Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
Alcohol consumption rates can reveal noteworthy socio-economic and cultural patterns and have significant public health implications. Understanding these consumption trends and their impacts is critical for national healthcare services, liquor industries, policy makers and anyone looking to gain a more comprehensive perspective on global drinking habits. According to recent data, it's evident that consumption rates vary considerably between nations. For instance, the United States' per capita alcohol consumption in liters in 2022 was 9.97L, which, while sizable, is substantially less than that of other countries. Key findings from the data include:
When it comes to the amount of alcohol consumed per capita, Latvia tops the list at 13.19 liters per person annually. A close second is Moldova with an average consumption of 12.85 liters per person. In third place, we have Germany with an annual alcohol consumption of 12.79 liters per capita. Coming in closely at fourth place is Lithuania with 12.78 liters per capita, followed by Ireland at fifth, consuming an average of 12.75 liters of alcohol per person, per year. In the sixth position, Spain records a per capita consumption of 12.67 liters annually, just slightly ahead of Uganda's 12.48 liters. Bulgarian citizens consume an average of 12.46 liters earning the Eastern European country the eighth spot. The grand duchy of Luxembourg is not far behind with 12.45 liters per capita, while Romania completes the list of top ten countries in alcohol consumption, with an average of 12.34 liters. 10 Countries with the Highest Alcohol Consumption Per Capita, in Liters:
The ten countries with the lowest alcohol consumption per capita are Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Egypt, Syria, Bhutan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Djibouti, and Iraq. The lowest alcohol consumption per capita is observed in Afghanistan, where the average consumption is a mere 0.01 liters per person. Following Afghanistan are Libya and Yemen, which both have an average alcohol consumption of 0.03 liters per person. Egypt records a slightly higher consumption, at 0.14 liters per capita, meanwhile Syria's average consumption stands at 0.19 liters per capita. Bhutan and Indonesia report similarly low levels, with consumption rates at 0.21 liters and 0.22 liters per capita respectively. A bit higher on the spectrum, Pakistan observes an average of 0.31 liters of alcohol consumed per capita. The remaining countries with the lowest alcohol consumption per capita are Djibouti and Iraq, recording 0.36 liters and 0.37 liters respectively. The ten countries with the lowest alcohol consumption per capita are:
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.01 L
#180
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.82 L
#77
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.63 L
#163
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.26 L
#11
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.83 L
#64
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.40 L
#45
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.45 L
#44
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.67 L
#104
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.36 L
#35
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
11.93 L
#18
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.98 L
#158
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.80 L
#102
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.13 L
#154
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.37 L
#34
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.96 L
#25
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.80 L
#27
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.37 L
#83
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.23 L
#134
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.21 L
#175
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.91 L
#115
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.81 L
#65
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.61 L
#80
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.32 L
#69
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.46 L
#169
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.46 L
#8
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
11.05 L
#24
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.45 L
#67
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.84 L
#63
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.52 L
#92
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.81 L
#52
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.71 L
#146
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.26 L
#152
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.95 L
#49
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.04 L
#87
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.45 L
#93
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.15 L
#153
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.94 L
#26
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.07 L
#113
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.73 L
#54
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.26 L
#85
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.80 L
#28
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.10 L
#155
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.13 L
#36
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.36 L
#172
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.23 L
#70
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.68 L
#79
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.27 L
#120
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.14 L
#177
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.09 L
#111
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.92 L
#76
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.11 L
#139
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.75 L
#29
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.78 L
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.20 L
#135
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.68 L
#117
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.65 L
#31
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.23 L
#13
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.08 L
#59
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.36 L
#119
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.47 L
#42
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.79 L
#3
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.78 L
#127
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.50 L
#33
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.96 L
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.63 L
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.09 L
#156
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.54 L
#91
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.33 L
#95
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.02 L
#124
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.93 L
#114
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
11.07 L
#22
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.21 L
#46
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.61 L
#90
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.22 L
#174
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.01 L
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.37 L
#171
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.75 L
#5
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.38 L
#107
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.01 L
#60
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.04 L
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.16 L
#110
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.09 L
#37
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.52 L
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.00 L
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.15 L
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.32 L
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.85 L
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.08 L
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
13.19 L
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.53 L
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.08 L
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.37 L
#94
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.03 L
#179
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.78 L
#4
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.45 L
#9
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Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.98 L
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.08 L
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.93 L
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.78 L
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.31 L
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.27 L
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.78 L
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.05 L
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.51 L
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.85 L
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.90 L
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.24 L
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.49 L
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.69 L
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.14 L
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.15 L
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.18 L
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.62 L
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.67 L
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.69 L
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.07 L
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.52 L
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.19 L
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.93 L
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.16 L
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.43 L
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.14 L
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.92 L
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.31 L
#173
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.77 L
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.12 L
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.01 L
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.78 L
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.02 L
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
11.89 L
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.09 L
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.51 L
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.34 L
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
10.50 L
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.96 L
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.34 L
#84
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.59 L
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.15 L
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.82 L
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.80 L
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.73 L
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.85 L
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.84 L
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
5.31 L
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.00 L
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
11.06 L
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.11 L
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.74 L
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.45 L
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.45 L
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.67 L
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.87 L
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.40 L
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.04 L
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
11.23 L
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.19 L
#176
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.88 L
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.04 L
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.50 L
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.53 L
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.66 L
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.43 L
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.52 L
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.04 L
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.77 L
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.09 L
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
1.31 L
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
12.48 L
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
8.34 L
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.85 L
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
11.45 L
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
9.97 L
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
6.92 L
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.61 L
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
2.10 L
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
3.56 L
#118
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
7.93 L
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
0.03 L
#178
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.46 L
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
Alcohol Consumption per Capita (Liters)
4.52 L
#105