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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

Europe

Romania

16.8 L/adult/yr

Oceania

Cook Islands

12.97 L/adult/yr

Africa

Uganda

11.3 L/adult/yr

Asia

Laos

10.82 L/adult/yr

North America

United States

9.90 L/adult/yr

South America

Argentina

8.05 L/adult/yr

Highest Alcohol Consumption

The 5 strongest Alcohol Consumption reads.

Romania16.8 L/adult/yrGeorgia14.41 L/adult/yrCook Islands12.97 L/adult/yrLatvia12.87 L/adult/yrLithuania12.1 L/adult/yr

Lowest Alcohol Consumption

The 5 lowest Alcohol Consumption reads.

Somalia0 L/adult/yrSaudi Arabia0 L/adult/yrMauritania0 L/adult/yrKuwait0 L/adult/yrSudan0.01 L/adult/yr

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

1stRomania16.8 L/adult/yr
2ndGeorgia14.41 L/adult/yr
3rdCook Islands12.97 L/adult/yr
4thLatvia12.87 L/adult/yr
5thLithuania12.1 L/adult/yr
6thCzechia11.99 L/adult/yr
7thGermany11.84 L/adult/yr
8thPoland11.66 L/adult/yr
9thBelarus11.63 L/adult/yr
10thBulgaria11.62 L/adult/yr

