Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption, projections by country
Countries reporting
186
Highest
17.45
Romania
Lowest
0
Somalia
Median
5.04
Years covered
10
2021–2030
Data points
1,920
What the numbers show
Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption, projections is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 17.45 in Romania; the lowest is 0 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.04, and the mean is 5.57.
Over the past decade 128 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 91.2%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 90.6%).
Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 17.45 | 2030 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 12.49 | 2030 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 15.33 | 2030 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 2 | Niue | 10.47 | 2030 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 14.3 | 2030 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 4 | Czechia | 13.21 | 2030 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 5 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 13.08 | 2030 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 12.53 | 2030 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 12.36 | 2030 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Moldova | 12.25 | 2030 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 12.22 | 2030 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 12.13 | 2030 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 12.12 | 2030 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Austria | 11.74 | 2030 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Seychelles | 11.67 | 2030 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 11.58 | 2030 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 15 | Slovak Republic | 11.2 | 2030 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 16 | Slovenia | 11.09 | 2030 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 11.03 | 2030 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cambodia | 10.98 | 2030 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 10.91 | 2030 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 10.87 | 2030 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 10.84 | 2030 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | France | 10.72 | 2030 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 23 | Andorra | 10.7 | 2030 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 10.68 | 2030 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 25 | Belarus | 10.66 | 2030 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 10.51 | 2030 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 27 | Barbados | 10.51 | 2030 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 10.37 | 2030 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 29 | Tanzania | 10.3 | 2030 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 10.21 | 2030 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 10.11 | 2030 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 32 | Portugal | 10.08 | 2030 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 10.04 | 2030 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 34 | Canada | 10.04 | 2030 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Australia | 9.93 | 2030 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 36 | New Zealand | 9.93 | 2030 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 37 | Uganda | 9.9 | 2030 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 9.83 | 2030 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.78 | 2030 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 40 | Malta | 9.78 | 2030 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 41 | United States | 9.77 | 2030 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 42 | Russia | 9.77 | 2030 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 9.41 | 2030 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 44 | South Africa | 8.88 | 2030 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 8.87 | 2030 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 46 | Ukraine | 8.84 | 2030 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 47 | Netherlands | 8.74 | 2030 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 48 | Denmark | 8.72 | 2030 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 49 | Botswana | 8.63 | 2030 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 50 | Benin | 8.48 | 2030 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 51 | Iceland | 8.38 | 2030 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 52 | Grenada | 8.36 | 2030 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 8.07 | 2030 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 54 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.05 | 2030 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 55 | Cyprus | 8.02 | 2030 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 8.01 | 2030 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 57 | Mongolia | 8 | 2030 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 58 | Congo | 7.92 | 2030 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 7.86 | 2030 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 60 | Peru | 7.84 | 2030 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 61 | Eswatini | 7.79 | 2030 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 62 | Thailand | 7.75 | 2030 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 63 | Italy | 7.55 | 2030 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 64 | Korea | 7.43 | 2030 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.43 | 2030 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 66 | Mauritius | 7.38 | 2030 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | 7.03 | 2030 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 68 | Norway | 6.92 | 2030 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 69 | Panama | 6.82 | 2030 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.8 | 2030 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 71 | India | 6.71 | 2030 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.68 | 2030 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.56 | 2030 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 74 | Greece | 6.52 | 2030 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 6.47 | 2030 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 76 | Gabon | 6.41 | 2030 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 77 | Philippines | 6.32 | 2030 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 78 | Cuba | 6.28 | 2030 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 79 | Japan | 6.26 | 2030 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 80 | Namibia | 6.09 | 2030 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 81 | Belize | 5.94 | 2030 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 82 | Mexico | 5.8 | 2030 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 83 | Armenia | 5.74 | 2030 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 84 | Angola | 5.71 | 2030 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 5.66 | 2030 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 86 | China (People’s Republic of) | 5.54 | 2030 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 87 | Albania | 5.4 | 2030 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 88 | Dominica | 5.32 | 2030 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 89 | Lesotho | 5.31 | 2030 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 90 | Guyana | 5.27 | 2030 