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Spirits, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol)

Litres of pure alcohol per person per year · higher is better · 186 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2022
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League table

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  1. 1St. Lucia6.1
  2. 2Latvia6
  3. 3Estonia5.9
  4. 4Lithuania5.4
  5. 5Slovak Republic5.1
  6. 6Bulgaria5.1
  7. 7Korea, Dem. People's Rep.5.1
  8. 8Barbados4.8
  9. 9Dominica4.7
  10. 10Antigua and Barbuda4.6
  11. 11Belarus4.5
  12. 12Thailand4.5
  13. 13St. Vincent and the Grenadines4.3
  14. 14Hungary4.2
  15. 15Mauritius4.2
  16. 16Poland4.1
  17. 17United States4
  18. 18Seychelles3.9
  19. 19Philippines3.8
  20. 20Lao PDR3.8
  21. 21Grenada3.6
  22. 22Czechia3.6
  23. 23Mongolia3.5
  24. 24Russian Federation3.4
  25. 25Bahamas, The3.4
  26. 26Romania3.2
  27. 27Montenegro3.2
  28. 28Kyrgyz Republic3
  29. 29Naoero2.9
  30. 30India2.9
  31. 31Kazakhstan2.8
  32. 32Brazil2.8
  33. 33Serbia2.7
  34. 34United Kingdom2.6
  35. 35Moldova2.6
  36. 36Suriname2.5
  37. 37St. Kitts and Nevis2.5
  38. 38Liberia2.5
  39. 39Guyana2.5
  40. 40Spain2.5
  41. 40Germany2.5
  42. 41Ireland2.4
  43. 42Luxembourg2.4
  44. 42Andorra2.4
  45. 43Haiti2.4
  46. 44Zimbabwe2.3
  47. 45China2.3
  48. 45France2.3
  49. 46Cuba2.2
  50. 47Trinidad and Tobago2.2
  51. 48Canada2.2
  52. 49Nicaragua2.2
  53. 50Malta2.1
  54. 51Sri Lanka2.1
  55. 52Georgia2.1
  56. 53Nepal2
  57. 54Paraguay2
  58. 55Dominican Republic2
  59. 56Jamaica2
  60. 57Peru1.8
  61. 58Denmark1.8
  62. 59Armenia1.8
  63. 60Chile1.8
  64. 61Australia1.7
  65. 62Austria1.6
  66. 63Croatia1.6
  67. 64New Zealand1.6
  68. 65Greece1.6
  69. 66Iceland1.5
  70. 66Switzerland1.5
  71. 67El Salvador1.5
  72. 68Netherlands1.5
  73. 69Cyprus1.5
  74. 70Cote d'Ivoire1.5
  75. 71Uzbekistan1.5
  76. 72Botswana1.4
  77. 73South Africa1.4
  78. 74Slovenia1.4
  79. 75Portugal1.3
  80. 76Venezuela, RB1.3
  81. 77Israel1.3
  82. 78Myanmar1.2
  83. 79Sweden1.2
  84. 80Japan1.2
  85. 81Norway1.1
  86. 82Albania1.1
  87. 83Honduras1.1
  88. 84Belgium1
  89. 85Fiji1
  90. 86Angola1
  91. 87Panama1
  92. 88Argentina1
  93. 89Finland0.99
  94. 90Belize0.98
  95. 91Uruguay0.96
  96. 92North Macedonia0.95
  97. 93Qatar0.92
  98. 94Vanuatu0.89
  99. 95Equatorial Guinea0.88
  100. 96Ukraine0.88
  101. 97Turkmenistan0.87
  102. 98Bahrain0.83
  103. 99Guatemala0.8
  104. 100Maldives0.73
  105. 101Colombia0.65
  106. 102Lebanon0.65
  107. 103Bosnia and Herzegovina0.59
  108. 104Cabo Verde0.58
  109. 105Ecuador0.58
  110. 106Mexico0.57
  111. 107Namibia0.57
  112. 108Eswatini0.56
  113. 109Turkiye0.55
  114. 110Nigeria0.54
  115. 111Azerbaijan0.54
  116. 112Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.52
  117. 113Bolivia0.51
  118. 114Cameroon0.49
  119. 115Italy0.46
  120. 116Lesotho0.45
  121. 117Uganda0.45
  122. 118Guinea-Bissau0.44
  123. 119Congo, Rep.0.41
  124. 120Zambia0.4
  125. 121Tanzania0.4
  126. 122Gabon0.39
  127. 123Tajikistan0.39
  128. 124Iraq0.38
  129. 125Singapore0.38
  130. 126Ghana0.38
  131. 127Cambodia0.37
  132. 128Bhutan0.36
  133. 129Sao Tome and Principe0.34
  134. 130Costa Rica0.34
  135. 131United Arab Emirates0.32
  136. 132Korea, Rep.0.31
  137. 133Kenya0.29
  138. 134Oman0.29
  139. 135Rwanda0.27
  140. 136Papua New Guinea0.26
  141. 137Togo0.24
  142. 138Tuvalu0.22
  143. 139Comoros0.22
  144. 140Mozambique0.2
  145. 141Viet Nam0.19
  146. 142Djibouti0.18
  147. 143Burkina Faso0.17
  148. 144Jordan0.17
  149. 145Malawi0.17
  150. 146Ethiopia0.16
  151. 147Solomon Islands0.14
  152. 148Tunisia0.13
  153. 149Malaysia0.13
  154. 150Benin0.12
  155. 151Tonga0.11
  156. 152Morocco0.1
  157. 153Mali0.09
  158. 154Timor-Leste0.08
  159. 155Sierra Leone0.07
  160. 156Kiribati0.06
  161. 157Syrian Arab Republic0.06
  162. 158Guinea0.06
  163. 159Algeria0.06
  164. 160Congo, Dem. Rep.0.05
  165. 161Niger0.05
  166. 162Brunei Darussalam0.05
  167. 163Kuwait0.04
  168. 164Madagascar0.04
  169. 165Egypt, Arab Rep.0.04
  170. 166Pakistan0.04
  171. 167Senegal0.02
  172. 168Indonesia0.02
  173. 169Central African Republic0.01
  174. 170Gambia, The0
  175. 171Chad0
  176. 172Bangladesh0
  177. 173Eritrea0
  178. 173Burundi0
  179. 173Mauritania0
  180. 173Samoa0
  181. 173Afghanistan0
  182. 173Libya0
  183. 173Yemen, Rep.0
  184. 173Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  185. 173Sudan0
  186. 173Somalia, Fed. Rep.0

Spirits, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol)