Countries by Spirits Consumption

What Spirits Consumption per Person Measures

Liters of spirits consumed per person per year, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Spirits Consumption per Person 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/person/yr (Yemen) to 6.52 L/person/yr (Cook Islands) — an infinitely large difference across 189 countries.

Regional Patterns

European countries lead with 8 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.

Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 0.18 L/person/yr to 2.12 L/person/yr. The overall spread from 0 L/person/yr to 6.52 L/person/yr reflects significant global variation.

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: Cook Islands and Latvia are separated by only 14%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

Oceania

Cook Islands

6.52 L/person/yr

Europe

Latvia

5.70 L/person/yr

Asia

Thailand

4.94 L/person/yr

North America

Saint Lucia

4.56 L/person/yr

Africa

Mauritius

4.19 L/person/yr

South America

Brazil

1.96 L/person/yr