Country Ladder

1stRomaniaEurope16.8 L/adult/yr2ndGeorgiaEurope14.41 L/adult/yr3rdCook IslandsOceania12.97 L/adult/yr4thLatviaEurope12.87 L/adult/yr5thLithuaniaEurope12.1 L/adult/yr6thCzechiaEurope11.99 L/adult/yr7thGermanyEurope11.84 L/adult/yr8thPolandEurope11.66 L/adult/yr9thBelarusEurope11.63 L/adult/yr10thBulgariaEurope11.62 L/adult/yr11thAustriaEurope11.51 L/adult/yr12thUgandaAfrica11.3 L/adult/yr13thBurkina FasoAfrica11.27 L/adult/yr14thMoldovaEurope11.08 L/adult/yr15thTanzaniaAfrica10.95 L/adult/yr16thLaosAsia10.82 L/adult/yr17thLuxembourgEurope10.82 L/adult/yr18thIrelandEurope10.77 L/adult/yr19thUnited KingdomEurope10.73 L/adult/yr20thEstoniaEurope10.68 L/adult/yr21stSlovakiaEurope10.67 L/adult/yr22ndRussiaEurope10.53 L/adult/yr23rdSloveniaEurope10.41 L/adult/yr24thFranceEurope10.32 L/adult/yr25thAustraliaOceania10.29 L/adult/yr26thSeychellesAfrica10.19 L/adult/yr27thSwitzerlandEurope10.07 L/adult/yr28thNew ZealandOceania10.02 L/adult/yr29thHungaryEurope9.9 L/adult/yr30thMontenegroEurope9.9 L/adult/yr31stUnited StatesNorth America9.9 L/adult/yr32ndCanadaNorth America9.9 L/adult/yr33rdAndorraEurope9.7 L/adult/yr34thCameroonAfrica9.6 L/adult/yr35thSwedenEurope9.6 L/adult/yr36thDenmarkEurope9.5 L/adult/yr37thBelgiumEurope9.4 L/adult/yr38thSaint LuciaNorth America9.3 L/adult/yr39thUkraineEurope9.2 L/adult/yr40thSpainEurope9.2 L/adult/yr41stFinlandEurope9.1 L/adult/yr42ndPortugalEurope8.9 L/adult/yr43rdBeninAfrica8.8 L/adult/yr44thNetherlandsEurope8.7 L/adult/yr45thNiueOceania8.5 L/adult/yr46thBarbadosNorth America8.2 L/adult/yr47thGabonAfrica8.1 L/adult/yr48thArgentinaSouth America8.1 L/adult/yr49thVietnamAsia8.0 L/adult/yr50thThailandAsia8.0 L/adult/yr51stIcelandEurope7.9 L/adult/yr52ndSouth KoreaAsia7.8 L/adult/yr53rdBrazilSouth America7.7 L/adult/yr54thMongoliaAsia7.7 L/adult/yr55thCroatiaEurope7.7 L/adult/yr56thChileSouth America7.6 L/adult/yr57thSerbiaEurope7.5 L/adult/yr58thNorwayEurope7.4 L/adult/yr59thGrenadaNorth America7.3 L/adult/yr60thBotswanaAfrica7.3 L/adult/yr61stSouth AfricaAfrica7.1 L/adult/yr62ndMaltaEurope7.1 L/adult/yr63rdItalyEurope7.0 L/adult/yr64thMauritiusAfrica6.9 L/adult/yr65thEswatiniAfrica6.8 L/adult/yr66thCambodiaAsia6.7 L/adult/yr67thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America6.7 L/adult/yr68thEquatorial GuineaAfrica6.6 L/adult/yr69thDominican RepublicNorth America6.5 L/adult/yr70thPeruSouth America6.5 L/adult/yr71stJapanAsia6.4 L/adult/yr72ndCyprusEurope6.4 L/adult/yr73rdCongoAfrica6.0 L/adult/yr74thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America6.0 L/adult/yr75thCabo VerdeAfrica6.0 L/adult/yr76thSurinameNorth America5.9 L/adult/yr77thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope5.9 L/adult/yr78thGreeceEurope5.8 L/adult/yr79thPhilippinesAsia5.7 L/adult/yr80thParaguaySouth America5.6 L/adult/yr81stSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America5.6 L/adult/yr82ndUruguaySouth America5.6 L/adult/yr83rdCubaNorth America5.4 L/adult/yr84thMaliAfrica5.3 L/adult/yr85thNamibiaAfrica5.0 L/adult/yr86thGuyanaNorth America5.0 L/adult/yr87thDominicaNorth America5.0 L/adult/yr88thMexicoNorth America4.8 L/adult/yr89thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica4.8 L/adult/yr90thSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America4.7 L/adult/yr91stPanamaNorth America4.7 L/adult/yr92ndChinaAsia4.6 L/adult/yr93rdKazakhstanAsia4.5 L/adult/yr94thAlbaniaEurope4.5 L/adult/yr95thNorth MacedoniaEurope4.4 L/adult/yr96thLesothoAfrica4.3 L/adult/yr97thArmeniaEurope4.3 L/adult/yr98thGhanaAfrica4.3 L/adult/yr99thColombiaNorth America4.2 L/adult/yr100thBurundiAfrica4.2 L/adult/yr101stAngolaAfrica4.1 L/adult/yr102ndIndiaAsia4.1 L/adult/yr103rdNorth KoreaAsia3.9 L/adult/yr104thNigeriaAfrica3.8 L/adult/yr105thGuinea-BissauAfrica3.7 L/adult/yr106thBelizeNorth America3.7 L/adult/yr107thNicaraguaNorth America3.7 L/adult/yr108thBahamasNorth America3.6 L/adult/yr109thKyrgyzstanAsia3.6 L/adult/yr110thZambiaAfrica3.6 L/adult/yr111stMalawiAfrica3.6 L/adult/yr112ndBoliviaSouth America3.6 L/adult/yr113rdFijiOceania3.6 L/adult/yr114thCosta RicaNorth America3.4 L/adult/yr115thEl SalvadorNorth America3.1 L/adult/yr116thHaitiNorth America3.1 L/adult/yr117thJamaicaNorth America3.1 L/adult/yr118thHondurasNorth America3.1 L/adult/yr119thEthiopiaAfrica3.1 L/adult/yr120thSri LankaAsia2.9 L/adult/yr121stChadAfrica2.9 L/adult/yr122ndRwandaAfrica2.9 L/adult/yr123rdLiberiaAfrica2.9 L/adult/yr124thCôte d'IvoireAfrica2.9 L/adult/yr125thIsraelAsia2.8 L/adult/yr126thNauruOceania2.8 L/adult/yr127thZimbabweAfrica2.7 L/adult/yr128thTurkmenistanAsia2.6 L/adult/yr129thEcuadorSouth America2.5 L/adult/yr130thAzerbaijanEurope2.5 L/adult/yr131stKenyaAfrica2.5 L/adult/yr132ndSamoaOceania2.4 L/adult/yr133rdUzbekistanAsia2.1 L/adult/yr134thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia2.1 L/adult/yr135thVanuatuOceania2.0 L/adult/yr136thMicronesiaOceania2.0 L/adult/yr137thVenezuelaNorth America2.0 L/adult/yr138thMyanmarAsia1.9 L/adult/yr139thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica1.9 L/adult/yr140thMozambiqueAfrica1.9 L/adult/yr141stSingaporeAsia1.8 L/adult/yr142ndCentral African RepublicAfrica1.8 L/adult/yr143rdTunisiaAfrica1.7 L/adult/yr144thTurkeyEurope1.7 L/adult/yr145thGuatemalaNorth America1.5 L/adult/yr146thMaldivesAsia1.5 L/adult/yr147thSolomon IslandsOceania1.4 L/adult/yr148thTogoAfrica1.4 L/adult/yr149thLebanonAsia1.3 L/adult/yr150thTuvaluOceania1.3 L/adult/yr151stBahrainAsia1.3 L/adult/yr152ndPapua New GuineaOceania1.1 L/adult/yr153rdEritreaAfrica1.1 L/adult/yr154thNepalAsia1.1 L/adult/yr155thQatarAsia1.1 L/adult/yr156thMadagascarAfrica0.99 L/adult/yr157thMalaysiaAsia0.74 L/adult/yr158thTajikistanAsia0.74 L/adult/yr159thKiribatiOceania0.72 L/adult/yr160thGambiaAfrica0.61 L/adult/yr161stAlgeriaAfrica0.54 L/adult/yr162ndGuineaAfrica0.52 L/adult/yr163rdBruneiAsia0.51 L/adult/yr164thIranAsia0.51 L/adult/yr165thOmanAsia0.51 L/adult/yr166thMoroccoAfrica0.50 L/adult/yr167thDjiboutiAfrica0.38 L/adult/yr168thSenegalAfrica0.38 L/adult/yr169thTongaOceania0.36 L/adult/yr170thSierra LeoneAfrica0.29 L/adult/yr171stIraqAsia0.24 L/adult/yr172ndJordanAsia0.23 L/adult/yr173rdComorosAfrica0.23 L/adult/yr174thBhutanAsia0.18 L/adult/yr175thTimor-LesteAsia0.17 L/adult/yr176thEgyptAfrica0.13 L/adult/yr177thNigerAfrica0.13 L/adult/yr178thBangladeshAsia0.09 L/adult/yr179thSyriaAsia0.09 L/adult/yr180thPakistanAsia0.08 L/adult/yr181stIndonesiaAsia0.07 L/adult/yr182ndYemenAsia0.04 L/adult/yr183rdLibyaAfrica0.01 L/adult/yr184thAfghanistanAsia0.01 L/adult/yr185thSudanAfrica0.01 L/adult/yr186thKuwaitAsia0 L/adult/yr187thMauritaniaAfrica0 L/adult/yr188thSaudi ArabiaAsia0 L/adult/yr189thSomaliaAfrica0 L/adult/yr
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