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Alcohol Consumption by Country

United States Virgin Islands has the highest Alcohol Consumption in 2024 (20.1 l/yr), followed by Romania (17.1 l/yr) and Georgia (14.4 l/yr). Comoros has the lowest (0.1 l/yr).

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Alcohol Consumption, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 192 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
4.9 l/yr
Middle half 2.1 l/yr – 8.7 l/yr
Average
5.7 l/yr
192 countries
Highest
20.1 l/yr
United States Virgin Islands
Lowest
0.1 l/yr
Comoros

Over time · 2000–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Romania
  • Georgia
  • Latvia
  • Portugal

Data

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192 countries · # = rank by Alcohol Consumption
#
1United States Virgin Islands20.1 l/yr
2Romania17.1 l/yr
3Georgia14.4 l/yr
4Latvia14.2 l/yr
5Portugal13.7 l/yr
6Czechia13.5 l/yr
7Bulgaria13.2 l/yr
7Curacao13.2 l/yr
9Moldova13.0 l/yr
10Cameroon12.9 l/yr
11Spain12.1 l/yr
12Saint Lucia11.8 l/yr
13Cayman Islands11.7 l/yr
14Austria11.6 l/yr
14Andorra11.6 l/yr
16Poland11.5 l/yr
17Hungary11.4 l/yr
17Luxembourg11.4 l/yr
19Belarus11.3 l/yr
20France11.2 l/yr
20Serbia11.2 l/yr
20Lithuania11.2 l/yr
23Germany10.9 l/yr
23Croatia10.9 l/yr
23Martinique10.9 l/yr
26Vietnam10.7 l/yr
26Slovenia10.7 l/yr
26British Virgin Islands10.7 l/yr
29Reunion10.6 l/yr
30Australia10.5 l/yr
31Brazil10.4 l/yr
31Russia10.4 l/yr
31United Kingdom10.4 l/yr
31Estonia10.4 l/yr
35Ireland10.3 l/yr
36Montenegro10.2 l/yr
36Cook Islands10.2 l/yr
38Barbados10.1 l/yr
39Guadeloupe9.9 l/yr
40United States9.6 l/yr
41Belgium9.5 l/yr
41Denmark9.5 l/yr
43Finland9.4 l/yr
44Canada9.2 l/yr
45Slovakia9.1 l/yr
46Seychelles9.0 l/yr
47New Zealand8.9 l/yr
48Switzerland8.8 l/yr
49Sweden8.7 l/yr
50South Africa8.6 l/yr
50Netherlands8.6 l/yr
50Greece8.6 l/yr
50Grenada8.6 l/yr
54Namibia8.5 l/yr
54Mauritius8.5 l/yr
56Italy8.4 l/yr
56Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.4 l/yr
58South Korea8.3 l/yr
58Saint Kitts and Nevis8.3 l/yr
60New Caledonia8.2 l/yr
60Antigua and Barbuda8.2 l/yr
62Bahamas8.1 l/yr
63Gabon8.0 l/yr
64Thailand7.9 l/yr
65Iceland7.7 l/yr
66Malta7.6 l/yr
67French Polynesia7.4 l/yr
68Dominica7.3 l/yr
69Panama7.2 l/yr
70Argentina7.1 l/yr
70Mongolia7.1 l/yr
72Norway7.0 l/yr
73Paraguay6.9 l/yr
73French Guiana6.9 l/yr
75Mexico6.7 l/yr
76Chile6.6 l/yr
76Bosnia and Herzegovina6.6 l/yr
76Armenia6.6 l/yr
79Guyana6.5 l/yr
80Japan6.3 l/yr
81North Macedonia6.2 l/yr
82Philippines6.1 l/yr
82Eswatini6.1 l/yr
84Kazakhstan6.0 l/yr
84Suriname6.0 l/yr
86Laos5.9 l/yr
87Uruguay5.8 l/yr
88Cuba5.5 l/yr
89Zimbabwe5.4 l/yr
90Equatorial Guinea5.3 l/yr
91India5.2 l/yr
91Dominican Republic5.2 l/yr
93Trinidad and Tobago5.0 l/yr
93Belize5.0 l/yr
95Colombia4.9 l/yr
95Burkina Faso4.9 l/yr
95Botswana4.9 l/yr
95Cyprus4.9 l/yr
99Peru4.8 l/yr
100Jamaica4.4 l/yr
101Nicaragua4.3 l/yr
101Albania4.3 l/yr
101Sao Tome and Principe4.3 l/yr
104Ivory Coast4.2 l/yr
104Cambodia4.2 l/yr
104Israel4.2 l/yr
104Lesotho4.2 l/yr
108Benin4.1 l/yr
108Rwanda4.1 l/yr
108Cape Verde4.1 l/yr
111Uganda4.0 l/yr
111Costa Rica4.0 l/yr
113Ukraine3.9 l/yr
113Republic of the Congo3.9 l/yr
115Angola3.8 l/yr
115Bolivia3.8 l/yr
117China3.7 l/yr
118El Salvador3.6 l/yr
119Burundi3.5 l/yr
119Haiti3.5 l/yr
119Honduras3.5 l/yr
119Fiji3.5 l/yr
123Macau3.4 l/yr
124Kyrgyzstan3.3 l/yr
125Ecuador3.2 l/yr
126Guatemala3.1 l/yr
126Guinea-Bissau3.1 l/yr
126Bhutan3.1 l/yr
129Chad3.0 l/yr
130Hong Kong2.9 l/yr
130Samoa2.9 l/yr
132Ghana2.6 l/yr
132Venezuela2.6 l/yr
132North Korea2.6 l/yr
135Sri Lanka2.5 l/yr
135Maldives2.5 l/yr
137Ethiopia2.3 l/yr
137Azerbaijan2.3 l/yr
139Turkey2.2 l/yr
139Kenya2.2 l/yr
139Singapore2.2 l/yr
142Uzbekistan2.1 l/yr
142Zambia2.1 l/yr
142Vanuatu2.1 l/yr
142Niue2.1 l/yr
146Nigeria2.0 l/yr
146Mozambique2.0 l/yr
146Nepal2.0 l/yr
146Mali2.0 l/yr
146Lebanon2.0 l/yr
146Bahrain2.0 l/yr
152Myanmar1.9 l/yr
153Central African Republic1.8 l/yr
154Tunisia1.7 l/yr
154Liberia1.7 l/yr
156DR Congo1.6 l/yr
157Tanzania1.5 l/yr
157Togo1.5 l/yr
157Turkmenistan1.5 l/yr
160Sudan1.4 l/yr
160Eritrea1.4 l/yr
162Qatar1.3 l/yr
163Oman1.2 l/yr
164Malawi1.0 l/yr
164Papua New Guinea1.0 l/yr
166Malaysia0.8 l/yr
166Micronesia0.8 l/yr
168Madagascar0.7 l/yr
168Tajikistan0.7 l/yr
168Marshall Islands0.7 l/yr
171Iraq0.6 l/yr
171United Arab Emirates0.6 l/yr
171Solomon Islands0.6 l/yr
171Kiribati0.6 l/yr
175Morocco0.5 l/yr
175Guinea0.5 l/yr
175Gambia0.5 l/yr
178Algeria0.4 l/yr
178South Sudan0.4 l/yr
180Senegal0.3 l/yr
180Jordan0.3 l/yr
180Djibouti0.3 l/yr
183Sierra Leone0.2 l/yr
183Timor-Leste0.2 l/yr
183Tonga0.2 l/yr
186Indonesia0.1 l/yr
186Pakistan0.1 l/yr
186Egypt0.1 l/yr
186Niger0.1 l/yr
186Syria0.1 l/yr
186Kuwait0.1 l/yr
186Comoros0.1 l/yr

