Curated list · 2026
Alcohol consumption by country
Ranked by litres of pure alcohol per capita per year (15+), highest first. Source: Our World in Data.
| # | Country | Litres/person/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seychelles | 20.5 L |
| 2 |  Uganda | 15.09 L |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | 14.45 L |
| 4 |  Lithuania | 13.22 L |
| 5 |  Luxembourg | 12.94 L |
| 6 |  Germany | 12.91 L |
| 7 |  Ireland | 12.88 L |
| 8 |  Latvia | 12.77 L |
| 9 |  Spain | 12.72 L |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | 12.65 L |
| 11 |  France | 12.33 L |
| 12 |  Burkina Faso | 12.03 L |
| 13 |  Portugal | 12.03 L |
| 14 |  Austria | 11.96 L |
| 15 |  Slovenia | 11.9 L |
| 16 |  Romania | 11.74 L |
| 17 |  Poland | 11.71 L |
| 18 |  Switzerland | 11.53 L |
| 19 |  Montenegro | 11.47 L |
| 20 |  Belarus | 11.45 L |
| 21 |  United Kingdom | 11.45 L |
| 22 |  Moldova | 11.43 L |
| 23 |  Hungary | 11.35 L |
| 24 |  Tanzania | 11.27 L |
| 25 |  Russia | 11.19 L |
| 26 |  Dominica | 11.18 L |
| 27 |  Slovakia | 11.14 L |
| 28 |  Belgium | 11.08 L |
| 29 |  Andorra | 11.02 L |
| 30 |  Nigeria | 10.84 L |
| 31 |  Cyprus | 10.81 L |
| 32 |  Finland | 10.78 L |
| 33 |  Laos | 10.72 L |
| 34 |  New Zealand | 10.63 L |
| 35 |  Saint Lucia | 10.6 L |
| 36 |  Australia | 10.51 L |
| 37 |  Denmark | 10.26 L |
| 38 |  Greece | 10.18 L |
| 39 |  Eswatini | 10.04 L |
| 40 |  United States | 9.87 L |
| 41 |  South Korea | 9.7 L |
| 42 |  Barbados | 9.69 L |
| 43 |  Argentina | 9.65 L |
| 44 |  Netherlands | 9.61 L |
| 45 |  South Africa | 9.52 L |
| 46 |  Grenada | 9.48 L |
| 47 |  Republic of the Congo | 9.27 L |
| 48 |  Estonia | 9.23 L |
| 49 |  Croatia | 9.23 L |
| 50 |  Iceland | 9.12 L |
| 51 |  Chile | 9.07 L |
| 52 |  Rwanda | 8.95 L |
| 53 |  Canada | 8.94 L |
| 54 |  St Kitts and Nevis | 8.94 L |
| 55 |  Sweden | 8.93 L |
| 56 |  Serbia | 8.75 L |
| 57 |  Gabon | 8.74 L |
| 58 |  Vietnam | 8.66 L |
| 59 |  Ukraine | 8.32 L |
| 60 |  Thailand | 8.3 L |
| 61 |  Georgia | 8.25 L |
| 62 |  Mongolia | 8.19 L |
| 63 |  Malta | 7.99 L |
| 64 |  Panama | 7.98 L |
| 65 |  Japan | 7.96 L |
| 66 |  Italy | 7.84 L |
| 67 |  Paraguay | 7.58 L |
| 68 |  Brazil | 7.42 L |
| 69 |  Norway | 7.41 L |
| 70 |  Equatorial Guinea | 7.23 L |
| 71 |  Burundi | 7.19 L |
| 72 |  Albania | 7.17 L |
| 73 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.15 L |
| 74 |  China | 7.05 L |
| 75 |  Angola | 6.94 L |
| 76 |  Uruguay | 6.92 L |
| 77 |  Guyana | 6.89 L |
| 78 |  Philippines | 6.86 L |
| 79 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6.72 L |
| 80 |  Dominican Republic | 6.68 L |
| 81 |  Cambodia | 6.64 L |
| 82 |  Botswana | 6.59 L |
| 83 |  Zambia | 6.54 L |
| 84 |  Peru | 6.38 L |
