Culture > Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of “unrecorded alcohol” by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population.
“Unrecorded alcohol” is not taxed and is outside of governmental control. It includes alcohol that is homemade (legally or illegally), smuggled or obtained through cross-border shopping. Data is collected through investigations and expert judgment.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	MoldovaMoldova	10	2005
2	UkraineUkraine	7.5	2005
3	EcuadorEcuador	5.37	2005
4	KazakhstanKazakhstan	4.9	2005
=5	HungaryHungary	4	2005
=5	PeruPeru	4	2005
=5	RomaniaRomania	4	2005
=5	ChadChad	4	2005
9	BelarusBelarus	3.91	2005
10	NamibiaNamibia	3.75	2005
11	PolandPoland	3.7	2005
12	LesothoLesotho	3.65	2005
13	SwedenSweden	3.6	2005
=14	EthiopiaEthiopia	3.5	2005
=14	RussiaRussia	3.5	2005
16	MexicoMexico	3.4	2005
17	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	3.3	2005
=18	South KoreaSouth Korea	3	2005
=18	TajikistanTajikistan	3	2005
=18	SlovakiaSlovakia	3	2005
=18	RwandaRwanda	3	2005
=18	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	3	2005
=18	BotswanaBotswana	3	2005
=18	LithuaniaLithuania	3	2005
=18	CambodiaCambodia	3	2005
=18	SloveniaSlovenia	3	2005
=18	LatviaLatvia	3	2005
=18	BrazilBrazil	3	2005
=18	BurundiBurundi	3	2005
=30	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	2.9	2005
=30	Cape VerdeCape Verde	2.9	2005
32	FinlandFinland	2.8	2005
33	VietnamVietnam	2.7	2005
34	CameroonCameroon	2.6	2005
=35	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	2.5	2005
=35	NauruNauru	2.5	2005
=35	NigeriaNigeria	2.5	2005
=35	GeorgiaGeorgia	2.5	2005
=35	BoliviaBolivia	2.5	2005
=35	KenyaKenya	2.5	2005
=35	South AfricaSouth Africa	2.5	2005
=35	CroatiaCroatia	2.5	2005
43	ItalyItaly	2.35	2005
44	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	2.3	2005
45	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	2.23	2005
46	NepalNepal	2.2	2005
=47	PortugalPortugal	2.1	2005
=47	AlbaniaAlbania	2.1	2005
=49	CanadaCanada	2	2005
=49	TanzaniaTanzania	2	2005
=49	DenmarkDenmark	2	2005
=49	PhilippinesPhilippines	2	2005
=49	ColombiaColombia	2	2005
=49	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	2	2005
=49	ArgentinaArgentina	2	2005
=49	GabonGabon	2	2005
=49	MongoliaMongolia	2	2005
=49	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	2	2005
=49	ChileChile	2	2005
=49	KiribatiKiribati	2	2005
=49	UruguayUruguay	2	2005
=49	GuyanaGuyana	2	2005
=63	UzbekistanUzbekistan	1.9	2005
=63	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	1.9	2005
=65	EstoniaEstonia	1.8	2005
=65	GreeceGreece	1.8	2005
=67	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	1.7	2005
=67	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	1.7	2005
=67	ChinaChina	1.7	2005
=70	NorwayNorway	1.6	2005
=70	GuatemalaGuatemala	1.6	2005
=70	AngolaAngola	1.6	2005
=70	NicaraguaNicaragua	1.6	2005
74	LiberiaLiberia	1.59	2005
=75	TurkeyTurkey	1.5	2005
=75	ParaguayParaguay	1.5	2005
=75	GhanaGhana	1.5	2005
=75	JamaicaJamaica	1.5	2005
=75	DjiboutiDjibouti	1.5	2005
=75	ZambiaZambia	1.5	2005
81	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	1.48	2005
=82	Costa RicaCosta Rica	1.4	2005
=82	AndorraAndorra	1.4	2005
=82	VenezuelaVenezuela	1.4	2005
=82	SpainSpain	1.4	2005
=82	HondurasHonduras	1.4	2005
87	ArmeniaArmenia	1.3	2005
88	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	1.26	2005
89	BulgariaBulgaria	1.2	2005
