Countries by Alcohol Consumption
Complete ranking of 189 countries • liters/adult/year • Updated 2026
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About Alcohol Consumption Rankings
Romania leads all 189 countries in Alcohol Consumption with a value of 16.8 L/adult/yr, while Somalia ranks last at 0 L/adult/yr. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Alcohol Consumption Measures
Liters of pure alcohol the average adult aged 15+ consumes per year, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Alcohol Consumption across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0 L/adult/yr (Somalia) to 16.8 L/adult/yr (Romania) — an infinitely large difference across 189 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries dominate this ranking, holding 15 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 1.75 L/adult/yr to 8.05 L/adult/yr. The overall spread from 0 L/adult/yr to 16.8 L/adult/yr reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Romania and Georgia are separated by only 17%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Alcohol Consumption
The 5 strongest Alcohol Consumption reads.
Lowest Alcohol Consumption
The 5 lowest Alcohol Consumption reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from Our World in Data, covering 189 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Romania | 16.8 L/adult/yr | Europe | 100% |
| 2nd | Georgia | 14.41 L/adult/yr | Europe | 99% |
| 3rd | Cook Islands | 12.97 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 99% |
| 4th | Latvia | 12.87 L/adult/yr | Europe | 98% |
| 5th | Lithuania | 12.1 L/adult/yr | Europe | 98% |
| 6th | Czechia | 11.99 L/adult/yr | Europe | 97% |
| 7th | Germany | 11.84 L/adult/yr | Europe | 97% |
| 8th | Poland | 11.66 L/adult/yr | Europe | 96% |
| 9th | Belarus | 11.63 L/adult/yr | Europe | 96% |
| 10th | Bulgaria | 11.62 L/adult/yr | Europe | 95% |
| 11th | Austria | 11.51 L/adult/yr | Europe | 95% |
| 12th | Uganda | 11.3 L/adult/yr | Africa | 94% |
| 13th | Burkina Faso | 11.27 L/adult/yr | Africa | 94% |
| 14th | Moldova | 11.08 L/adult/yr | Europe | 93% |
| 15th | Tanzania | 10.95 L/adult/yr | Africa | 93% |
| 16th | Laos | 10.82 L/adult/yr | Asia | 92% |
| 17th | Luxembourg | 10.82 L/adult/yr | Europe | 92% |
| 18th | Ireland | 10.77 L/adult/yr | Europe | 91% |
| 19th | United Kingdom | 10.73 L/adult/yr | Europe | 90% |
| 20th | Estonia | 10.68 L/adult/yr | Europe | 90% |
| 21st | Slovakia | 10.67 L/adult/yr | Europe | 89% |
| 22nd | Russia | 10.53 L/adult/yr | Europe | 89% |
| 23rd | Slovenia | 10.41 L/adult/yr | Europe | 88% |
| 24th | France | 10.32 L/adult/yr | Europe | 88% |
| 25th | Australia | 10.29 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 87% |
| 26th | Seychelles | 10.19 L/adult/yr | Africa | 87% |
| 27th | Switzerland | 10.07 L/adult/yr | Europe | 86% |
| 28th | New Zealand | 10.02 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 86% |
| 29th | Hungary | 9.9 L/adult/yr | Europe | 85% |
| 30th | Montenegro | 9.9 L/adult/yr | Europe | 85% |