What correlates with Alcohol Consumption (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,385 other country metrics sharing at least 116 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Alcohol Consumption tend to score higher on these

  1. Mortality, Male - Crude RateCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 171
    Plot
  2. Mortality, All - ASRCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 171
    Plot
  3. Male Cancer Rate ASRCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 171
    Plot
  4. Mortality, Female - Crude RateCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 170
    Plot
  5. Crude Cancer Rate - MaleCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 171
    Plot
  6. Beer Consumption RateBeer Consumption by Country
    r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 176
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Alcohol Consumption tend to score lower on these

  1. Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  2. TeetotalersTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  3. Teetotalers MaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 175
    Plot
  4. Average Household SizeNumber of Households by Country
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 164
    Plot
  5. 6+ Member HouseholdNumber of Households by Country
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 169
    Plot
  6. % of Pop. Living on Less Than $10 USD/DayPoverty Rate by Country
    r = −0.68 · strong · n = 152
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Alcohol Consumption?
United States Virgin Islands has the highest Alcohol Consumption in 2024, at 20.1 l/yr, followed by Romania (17.1 l/yr) and Georgia (14.4 l/yr).
Which country has the lowest Alcohol Consumption?
Comoros has the lowest Alcohol Consumption in 2024, at 0.1 l/yr.
What is the median Alcohol Consumption across countries?
The median is 4.9 l/yr across the 192 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this alcohol consumption by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption - World Health Organization; Global Drinking Demographics - American Addiction Centers.

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