Countries by Spirits Consumption
Complete ranking of 189 countries • liters/person/year • Data refreshed May 28, 2026
Leader
Cook Islands
Field size
189 countries
Lowest rank
Yemen
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About Spirits Consumption per Person Rankings
Cook Islands leads all 189 countries in Spirits Consumption per Person with a value of 6.52 L/person/yr, while Yemen ranks last at 0 L/person/yr. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
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
Highest Spirits Consumption per Person
The 5 strongest Spirits Consumption per Person reads.
Lowest Spirits Consumption per Person
The 5 lowest Spirits Consumption per Person 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.