| 31st | United States | 9.9 L/adult/yr | North America | 84% |
| 32nd | Canada | 9.9 L/adult/yr | North America | 84% |
| 33rd | Andorra | 9.7 L/adult/yr | Europe | 83% |
| 34th | Cameroon | 9.6 L/adult/yr | Africa | 83% |
| 35th | Sweden | 9.6 L/adult/yr | Europe | 82% |
| 36th | Denmark | 9.5 L/adult/yr | Europe | 81% |
| 37th | Belgium | 9.4 L/adult/yr | Europe | 81% |
| 38th | Saint Lucia | 9.3 L/adult/yr | North America | 80% |
| 39th | Ukraine | 9.2 L/adult/yr | Europe | 80% |
| 40th | Spain | 9.2 L/adult/yr | Europe | 79% |
| 41st | Finland | 9.1 L/adult/yr | Europe | 79% |
| 42nd | Portugal | 8.9 L/adult/yr | Europe | 78% |
| 43rd | Benin | 8.8 L/adult/yr | Africa | 78% |
| 44th | Netherlands | 8.7 L/adult/yr | Europe | 77% |
| 45th | Niue | 8.5 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 77% |
| 46th | Barbados | 8.2 L/adult/yr | North America | 76% |
| 47th | Gabon | 8.1 L/adult/yr | Africa | 76% |
| 48th | Argentina | 8.1 L/adult/yr | South America | 75% |
| 49th | Vietnam | 8.0 L/adult/yr | Asia | 75% |
| 50th | Thailand | 8.0 L/adult/yr | Asia | 74% |
| 51st | Iceland | 7.9 L/adult/yr | Europe | 74% |
| 52nd | South Korea | 7.8 L/adult/yr | Asia | 73% |
| 53rd | Brazil | 7.7 L/adult/yr | South America | 72% |
| 54th | Mongolia | 7.7 L/adult/yr | Asia | 72% |
| 55th | Croatia | 7.7 L/adult/yr | Europe | 71% |
| 56th | Chile | 7.6 L/adult/yr | South America | 71% |
| 57th | Serbia | 7.5 L/adult/yr | Europe | 70% |
| 58th | Norway | 7.4 L/adult/yr | Europe | 70% |
| 59th | Grenada | 7.3 L/adult/yr | North America | 69% |
| 60th | Botswana | 7.3 L/adult/yr | Africa | 69% |
| 61st | South Africa | 7.1 L/adult/yr | Africa | 68% |
| 62nd | Malta | 7.1 L/adult/yr | Europe | 68% |
| 63rd | Italy | 7.0 L/adult/yr | Europe | 67% |
| 64th | Mauritius | 6.9 L/adult/yr | Africa | 67% |
| 65th | Eswatini | 6.8 L/adult/yr | Africa | 66% |
| 66th | Cambodia | 6.7 L/adult/yr | Asia | 66% |
| 67th | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.7 L/adult/yr | North America | 65% |
| 68th | Equatorial Guinea | 6.6 L/adult/yr | Africa | 65% |
| 69th | Dominican Republic | 6.5 L/adult/yr | North America | 64% |
| 70th | Peru | 6.5 L/adult/yr | South America | 63% |
| 71st | Japan | 6.4 L/adult/yr | Asia | 63% |
| 72nd | Cyprus | 6.4 L/adult/yr | Europe | 62% |
| 73rd | Congo | 6.0 L/adult/yr | Africa | 62% |
| 74th | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.0 L/adult/yr | North America | 61% |
| 75th | Cabo Verde | 6.0 L/adult/yr | Africa | 61% |
| 76th | Suriname | 5.9 L/adult/yr | North America | 60% |
| 77th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 L/adult/yr | Europe | 60% |
| 78th | Greece | 5.8 L/adult/yr | Europe | 59% |
| 79th | Philippines | 5.7 L/adult/yr | Asia | 59% |
| 80th | Paraguay | 5.6 L/adult/yr | South America | 58% |
| 81st | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.6 L/adult/yr | North America | 58% |
| 82nd | Uruguay | 5.6 L/adult/yr | South America | 57% |
| 83rd | Cuba | 5.4 L/adult/yr | North America | 57% |