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 5.05 | 2030 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.03 | 2030 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 93 | Uruguay | 4.95 | 2030 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 4.87 | 2030 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 95 | Colombia | 4.81 | 2030 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.73 | 2030 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 4.58 | 2030 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 98 | Ghana | 4.54 | 2030 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 99 | North Korea | 4.49 | 2030 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 100 | Fiji | 4.31 | 2030 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 101 | Bahamas | 4.28 | 2030 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 102 | Bolivia | 4.26 | 2030 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 4.18 | 2030 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 104 | Chad | 4.18 | 2030 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 105 | Mali | 4.14 | 2030 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 106 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.09 | 2030 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 4.08 | 2030 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 108 | Rwanda | 3.95 | 2030 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 3.87 | 2030 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 110 | Zambia | 3.83 | 2030 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 111 | Nigeria | 3.73 | 2030 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 112 | Jamaica | 3.59 | 2030 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 3.49 | 2030 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 114 | Malawi | 3.45 | 2030 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 115 | Burundi | 3.44 | 2030 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 116 | Myanmar | 3.41 | 2030 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 117 | Honduras | 3.35 | 2030 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 118 | Liberia | 3.35 | 2030 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 3.3 | 2030 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 120 | Kenya | 3.19 | 2030 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 121 | Haiti | 3.11 | 2030 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 122 | Ecuador | 3.1 | 2030 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | 3.08 | 2030 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 3.07 | 2030 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 125 | Israel | 3.05 | 2030 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 2.81 | 2030 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 127 | Nauru | 2.79 | 2030 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 128 | Côte d’Ivoire | 2.75 | 2030 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 129 | Vanuatu | 2.64 | 2030 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 130 | Mozambique | 2.55 | 2030 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 2.45 | 2030 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 132 | Samoa | 2.18 | 2030 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 133 | Tunisia | 2.15 | 2030 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 1.99 | 2030 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 135 | Central African Republic | 1.89 | 2030 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 136 | Micronesia (country) | 1.86 | 2030 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 137 | Singapore | 1.84 | 2030 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 138 | Venezuela | 1.83 | 2030 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 139 | Nepal | 1.65 | 2030 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 140 | Türkiye | 1.57 | 2030 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 141 | Eritrea | 1.55 | 2030 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 142 | Tuvalu | 1.53 | 2030 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 143 | Guatemala | 1.46 | 2030 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.43 | 2030 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 1.43 | 2030 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 146 | Maldives | 1.41 | 2030 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 147 | Togo | 1.37 | 2030 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 148 | Bahrain | 1.34 | 2030 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 149 | Qatar | 1.3 | 2030 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 150 | Lebanon | 1.27 | 2030 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 151 | Oman | 0.9099 | 2030 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 152 | Madagascar | 0.902 | 2030 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 0.8269 | 2030 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 154 | Malaysia | 0.8229 | 2030 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 155 | Algeria | 0.8057 | 2030 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 156 | Kiribati | 0.6815 | 2030 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 157 | Gambia | 0.6386 | 2030 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 158 | Guinea | 0.6308 | 2030 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 159 | Morocco | 0.5966 | 2030 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 160 | Tonga | 0.4638 | 2030 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 161 | Senegal | 0.419 | 2030 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 162 | Comoros | 0.4014 | 2030 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 163 | Brunei | 0.3572 | 2030 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 0.3284 | 2030 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 165 | Djibouti | 0.2916 | 2030 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 166 | Bhutan | 0.2767 | 2030 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 167 | Iraq | 0.2677 | 2030 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 168 | Jordan | 0.245 | 2030 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 169 | Timor-Leste | 0.243 | 2030 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 170 | Egypt | 0.1527 | 2030 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 171 | Pakistan | 0.1487 | 2030 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 172 | Syria | 0.1462 | 2030 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 173 | Niger | 0.1256 | 2030 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 174 | Indonesia | 0.1216 | 2030 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 175 | Iran | 0.0566 | 2030 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Yemen | 0.0196 | 2030 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 177 | Sudan | 0.0195 | 2030 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 0.014 | 2030 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 179 | Libya | 0.0108 | 2030 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 180 | Bangladesh | 0.007 | 2030 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 181 | Mauritania | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 181 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 181 | Somalia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe (WHO region) 8.83
- Americas (WHO region) 8.45
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 5.97
- World 5.73
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 5.1
- Africa (WHO region) 4.58
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 0.2391