Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in United States of America

United States of America: Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year was 30.21 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
30.21
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
55th
of 186 countries
All-time high
30.21
in 2020
All-time low
28.4
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in United States of America, 2000–2020

01020302000201020202000: 28.42001: 28.42002: 28.52003: 28.62004: 28.72005: 28.82006: 292007: 29.12008: 29.12009: 292010: 28.92011: 292012: 29.12013: 29.22014: 29.12015: 29.12016: 29.22017: 29.32018: 29.32019: 29.32020: 30.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in United States of America stood at 30.21. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in United States of America peaked at 30.21 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.4, in 2000.

United States of America ranks 55th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year average in United States of America, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 28.4
2001 28.4 +0.0%
2002 28.51 +0.4%
2003 28.64 +0.4%
2004 28.73 +0.3%
2005 28.83 +0.3%
2006 28.96 +0.5%
2007 29.07 +0.4%
2008 29.11 +0.1%
2009 28.95 -0.5%
2010 28.87 -0.3%
2011 28.97 +0.4%
2012 29.14 +0.6%
2013 29.19 +0.2%
2014 29.08 -0.4%
2015 29.11 +0.1%
2016 29.17 +0.2%
2017 29.25 +0.3%
2018 29.26 +0.0%
2019 29.26 +0.0%
2020 30.21 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.76 28.4 29.11 10
2010s 29.13 28.87 29.26 10
2020s 30.21 30.21 30.21 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 52 India 30.47 compare
  2. 53 Ukraine 30.36 compare
  3. 54 Hungary 30.22 compare
  4. 56 Mongolia 29.97 compare
  5. 57 Zimbabwe 29.96 compare
  6. 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.94 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

More social development data for United States of America

All data for United States of America →

Frequently asked questions

What is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in United States of America?
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in United States of America was 30.21 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 30.21 in 2020.
What is the lowest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 28.4 in 2000.
How does United States of America rank for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year?
United States of America ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in United States of America. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/alcohol-average-daily-intake-in-grams-among-drinkers-three-year-average/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/alcohol-average-daily-intake-in-grams-among-drinkers-three-year-average/united-states/">Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in United States of America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year average
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
187 places, 3,927 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed