Recorded litres of pure alcohol per adult aged 15 and over. A caveat worth stating plainly: this counts only recorded alcohol, and the home-distilled spirits that do much of the damage in the heaviest-drinking countries never make the official figures.
185 countries · source: World Bank Open Data · years 2019–2020 · open this measure in the console →
| # | Country | Region | L | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 16.8 | 2020 |
| 2 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 14.4 | 2020 |
| 3 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 12.9 | 2020 |
| 4 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 12.1 | 2020 |
| 5 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 12.0 | 2020 |
| 6 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 11.8 | 2020 |
| 7 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 11.7 | 2020 |
| 8 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 11.6 | 2020 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 11.6 | 2020 |
| 10 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 11.5 | 2020 |
| 11 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.3 | 2020 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.3 | 2020 |
| 13 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 11.1 | 2020 |
| 14 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.0 | 2020 |
| 15 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 10.8 | 2020 |
| 16 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8 | 2020 |
| 17 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8 | 2020 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 10.7 | 2020 |
| 19 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 10.7 | 2020 |
| 20 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 10.7 | 2020 |
| 21 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 10.5 | 2020 |
| 22 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 10.4 | 2020 |
| 23 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 10.3 | 2019 |
| 24 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 10.3 | 2020 |
| 25 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 10.3 | 2020 |
| 26 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.2 | 2020 |
| 27 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.1 | 2020 |
| 28 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 10.0 | 2020 |
| 29 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 9.9 | 2020 |
| 30 | United States | North America | 9.9 | 2020 |
| 31 | Canada | North America | 9.9 | 2020 |
| 32 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 9.7 | 2020 |
| 33 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.6 | 2020 |
| 34 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 9.6 | 2020 |
| 35 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 9.5 | 2020 |
| 36 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 9.4 | 2020 |
| 37 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.3 | 2020 |
| 38 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 9.2 | 2020 |
| 39 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 9.2 | 2020 |
| 40 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 9.1 | 2020 |
| 41 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 8.9 | 2020 |
| 42 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8 | 2020 |
| 43 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 8.7 | 2020 |
| 44 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.2 | 2020 |
| 45 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.1 | 2020 |
| 46 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.1 | 2020 |
| 47 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 8.0 | 2020 |
| 48 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 8.0 | 2020 |
| 49 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9 | 2020 |
| 50 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9 | 2019 |
| 51 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 7.8 | 2020 |
| 52 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.7 | 2020 |
| 53 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 7.7 | 2020 |
| 54 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.7 | 2020 |
| 55 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.6 | 2020 |
| 56 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4 | 2020 |
| 57 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.3 | 2020 |
| 58 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.3 | 2020 |
| 59 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.1 | 2020 |
| 60 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.1 | 2020 |
| 61 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 7.0 | 2020 |
| 62 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.9 | 2020 |
| 63 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.8 | 2020 |
| 64 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.7 | 2020 |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.7 | 2020 |
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.6 | 2020 |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.5 | 2020 |
| 68 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.5 | 2020 |
| 69 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 6.4 | 2020 |
| 70 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 6.4 | 2020 |
| 71 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.1 | 2020 |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.0 | 2020 |
| 73 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.0 | 2020 |
| 74 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.9 | 2020 |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 5.9 | 2020 |
| 76 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 5.8 | 2020 |
| 77 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 5.7 | 2020 |
| 78 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6 | 2020 |
| 79 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6 | 2020 |
| 80 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6 | 2020 |
| 81 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.4 | 2020 |
| 82 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.3 | 2020 |
| 83 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1 | 2020 |
| 84 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.0 | 2020 |
| 85 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.0 | 2020 |
| 86 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.8 | 2020 |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.8 | 2020 |
| 88 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7 | 2020 |
| 89 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7 | 2020 |
| 90 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6 | 2020 |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.5 | 2020 |
| 92 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 4.5 | 2020 |
| 93 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.4 | 2020 |
| 94 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3 | 2020 |
| 95 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3 | 2020 |
| 96 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3 | 2020 |
| 97 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.2 | 2020 |
| 98 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2 | 2020 |
| 99 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.1 | 2020 |
| 100 | India | South Asia | 4.1 | 2020 |
| 101 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8 | 2020 |
| 102 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7 | 2020 |
| 103 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.7 | 2020 |
| 104 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.7 | 2020 |
| 105 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.7 | 2020 |
| 106 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 3.6 | 2020 |
| 107 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6 | 2020 |
| 108 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6 | 2020 |
| 109 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.6 | 2020 |
| 110 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 3.6 | 2020 |
| 111 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4 | 2020 |
| 112 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.2 | 2020 |
| 113 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.1 | 2020 |
| 114 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.1 | 2020 |
| 115 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.1 | 2020 |
| 116 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1 | 2020 |
| 117 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9 | 2020 |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 2.9 | 2020 |
| 119 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9 | 2020 |
| 120 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9 | 2020 |
| 121 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9 | 2020 |
| 122 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.8 | 2020 |
| 123 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 2.8 | 2020 |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.7 | 2020 |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6 | 2020 |
| 126 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5 | 2020 |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5 | 2020 |
| 128 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5 | 2020 |
| 129 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 2.4 | 2020 |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1 | 2020 |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.1 | 2020 |
| 132 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 2.0 | 2020 |
| 133 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 2.0 | 2020 |
| 134 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.0 | 2020 |
| 135 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 1.9 | 2020 |
| 136 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9 | 2020 |
| 137 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9 | 2020 |
| 138 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 1.8 | 2020 |
| 139 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.8 | 2020 |
| 140 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.7 | 2020 |
| 141 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7 | 2020 |
| 142 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.5 | 2020 |
| 143 | Maldives | South Asia | 1.5 | 2020 |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 1.5 | 2020 |
| 145 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.4 | 2020 |
| 146 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.3 | 2020 |
| 147 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3 | 2020 |
| 148 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.3 | 2020 |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 1.1 | 2020 |
| 150 | Nepal | South Asia | 1.1 | 2020 |
| 151 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.1 | 2020 |
| 152 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0 | 2020 |
| 153 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.7 | 2020 |
| 154 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 0.7 | 2020 |
| 155 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 0.7 | 2020 |
| 156 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.6 | 2020 |
| 157 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5 | 2020 |
| 158 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.5 | 2020 |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 0.5 | 2020 |
| 160 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5 | 2020 |
| 161 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5 | 2020 |
| 162 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5 | 2020 |
| 163 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.4 | 2020 |
| 164 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.4 | 2020 |
| 165 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 0.4 | 2020 |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3 | 2020 |
| 167 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.2 | 2020 |
| 168 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.2 | 2020 |
| 169 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.2 | 2020 |
| 170 | Bhutan | South Asia | 0.2 | 2020 |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 0.2 | 2020 |
| 172 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.1 | 2020 |
| 173 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.1 | 2020 |
| 174 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 0.1 | 2020 |
| 175 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.1 | 2020 |
| 176 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.1 | 2020 |
| 177 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.1 | 2020 |
| 178 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0 | 2020 |
| 179 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0 | 2020 |
| 180 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0 | 2020 |
| 181 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.0 | 2020 |
| 182 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0 | 2020 |
| 183 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.0 | 2020 |
| 184 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0 | 2020 |
| 185 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.0 | 2020 |