Alcohol Consumption Per Capita by Country (2000–2020)

Per capita alcohol consumption in liters of pure alcohol for 200 countries from 2000 to 2020, showing global trends and regional shifts.
# Entity
Code
Year
Alcohol consumption
1 Afghanistan AFG 2000 0.003
2 Afghanistan AFG 2001 0.003
3 Afghanistan AFG 2002 0.007
4 Afghanistan AFG 2003 0.016
5 Afghanistan AFG 2004 0.021
6 Afghanistan AFG 2005 0.027
7 Afghanistan AFG 2006 0.025
8 Afghanistan AFG 2007 0.03
9 Afghanistan AFG 2008 0.025
10 Afghanistan AFG 2009 0.023
11 Afghanistan AFG 2010 0.012
12 Afghanistan AFG 2011 0.008
13 Afghanistan AFG 2012 0.004
14 Afghanistan AFG 2013 0.004
15 Afghanistan AFG 2014 0.004
16 Afghanistan AFG 2015 0.009
17 Afghanistan AFG 2016 0.013
18 Afghanistan AFG 2017 0.017
19 Afghanistan AFG 2018 0.016
20 Afghanistan AFG 2019 0.016
21 Afghanistan AFG 2020 0.011
22 Albania ALB 2000 4.43
23 Albania ALB 2001 4.43
24 Albania ALB 2002 4.57
25 Albania ALB 2003 4.58
26 Albania ALB 2004 4.98
27 Albania ALB 2005 5.3
28 Albania ALB 2006 5.64
29 Albania ALB 2007 5.81
30 Albania ALB 2008 6
31 Albania ALB 2009 5.94
32 Albania ALB 2010 5.9
33 Albania ALB 2011 5.58
34 Albania ALB 2012 5.37
35 Albania ALB 2013 5.04
36 Albania ALB 2014 5
37 Albania ALB 2015 5.04
38 Albania ALB 2016 5.13
39 Albania ALB 2017 5.13
40 Albania ALB 2018 5.11
41 Albania ALB 2019 5.11
42 Albania ALB 2020 4.47
43 Algeria DZA 2000 0.3
44 Algeria DZA 2001 0.3
45 Algeria DZA 2002 0.33
46 Algeria DZA 2003 0.41
47 Algeria DZA 2004 0.46
48 Algeria DZA 2005 0.47
49 Algeria DZA 2006 0.44
50 Algeria DZA 2007 0.39
51 Algeria DZA 2008 0.41
52 Algeria DZA 2009 0.43
53 Algeria DZA 2010 0.44
54 Algeria DZA 2011 0.44
55 Algeria DZA 2012 0.48
56 Algeria DZA 2013 0.52
57 Algeria DZA 2014 0.56
58 Algeria DZA 2015 0.58
59 Algeria DZA 2016 0.6
60 Algeria DZA 2017 0.61
61 Algeria DZA 2018 0.61
62 Algeria DZA 2019 0.61
63 Algeria DZA 2020 0.54
64 Andorra AND 2000 12.55
65 Andorra AND 2001 12.55
66 Andorra AND 2002 12.39
67 Andorra AND 2003 12.12
68 Andorra AND 2004 12.19
69 Andorra AND 2005 12.26
70 Andorra AND 2006 12.19
71 Andorra AND 2007 11.87
72 Andorra AND 2008 11.52
73 Andorra AND 2009 11.07
74 Andorra AND 2010 10.78
75 Andorra AND 2011 10.47
76 Andorra AND 2012 10.32
77 Andorra AND 2013 10.14
78 Andorra AND 2014 10.38
79 Andorra AND 2015 10.76
80 Andorra AND 2016 11.19
81 Andorra AND 2017 11.1
82 Andorra AND 2018 11.05
83 Andorra AND 2019 11.05
84 Andorra AND 2020 9.68
85 Angola AGO 2000 5.19
86 Angola AGO 2001 5.19
87 Angola AGO 2002 5.43
88 Angola AGO 2003 5.58
89 Angola AGO 2004 6.08
90 Angola AGO 2005 6.69
91 Angola AGO 2006 7.27
92 Angola AGO 2007 7.61
93 Angola AGO 2008 7.78
94 Angola AGO 2009 8.11
95 Angola AGO 2010 8.32
96 Angola AGO 2011 8.59
97 Angola AGO 2012 8.61
98 Angola AGO 2013 8.74
99 Angola AGO 2014 8.32
100 Angola AGO 2015 7.76

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita by Country (2000–2020) — Analysis

Romania leads the world at 16.8 liters per capita — 40% above second-place Georgia (14.4L)

Traditional wine cultures are retreating: France down 25% and Ireland down 28% since 2000, while Southeast Asia surges

Key Findings

  • The global average peaked at 5.64L in 2007, then declined steadily to 5.06L by 2020 — a 10% drop partly amplified by COVID lockdowns
  • Eastern Europe dominates the top 10, holding 7 of 15 spots in 2020 led by Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, and Czechia
  • Cambodia saw the most dramatic rise: from 1.8L to 6.7L (+269%), mirroring rapid economic growth across Southeast Asia
  • Russia cut consumption by 24% (13.9L → 10.5L) between 2000 and 2020, reflecting sustained government anti-alcohol campaigns
  • Four countries report zero consumption in 2020: Kuwait, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia

Visualizations

Fastest Risers: Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe
Steepest Declines: Traditional Drinking Cultures
Global Average Consumption (2000–2020)
Highest Consumption Countries (2020)

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