Indicator

Alcohol consumption ranking

Highest and lowest
In 2024, alcohol consumption (in liters of pure alcohol per adult aged 15 and over) was highest in the Virgin Islands (U.S.), Romania, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, while the lowest values were recorded in Brunei Darussalam, Mauritania, and Nauru. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Alcohol consumption
Liters of pure alcohol consumed per adult (15+)
RankEconomyYear
1Virgin Islands (U.S.)20.12024
2Romania17.12024
3Turks and Caicos Islands14.72024
4Georgia14.42024
5Latvia14.22024
6Portugal13.72024
7Czechia13.52024
8Bulgaria13.22024
9Curaçao13.22024
10Moldova13.02024
11Cameroon12.92024
12Spain12.12024
13Aruba12.02024
14Saint Lucia11.82024
15Cayman Islands11.72024
16Austria11.62024
17Andorra11.62024
18Poland11.52024
19Luxembourg11.42024
20Hungary11.42024
21Belarus11.32024
22Lithuania11.22024
23Serbia11.22024
24France11.22024
25Bermuda11.02024
26Croatia10.92024
27Martinique10.92024
28Germany10.92024
29Slovenia10.72024
30Viet Nam10.72024
31British Virgin Islands10.72024
32Réunion10.62024
33Australia10.52024
34United Kingdom10.42024
35Russia10.42024
36Estonia10.42024
37Brazil10.42024
38Ireland10.32024
39Cook Islands10.22024
40Montenegro10.22024
41Barbados10.12024
42Guadeloupe9.92024
43United States9.62024
44Belgium9.52024
45Denmark9.52024
46Finland9.42024
47Canada9.22024
48Slovak Republic9.12024
49Seychelles9.02024
50New Zealand8.92024
51Switzerland8.82024
52Sweden8.72024
53South Africa8.62024
54Grenada8.62024
55Greece8.62024
56Netherlands8.62024
57Namibia8.52024
58Mauritius8.52024
59Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.42024
60Italy8.42024
61Saint Kitts and Nevis8.32024
62Korea8.32024
63Antigua and Barbuda8.22024
64New Caledonia8.22024
65Bahamas8.12024
66Gabon8.02024
67Thailand7.92024
68Iceland7.72024
69Malta7.62024
70French Polynesia7.42024
71Dominica7.32024
72Panama7.22024
73Mongolia7.12024
74Argentina7.12024
75Norway7.02024
76French Guiana6.92024
77Paraguay6.92024
78Mexico6.72024
79Armenia6.62024
80Chile6.62024
81Bosnia and Herzegovina6.62024
82Guyana6.52024
83Japan6.32024
84North Macedonia6.22024
85Philippines6.12024
86Eswatini6.12024
87Suriname6.02024
88Kazakhstan6.02024
89Lao PDR5.92024
90Puerto Rico5.92024
91Uruguay5.82024
92Cuba5.52024
93Zimbabwe5.42024
94Equatorial Guinea5.32024
95India5.22024
96Dominican Republic5.22024
97Belize5.02024
98Trinidad and Tobago5.02024
99Burkina Faso4.92024
100Colombia4.92024
101Botswana4.92024
102Cyprus4.92024
103Peru4.82024
104Jamaica4.42024
105Sao Tome and Principe4.32024
106Albania4.32024
107Nicaragua4.32024
108Lesotho4.22024
109Israel4.22024
110Côte d'Ivoire4.22024
111Cambodia4.22024
112Rwanda4.12024
113Benin4.12024
114Cabo Verde4.12024
115Uganda4.02024
116Costa Rica4.02024
117Ukraine3.92024
118Congo Republic3.92024
119Bolivia3.82024
120Angola3.82024
121China3.72024
122El Salvador3.62024
123Fiji3.52024
124Honduras3.52024
125Burundi3.52024
126Haiti3.52024
127Macau (China)3.42024
128Kyrgyzstan3.32024
129Saint Helena3.32024
130Ecuador3.22024
131Bhutan3.12024
132Guinea-Bissau3.12024
133Guatemala3.12024
134Chad3.02024
135Samoa2.92024
136Hong Kong (China)2.92024
137North Korea2.62024
138Venezuela2.62024
139Ghana2.62024
140Sri Lanka2.52024
141Maldives2.52024
142Ethiopia2.32024
143Azerbaijan2.32024
144Kenya2.22024
145Türkiye2.22024
146Singapore2.22024
147Zambia2.12024
148Uzbekistan2.12024
149Vanuatu2.12024
150Niue2.12024
151Nigeria2.02024
152Bahrain2.02024
153Lebanon2.02024
154Mali2.02024
155Mozambique2.02024
156Nepal2.02024
157Myanmar1.92024
158Central African Republic1.82024
159Tunisia1.72024
160Liberia1.72024
161Congo DR1.62024
162Turkmenistan1.52024
163Togo1.52024
164Tanzania1.52024
165Sudan1.42024
166Eritrea1.42024
167Qatar1.32024
168Oman1.22024
169Malawi1.02024
170Papua New Guinea1.02024
171Malaysia0.82024
172Micronesia0.82024
173Madagascar0.72024
174Marshall Islands0.72024
175Tajikistan0.72024
176United Arab Emirates0.62024
177Kiribati0.62024
178Iraq0.62024
179Solomon Islands0.62024
180Gambia0.52024
181Guinea0.52024
182Morocco0.52024
183Algeria0.42024
184South Sudan0.42024
185Djibouti0.32024
186Senegal0.32024
187Jordan0.32024
188Sierra Leone0.22024
189Timor-Leste0.22024
190Tonga0.22024
191Comoros0.12024
192Niger0.12024
193Kuwait0.12024
194Syrian Arab Republic0.12024
195Egypt0.12024
196Indonesia0.12024
197Pakistan0.12024
198Afghanistan0.02024
199Iran0.02024
200Bangladesh0.02024
201Libya0.02024
202Brunei Darussalam0.02024
203Mauritania0.02024
204Nauru0.02024
205Somalia0.02024
206Tuvalu0.02024
207Yemen0.02024
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the World Health Organization Global Health Observatory (GHO).

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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