Alcohol Consumption by Country
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The annual worldwide average alcohol consumption is 6.4 liters per person. The map below shows, the average per capita alcohol consumption ranges broadly across the world.
In Europe, Belarus consumed the most significant average number of liters of pure alcohol per capita. On average, its citizens drank 14.4 liters every year, over 1.5 times more than U.S. citizens.
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Alcohol consumption per capita
Total, recorded and unrecorded alcohol per capita consumption (in liters of pure alcohol; 15+ years population)
Top 20 countries by alcohol consumption per capita:
Belarus 17.5
Republic of Moldova 16.8
Lithuania 15.4
Russian Federation 15.1
Romania 14.4
Ukraine 13.9
Andorra 13.8
Hungary 13.3
The Czech Republic 13
Slovakia 13
Portugal 12.9
Serbia 12.6
Grenada 12.5
Poland 12.5
Finland 12.3
Latvia 12.3
Republic of Korea 12.3
Croatia 12.2
France 12.2
Australia 12.2
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The map below created by GhostInTheData shows how much and which alcohol is drunk in the world during a week.
World map of lifetime abstainers from alcohol
It is not surprising that Muslim countries have the highest percentage of residents who give up alcohol ultimately.
