 20241.4
  38. 38QatarMiddle East · 20241.3
  39. 39MalawiAfrica · 20241.0
  40. 40MalaysiaAPAC · 20240.8
  41. 41UAEMiddle East · 20240.6
  42. 42IraqMiddle East · 20240.6
  43. 43MoroccoAfrica · 20240.5
  44. 44JordanMiddle East · 20240.3
  45. 45NigerAfrica · 20240.1
  46. 46SyriaMiddle East · 20240.1
  47. 47EgyptAfrica · 20240.1
  48. 48IndonesiaAPAC · 20240.1
  49. 49PakistanAPAC · 20240.1
  50. 50AfghanistanAPAC · 20240.0
  51. 51BangladeshAPAC · 20240.0
  52. 52YemenMiddle East · 20240.0

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Alcohol drunk per person (litres of pure alcohol (15+)), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Alcohol drunk per person by country, latest year. Data: World Health Organization. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/alcohol

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About our sources. Values are the latest the source publishes for each place; nothing is filled in or estimated.