90	SerbiaSerbia	1.12	2005
=91	CubaCuba	1.1	2005
=91	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	1.1	2005
=93	MauritiusMauritius	1	2005
=93	PanamaPanama	1	2005
=93	LuxembourgLuxembourg	1	2005
=93	IrelandIreland	1	2005
=93	PalauPalau	1	2005
=93	El SalvadorEl Salvador	1	2005
=93	BelizeBelize	1	2005
=93	MoroccoMorocco	1	2005
=93	FijiFiji	1	2005
=93	ZimbabweZimbabwe	1	2005
=93	NiueNiue	1	2005
=93	SamoaSamoa	1	2005
=93	CyprusCyprus	1	2005
=93	LaosLaos	1	2005
=93	BeninBenin	1	2005
=93	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	1	2005
=93	TogoTogo	1	2005
=93	United StatesUnited States	1	2005
=93	MozambiqueMozambique	1	2005
=93	UgandaUganda	1	2005
=93	IranIran	1	2005
=93	BelgiumBelgium	1	2005
=93	SeychellesSeychelles	1	2005
=93	GermanyGermany	1	2005
=93	SingaporeSingapore	1	2005
118	GambiaGambia	0.99	2005
119	SurinameSuriname	0.9	2005
120	SudanSudan	0.82	2005
121	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	0.77	2005
122	ThailandThailand	0.71	2005
123	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	0.65	2005
124	AustriaAustria	0.64	2005
125	HaitiHaiti	0.62	2005
=126	The BahamasThe Bahamas	0.6	2005
=126	EritreaEritrea	0.6	2005
128	MadagascarMadagascar	0.55	2005
=129	East TimorEast Timor	0.5	2005
=129	DominicaDominica	0.5	2005
=129	NetherlandsNetherlands	0.5	2005
=129	VanuatuVanuatu	0.5	2005
=129	MalawiMalawi	0.5	2005
=129	IndonesiaIndonesia	0.5	2005
=129	BarbadosBarbados	0.5	2005
=129	TuvaluTuvalu	0.5	2005
=129	LebanonLebanon	0.5	2005
=129	IsraelIsrael	0.5	2005
=129	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	0.5	2005
=129	New ZealandNew Zealand	0.5	2005
=129	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	0.5	2005
=129	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	0.5	2005
=129	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	0.5	2005
=129	Cook IslandsCook Islands	0.5	2005
=129	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	0.5	2005
=129	TongaTonga	0.5	2005
=129	MaliMali	0.5	2005
=129	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	0.5	2005
=129	GrenadaGrenada	0.5	2005
=129	ComorosComoros	0.5	2005
=151	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	0.46	2005
=151	BurmaBurma	0.46	2005
153	Sri LankaSri Lanka	0.44	2005
154	MaltaMalta	0.42	2005
=155	QatarQatar	0.4	2005
=155	IcelandIceland	0.4	2005
157	FranceFrance	0.36	2005
158	BhutanBhutan	0.33	2005
159	MalaysiaMalaysia	0.32	2005
=160	SenegalSenegal	0.3	2005
=160	JordanJordan	0.3	2005
=160	SyriaSyria	0.3	2005
=160	OmanOman	0.3	2005
=160	AlgeriaAlgeria	0.3	2005
165	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	0.28	2005
=166	NigerNiger	0.25	2005
=166	BruneiBrunei	0.25	2005
=168	BangladeshBangladesh	0.2	2005
=168	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	0.2	2005
=168	United Arab EmiratesUAE	0.2	2005
=168	IndiaIndia	0.2	2005
=168	JapanJapan	0.2	2005
=168	IraqIraq	0.2	2005
=168	TunisiaTunisia	0.2	2005
175	KuwaitKuwait	0.17	2005
176	AustraliaAustralia	0.13	2005
=177	BahrainBahrain	0.1	2005
=177	LibyaLibya	0.1	2005
=177	GuineaGuinea	0.1	2005
=177	MauritaniaMauritania	0.1	2005
=177	SomaliaSomalia	0.1	2005
=177	EgyptEgypt	0.1	2005
183	PakistanPakistan	0.05	2005
=184	AfghanistanAfghanistan	0.02	2005
=184	YemenYemen	0.02	2005
=186	SwazilandSwaziland	0.0	2005
=186	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	0.0	2005

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