How much do people drink?
Alcohol consumption, 195 countries & territories. Recorded and unrecorded alcohol per person aged 15+ per year, in litres of pure alcohol (WHO). A three-year average around the year shown. Includes drinks bought by tourists, which lifts small holiday destinations.
lowest≥ 0.7 litres≥ 2.1 litres≥ 3.8 litres≥ 5.8 litres≥ 8.2 litres≥ 10.6 litres no data
Source: World Health Organization — Global Health Observatory· 2015 / 2023
The ranking
- 1
United States Virgin Islands (United States) 20.1 litres 2023 - 2
Romania 17.1 litres 2023 - 3
Georgia 14.4 litres 2023 - 4
Latvia 14.2 litres 2023 - 5
Portugal 13.7 litres 2023 - 6
Czechia 13.5 litres 2023 - 7
Bulgaria 13.2 litres 2023 - 8
Curaçao (Netherlands) 13.2 litres 2023 - 9
Moldova 13 litres 2023 - 10
Cameroon 12.9 litres 2023 - 11
Spain 12.1 litres 2023 - 12
Aruba (Netherlands) 12 litres 2023 - 13
Saint Lucia 11.8 litres 2023 - 14
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 11.7 litres 2023 - 15
Austria 11.6 litres 2023 - 16
Andorra 11.6 litres 2023 - 17
Poland 11.5 litres 2023 - 18
Luxembourg 11.4 litres 2023 - 19
Hungary 11.4 litres 2023 - 20
Belarus 11.3 litres 2023 - 21
Lithuania 11.2 litres 2023 - 22
Serbia 11.2 litres 2023 - 23
France 11.2 litres 2023 - 24
Bermuda (United Kingdom) 11 litres 2023 - 25
Croatia 10.9 litres 2023 - 26
Germany 10.9 litres 2023 - 27
Slovenia 10.7 litres 2023 - 28
Vietnam 10.7 litres 2023 - 29
Australia 10.5 litres 2023 - 30
United Kingdom 10.4 litres 2023 - 31
Russia 10.4 litres 2023 - 32
Estonia 10.4 litres 2023 - 33
Brazil 10.4 litres 2023 - 34
Ireland 10.3 litres 2023 - 35
Montenegro 10.2 litres 2023 - 36
Barbados 10.1 litres 2023 - 37
United States 9.6 litres 2023 - 38
Belgium 9.5 litres 2023 - 39
Denmark 9.5 litres 2023 - 40
Finland 9.4 litres 2023 - 41
Canada 9.2 litres 2023 - 42
Slovakia 9.1 litres 2023 - 43
Seychelles 9 litres 2023 - 44
New Zealand 8.9 litres 2023 - 45
Switzerland 8.8 litres 2023 - 46
Sweden 8.7 litres 2023 - 47
South Africa 8.6 litres 2023 - 48
Grenada 8.6 litres 2023 - 49
Greece 8.6 litres 2023 - 50
Netherlands 8.6 litres 2023
Reference years differ by country (2015–2023); each row shows its own year.