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Culture > Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of “recorded 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. “Recorded alcohol” is taxed and within governmental control. It excludes alcohol that is homemade (legally or illegally), smuggled or obtained through cross-border shopping.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 14.97 2005
2 AndorraAndorra 14.08 2005
3 EstoniaEstonia 13.77 2005
4 IrelandIreland 13.39 2005
5 FranceFrance 13.3 2005
6 CroatiaCroatia 12.61 2005
7 AustriaAustria 12.6 2005
8 PortugalPortugal 12.45 2005
9 HungaryHungary 12.27 2005
10 SloveniaSlovenia 12.19 2005
11 LithuaniaLithuania 12.03 2005
12 LuxembourgLuxembourg 12.01 2005
13 GermanyGermany 11.81 2005
14 South KoreaSouth Korea 11.8 2005
15 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 11.67 2005
16 DenmarkDenmark 11.37 2005
17 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 11.35 2005
18 RomaniaRomania 11.3 2005
19 BulgariaBulgaria 11.24 2005
20 BelarusBelarus 11.22 2005
21 UgandaUganda 10.93 2005
22 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 10.56 2005
23 SlovakiaSlovakia 10.33 2005
24 SpainSpain 10.22 2005
25 ArmeniaArmenia 10.05 2005
26 RussiaRussia 10 2005
27 SerbiaSerbia 9.97 2005
28 AustraliaAustralia 9.89 2005
29 GrenadaGrenada 9.85 2005
30 NigeriaNigeria 9.78 2005
31 BelgiumBelgium 9.77 2005
32 FinlandFinland 9.72 2005
33 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 9.63 2005
34 SeychellesSeychelles 9.59 2005
=35 NetherlandsNetherlands 9.55 2005
=35 PolandPoland 9.55 2005
37 LatviaLatvia 9.5 2005
38 New ZealandNew Zealand 9.12 2005
39 PalauPalau 9.1 2005
40 GreeceGreece 8.95 2005
41 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 8.93 2005
42 NiueNiue 8.85 2005
43 United StatesUnited States 8.44 2005
44 ItalyItaly 8.33 2005
45 CyprusCyprus 8.26 2005
46 MoldovaMoldova 8.22 2005
47 The BahamasThe Bahamas 8.16 2005
48 UkraineUkraine 8.1 2005
49 ArgentinaArgentina 8 2005
50 JapanJapan 7.83 2005
51 CanadaCanada 7.77 2005
52 GuyanaGuyana 7.5 2005
53 DominicaDominica 7.34 2005
54 GabonGabon 7.32 2005
55 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7.3 2005
56 NepalNepal 7.2 2005
57 South AfricaSouth Africa 6.96 2005
58 VenezuelaVenezuela 6.83 2005
59 RwandaRwanda 6.8 2005
60 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 6.76 2005
61 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6.72 2005
62 SwedenSweden 6.7 2005
63 ChileChile 6.55 2005
64 BurundiBurundi 6.47 2005
65 BarbadosBarbados 6.41 2005
66 ParaguayParaguay 6.38 2005
67 ThailandThailand 6.37 2005
68 NorwayNorway 6.21 2005
69 BrazilBrazil 6.16 2005
70 UruguayUruguay 6.14 2005
71 KazakhstanKazakhstan 6.06 2005
72 HaitiHaiti 5.99 2005
73 IcelandIceland 5.91 2005
74 NamibiaNamibia 5.87 2005
75 PanamaPanama 5.85 2005
76 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5.78 2005
77 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 5.76 2005
78 LaosLaos 5.73 2005
79 SwazilandSwaziland 5.7 2005
80 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 5.61 2005
81 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 5.47 2005
82 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 5.31 2005
83 SurinameSuriname 5.19 2005
84 BelizeBelize 5.07 2005
85 MexicoMexico 5.02 2005
86 CameroonCameroon 4.97 2005
87 BotswanaBotswana 4.96 2005
88 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 4.94 2005
89 TanzaniaTanzania 4.75 2005
90 AlbaniaAlbania 4.58 2005
91 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 4.5 2005
=92 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 4.48 2005