| 84th | Mali | 5.3 L/adult/yr | Africa | 56% |
| 85th | Namibia | 5.0 L/adult/yr | Africa | 56% |
| 86th | Guyana | 5.0 L/adult/yr | North America | 55% |
| 87th | Dominica | 5.0 L/adult/yr | North America | 54% |
| 88th | Mexico | 4.8 L/adult/yr | North America | 54% |
| 89th | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.8 L/adult/yr | Africa | 53% |
| 90th | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.7 L/adult/yr | North America | 53% |
| 91st | Panama | 4.7 L/adult/yr | North America | 52% |
| 92nd | China | 4.6 L/adult/yr | Asia | 52% |
| 93rd | Kazakhstan | 4.5 L/adult/yr | Asia | 51% |
| 94th | Albania | 4.5 L/adult/yr | Europe | 51% |
| 95th | North Macedonia | 4.4 L/adult/yr | Europe | 50% |
| 96th | Lesotho | 4.3 L/adult/yr | Africa | 50% |
| 97th | Armenia | 4.3 L/adult/yr | Europe | 49% |
| 98th | Ghana | 4.3 L/adult/yr | Africa | 49% |
| 99th | Colombia | 4.2 L/adult/yr | North America | 48% |
| 100th | Burundi | 4.2 L/adult/yr | Africa | 48% |
| 101st | Angola | 4.1 L/adult/yr | Africa | 47% |
| 102nd | India | 4.1 L/adult/yr | Asia | 47% |
| 103rd | North Korea | 3.9 L/adult/yr | Asia | 46% |
| 104th | Nigeria | 3.8 L/adult/yr | Africa | 46% |
| 105th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.7 L/adult/yr | Africa | 45% |
| 106th | Belize | 3.7 L/adult/yr | North America | 44% |
| 107th | Nicaragua | 3.7 L/adult/yr | North America | 44% |
| 108th | Bahamas | 3.6 L/adult/yr | North America | 43% |
| 109th | Kyrgyzstan | 3.6 L/adult/yr | Asia | 43% |
| 110th | Zambia | 3.6 L/adult/yr | Africa | 42% |
| 111st | Malawi | 3.6 L/adult/yr | Africa | 42% |
| 112nd | Bolivia | 3.6 L/adult/yr | South America | 41% |
| 113rd | Fiji | 3.6 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 41% |
| 114th | Costa Rica | 3.4 L/adult/yr | North America | 40% |
| 115th | El Salvador | 3.1 L/adult/yr | North America | 40% |
| 116th | Haiti | 3.1 L/adult/yr | North America | 39% |
| 117th | Jamaica | 3.1 L/adult/yr | North America | 39% |
| 118th | Honduras | 3.1 L/adult/yr | North America | 38% |
| 119th | Ethiopia | 3.1 L/adult/yr | Africa | 38% |
| 120th | Sri Lanka | 2.9 L/adult/yr | Asia | 37% |
| 121st | Chad | 2.9 L/adult/yr | Africa | 37% |
| 122nd | Rwanda | 2.9 L/adult/yr | Africa | 36% |
| 123rd | Liberia | 2.9 L/adult/yr | Africa | 35% |
| 124th | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.9 L/adult/yr | Africa | 35% |
| 125th | Israel | 2.8 L/adult/yr | Asia | 34% |
| 126th | Nauru | 2.8 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 34% |
| 127th | Zimbabwe | 2.7 L/adult/yr | Africa | 33% |
| 128th | Turkmenistan | 2.6 L/adult/yr | Asia | 33% |
| 129th | Ecuador | 2.5 L/adult/yr | South America | 32% |
| 130th | Azerbaijan | 2.5 L/adult/yr | Europe | 32% |
| 131st | Kenya | 2.5 L/adult/yr | Africa | 31% |
| 132nd | Samoa | 2.4 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 31% |
| 133rd | Uzbekistan | 2.1 L/adult/yr | Asia | 30% |
| 134th | United Arab Emirates | 2.1 L/adult/yr | Asia | 30% |
| 135th | Vanuatu | 2.0 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 29% |