| 85 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 6.38 L |
| 86 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.26 L |
| 87 |  Belize | 6.22 L |
| 88 |  North Macedonia | 6.16 L |
| 89 |  Liberia | 6.12 L |
| 90 |  Cuba | 5.83 L |
| 91 |  Colombia | 5.74 L |
| 92 |  Sierra Leone | 5.7 L |
| 93 |  Cameroon | 5.65 L |
| 94 |  Cape Verde | 5.6 L |
| 95 |  Armenia | 5.55 L |
| 96 |  India | 5.54 L |
| 97 |  Namibia | 5.43 L |
| 98 |  Guinea-Bissau | 5.38 L |
| 99 |  Suriname | 5.33 L |
| 100 |  Nicaragua | 5.18 L |
| 101 |  Myanmar | 5.12 L |
| 102 |  Mexico | 5 L |
| 103 |  Turkmenistan | 4.93 L |
| 104 |  Costa Rica | 4.87 L |
| 105 |  Bahamas | 4.78 L |
| 106 |  Kazakhstan | 4.76 L |
| 107 |  Zimbabwe | 4.67 L |
| 108 |  Lesotho | 4.59 L |
| 109 |  Bolivia | 4.43 L |
| 110 |  Azerbaijan | 4.41 L |
| 111 |  Mauritius | 4.35 L |
| 112 |  Jamaica | 4.22 L |
| 113 |  Israel | 4.21 L |
| 114 |  Ecuador | 4.2 L |
| 115 |  Venezuela | 4.14 L |
| 116 |  Sri Lanka | 4.1 L |
| 117 |  United Arab Emirates | 3.9 L |
| 118 |  El Salvador | 3.89 L |
| 119 |  Honduras | 3.76 L |
| 120 |  Malawi | 3.63 L |
| 121 |  Gambia | 3.55 L |
| 122 |  Fiji | 3.32 L |
| 123 |  Tajikistan | 3.28 L |
| 124 |  Benin | 2.81 L |
| 125 |  Kenya | 2.78 L |
| 126 |  Ghana | 2.75 L |
| 127 |  Ivory Coast | 2.71 L |
| 128 |  Samoa | 2.66 L |
| 129 |  Uzbekistan | 2.59 L |
| 130 |  Togo | 2.46 L |
| 131 |  Guatemala | 2.45 L |
| 132 |  Central African Republic | 2.38 L |
| 133 |  Ethiopia | 2.36 L |
| 134 |  Mozambique | 2.3 L |
| 135 |  Vanuatu | 2.25 L |
| 136 |  Maldives | 2.22 L |
| 137 |  Timor-Leste | 2.17 L |
| 138 |  Tunisia | 2.12 L |
| 139 |  Turkey | 2.05 L |
| 140 |  Nepal | 2.05 L |
| 141 |  Singapore | 2.03 L |
| 142 |  DR Congo | 2 L |
| 143 |  Madagascar | 1.97 L |
| 144 |  Lebanon | 1.71 L |
| 145 |  Qatar | 1.59 L |
| 146 |  Eritrea | 1.44 L |
| 147 |  Papua New Guinea | 1.39 L |
| 148 |  Chad | 1.37 L |
| 149 |  Mali | 1.28 L |
| 150 |  Guinea | 1.11 L |
| 151 |  Bahrain | 1.09 L |
| 152 |  Iran | 1.03 L |
| 153 |  Algeria | 0.95 L |
| 154 |  Malaysia | 0.85 L |
| 155 |  Tonga | 0.8 L |
| 156 |  Oman | 0.78 L |
| 157 |  Senegal | 0.76 L |
| 158 |  Morocco | 0.69 L |
| 159 |  Jordan | 0.69 L |
| 160 |  Niger | 0.67 L |
| 161 |  Indonesia | 0.57 L |
| 162 |  Sudan | 0.51 L |
| 163 |  Brunei | 0.48 L |
| 164 |  Djibouti | 0.43 L |
| 165 |  Bhutan | 0.43 L |
| 166 |  Iraq | 0.39 L |
| 167 |  Egypt | 0.36 L |
| 168 |  Pakistan | 0.34 L |
| 169 |  Afghanistan | 0.21 L |
| 170 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.19 L |
| 171 |  Mauritania | 0.04 L |
| 172 |  Libya | 0.02 L |
| 173 |  Bangladesh | 0.02 L |
| 174 |  Somalia | 0.01 L |
| 175 |  Kuwait | 0 L |
Source: Litres of pure alcohol per adult per year, Our World in Data.