=92 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 4.48 2005
94 CubaCuba 4.41 2005
95 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.38 2005
96 ChinaChina 4.21 2005
97 ColombiaColombia 4.17 2005
98 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4.15 2005
99 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4.08 2005
100 EcuadorEcuador 4.01 2005
101 GeorgiaGeorgia 3.9 2005
102 MaltaMalta 3.85 2005
=103 SamoaSamoa 3.8 2005
=103 AngolaAngola 3.8 2005
105 NicaraguaNicaragua 3.77 2005
106 BahrainBahrain 3.56 2005
107 JamaicaJamaica 3.5 2005
108 LiberiaLiberia 3.47 2005
109 TongaTonga 3.28 2005
110 Cook IslandsCook Islands 3.2 2005
111 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.19 2005
112 HondurasHonduras 3.08 2005
113 PeruPeru 2.9 2005
114 MauritiusMauritius 2.72 2005
115 BoliviaBolivia 2.62 2005
116 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.61 2005
117 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 2.58 2005
118 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.43 2005
119 GambiaGambia 2.4 2005
120 IsraelIsrael 2.39 2005
121 ZambiaZambia 2.35 2005
=122 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 2.33 2005
=122 NauruNauru 2.33 2005
124 Cape VerdeCape Verde 2.06 2005
125 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 2.04 2005
126 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.97 2005
127 TuvaluTuvalu 1.94 2005
128 LesothoLesotho 1.9 2005
129 CambodiaCambodia 1.77 2005
130 BruneiBrunei 1.76 2005
131 LebanonLebanon 1.73 2005
132 KiribatiKiribati 1.71 2005
133 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.65 2005
=134 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.64 2005
=134 KenyaKenya 1.64 2005
=136 SudanSudan 1.56 2005
=136 MozambiqueMozambique 1.56 2005
138 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.49 2005
139 GhanaGhana 1.47 2005
140 FijiFiji 1.43 2005
=141 TurkeyTurkey 1.37 2005
=141 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.37 2005
=143 MalawiMalawi 1.24 2005
=143 MongoliaMongolia 1.24 2005
145 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1.16 2005
146 BeninBenin 1.15 2005
147 SyriaSyria 1.13 2005
148 TunisiaTunisia 1.09 2005
149 VietnamVietnam 1.07 2005
150 TogoTogo 0.99 2005
151 EritreaEritrea 0.94 2005
152 QatarQatar 0.85 2005
153 MadagascarMadagascar 0.78 2005
154 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.66 2005
155 OmanOman 0.64 2005
=156 IndiaIndia 0.55 2005
=156 SingaporeSingapore 0.55 2005
158 MaliMali 0.54 2005
159 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.52 2005
160 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.5 2005
161 MoroccoMorocco 0.46 2005
162 VanuatuVanuatu 0.43 2005
163 JordanJordan 0.41 2005
164 TajikistanTajikistan 0.39 2005
165 ChadChad 0.38 2005
166 East TimorEast Timor 0.36 2005
167 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.35 2005
168 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.34 2005
169 SenegalSenegal 0.3 2005
170 EgyptEgypt 0.27 2005
=171 GuineaGuinea 0.26 2005
=171 ComorosComoros 0.26 2005
173 BhutanBhutan 0.22 2005
174 IraqIraq 0.2 2005
175 BurmaBurma 0.11 2005
176 NigerNiger 0.09 2005
177 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.06 2005
178 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.05 2005
179 IranIran 0.02 2005
=180 LibyaLibya 0.01 2005
=180 MauritaniaMauritania 0.01 2005
=180 PakistanPakistan 0.01 2005
=183 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2005
=183 BangladeshBangladesh 0.0 2005
=183 YemenYemen 0.0 2005
=183 SomaliaSomalia 0.0 2005
=183 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2005

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