| 136th | Micronesia | 2.0 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 29% |
| 137th | Venezuela | 2.0 L/adult/yr | North America | 28% |
| 138th | Myanmar | 1.9 L/adult/yr | Asia | 28% |
| 139th | Congo, Democratic Republic | 1.9 L/adult/yr | Africa | 27% |
| 140th | Mozambique | 1.9 L/adult/yr | Africa | 26% |
| 141st | Singapore | 1.8 L/adult/yr | Asia | 26% |
| 142nd | Central African Republic | 1.8 L/adult/yr | Africa | 25% |
| 143rd | Tunisia | 1.7 L/adult/yr | Africa | 25% |
| 144th | Turkey | 1.7 L/adult/yr | Europe | 24% |
| 145th | Guatemala | 1.5 L/adult/yr | North America | 24% |
| 146th | Maldives | 1.5 L/adult/yr | Asia | 23% |
| 147th | Solomon Islands | 1.4 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 23% |
| 148th | Togo | 1.4 L/adult/yr | Africa | 22% |
| 149th | Lebanon | 1.3 L/adult/yr | Asia | 22% |
| 150th | Tuvalu | 1.3 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 21% |
| 151st | Bahrain | 1.3 L/adult/yr | Asia | 21% |
| 152nd | Papua New Guinea | 1.1 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 20% |
| 153rd | Eritrea | 1.1 L/adult/yr | Africa | 20% |
| 154th | Nepal | 1.1 L/adult/yr | Asia | 19% |
| 155th | Qatar | 1.1 L/adult/yr | Asia | 19% |
| 156th | Madagascar | 0.99 L/adult/yr | Africa | 18% |
| 157th | Malaysia | 0.74 L/adult/yr | Asia | 17% |
| 158th | Tajikistan | 0.74 L/adult/yr | Asia | 17% |
| 159th | Kiribati | 0.72 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 16% |
| 160th | Gambia | 0.61 L/adult/yr | Africa | 16% |
| 161st | Algeria | 0.54 L/adult/yr | Africa | 15% |
| 162nd | Guinea | 0.52 L/adult/yr | Africa | 15% |
| 163rd | Brunei | 0.51 L/adult/yr | Asia | 14% |
| 164th | Iran | 0.51 L/adult/yr | Asia | 14% |
| 165th | Oman | 0.51 L/adult/yr | Asia | 13% |
| 166th | Morocco | 0.50 L/adult/yr | Africa | 13% |
| 167th | Djibouti | 0.38 L/adult/yr | Africa | 12% |
| 168th | Senegal | 0.38 L/adult/yr | Africa | 12% |
| 169th | Tonga | 0.36 L/adult/yr | Oceania | 11% |
| 170th | Sierra Leone | 0.29 L/adult/yr | Africa | 11% |
| 171st | Iraq | 0.24 L/adult/yr | Asia | 10% |
| 172nd | Jordan | 0.23 L/adult/yr | Asia | 10% |
| 173rd | Comoros | 0.23 L/adult/yr | Africa | 9% |
| 174th | Bhutan | 0.18 L/adult/yr | Asia | 8% |
| 175th | Timor-Leste | 0.17 L/adult/yr | Asia | 8% |
| 176th | Egypt | 0.13 L/adult/yr | Africa | 7% |
| 177th | Niger | 0.13 L/adult/yr | Africa | 7% |
| 178th | Bangladesh | 0.09 L/adult/yr | Asia | 6% |
| 179th | Syria | 0.09 L/adult/yr | Asia | 6% |
| 180th | Pakistan | 0.08 L/adult/yr | Asia | 5% |
| 181st | Indonesia | 0.07 L/adult/yr | Asia | 5% |
| 182nd | Yemen | 0.04 L/adult/yr | Asia | 4% |
| 183rd | Libya | 0.01 L/adult/yr | Africa | 4% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 0.01 L/adult/yr | Asia | 3% |
| 185th | Sudan | 0.01 L/adult/yr | Africa | 3% |
| 186th | Kuwait | 0 L/adult/yr | Asia | 2% |
| 187th | Mauritania | 0 L/adult/yr | Africa | 2% |
| 188th | Saudi Arabia | 0 L/adult/yr | Asia | 1% |
| 189th | Somalia | 0 L/adult/yr | Africa | 1% |