List of Countries by Alcohol Consumption per Capita

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Annual alcohol consumption per person in all countries

This table shows the consumption of alcohol per capita in all countries in the world, ordered by the highest consumption rate to the lowest. The liters presented refer to pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed through alcoholic beverages, and not the entire drink, which contains other ingredients.

Rank	Flag	Country or Area [source]	Pure alcohol per capita (2016) (Litres) [source]
1		Estonia	16.9
2		Lithuania	15.0
3		Czechia	14.3
4		Seychelles	13.8
5		Germany	13.4
5		Nigeria	13.4
7		Ireland	13.0
7		Luxembourg	13.0
7		Republic of Moldova	13.0
10		Latvia	12.9
11		Bulgaria	12.7
12		France	12.6
12		Romania	12.6
12		Slovenia	12.6
15		Portugal	12.3
16		Belgium	12.1
17		Russian Federation	11.7
18		Austria	11.6
18		Poland	11.6
20		Gabon	11.5
20		Slovakia	11.5
20		Switzerland	11.5
23		Hungary	11.4
23		United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	11.4
25		Andorra	11.3
25		Equatorial Guinea	11.3
27		Belarus	11.2
28		Serbia	11.1
29		Cyprus	10.8
29		Uruguay	10.8
31		Finland	10.7
31		New Zealand	10.7
33		Australia	10.6
33		Cook Islands	10.6
35		Denmark	10.4
35		Greece	10.4
35		Lao People's Democratic Republic	10.4
38		Republic of Korea	10.2
39		Spain	10.0
40		Eswatini	9.9
40		Saint Lucia	9.9
42		Argentina	9.8
42		Georgia	9.8
42		Namibia	9.8
42		United States of America	9.8
46		Barbados	9.6
47		Uganda	9.5
48		Saint Kitts and Nevis	9.4
48		United Republic of Tanzania	9.4
50		Chile	9.3
50		Grenada	9.3
50		South Africa	9.3
53		Sweden	9.2
54		Iceland	9.1
55		Rwanda	9.0
56		Cameroon	8.9
56		Canada	8.9
56		Croatia	8.9
59		Netherlands	8.7
60		Ukraine	8.6
61		Botswana	8.4
61		Côte d’Ivoire	8.4
61		Trinidad and Tobago	8.4
64		Thailand	8.3
64		Viet Nam	8.3
66		Burkina Faso	8.2
66		Dominica	8.2
66		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	8.2
69		Malta	8.1
69		North Macedonia	8.1
71		Japan	8.0
71		Montenegro	8.0
73		Panama	7.9
74		Brazil	7.8
74		Congo	7.8
76		Kazakhstan	7.7
77		Albania	7.5
77		Burundi	7.5
77		Italy	7.5
77		Norway	7.5
81		Mongolia	7.4
82		China	7.2
82		Paraguay	7.2
84		Antigua and Barbuda	7.0
84		Niue	7.0
86		Dominican Republic	6.9
87		Sao Tome and Principe	6.8
88		Belize	6.7
88		Cambodia	6.7
90		Philippines	6.6
91		Mexico	6.5
92		Angola	6.4
92		Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.4
94		Guyana	6.3
94		Peru	6.3
96		Kyrgyzstan	6.2
97		Cuba	6.1
98		Nauru	6.0
99		Colombia	5.8
99		Haiti	5.8
99		Liberia	5.8
102		Cabo Verde	5.7
102		India	5.7
102		Sierra Leone	5.7
105		Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	5.6
106		Armenia	5.5
107		Turkmenistan	5.4
108		Nicaragua	5.2
109		Suriname	5.1
110		Lesotho	5.0
111		Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	4.8
111		Costa Rica	4.8
111		Guinea-Bissau	4.8
111		Myanmar	4.8
111		Zambia	4.8
111		Zimbabwe	4.8
117		Bahamas	4.4
117		Ecuador	4.4
119		Sri Lanka	4.3
120		Jamaica	4.2
121		Honduras	4.0
122		Democratic People's Republic of Korea	3.9
123		Gambia	3.8
123		Israel	3.8
123		United Arab Emirates	3.8
126		El Salvador	3.7
126		Malawi	3.7
128		Mauritius	3.6
129		Kenya	3.4
130		Central African Republic	3.3
130		Tajikistan	3.3
132		Togo	3.1
133		Benin	3.0
133		Fiji	3.0
135		Ethiopia	2.8
136		Ghana	2.7
136		Maldives	2.7
136		Uzbekistan	2.7
139		Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.6
140		Micronesia (Federated States of)	2.5
140		Samoa	2.5
142		Guatemala	2.4
142		Mozambique	2.4
144		Timor-Leste	2.1
145		Nepal	2.0
145		Qatar	2.0
145		Singapore	2.0
145		Turkey	2.0
149		Bahrain	1.9
149		Madagascar	1.9
149		Tunisia	1.9
152		Tuvalu	1.7
153		Chad	1.5
153		Lebanon	1.5
153		Tonga	1.5
156		Solomon Islands	1.4
157		Eritrea	1.3
157		Guinea	1.3
157		Mali	1.3
160		Papua New Guinea	1.2
161		Iran (Islamic Republic of)	1.0
161		Vanuatu	1.0
163		Algeria	0.9
163		Comoros	0.9
163		Malaysia	0.9
166		Azerbaijan	0.8
166		Indonesia	0.8
166		Oman	0.8
169		Jordan	0.7
169		Senegal	0.7
171		Bhutan	0.6
171		Morocco	0.6
173		Djibouti	0.5
173		Niger	0.5
173		Sudan	0.5
176		Brunei Darussalam	0.4
176		Egypt	0.4
176		Iraq	0.4
176		Kiribati	0.4
180		Pakistan	0.3
180		Syrian Arab Republic	0.3
182		Afghanistan	0.2
182		Saudi Arabia	0.2
184		Yemen	0.1
185		Bangladesh	0.0
185		Kuwait	0.0
185		Libya	0.0
185		Mauritania	0.0
185		Somalia	0.0