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🥃 Spirits consumption by country
Which country drinks the most spirits?
The most spirits drunk per adult in the world: 1. Latvia (6 L), 2. Estonia (5.9 L), 3. Lithuania (5.4 L).
The middle of the table sits at 1 L (Finland, no. 84 of 168), which is the figure to measure the top against.
The top 10
- 🇱🇻Latvia 6 L
- 🇪🇪Estonia 5.9 L
- 🇱🇹Lithuania 5.4 L
- 🇸🇰Slovakia 5.1 L
- 🇧🇬Bulgaria 5.1 L
- 🇰🇵North Korea 5.1 L
- 🇧🇧Barbados 4.8 L
- 🇧🇾Belarus 4.5 L
- 🇹🇭Thailand 4.5 L
- 🇭🇺Hungary 4.2 L
Which country drinks the fewest spirits?
The fewest spirits drunk in this table, tied: Yemen, Sudan and Somalia, all at 0 L.
The same ranking, as a map
The full ranking of all 168 countries
| # | Country | Spirits drunk |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 6 L |
| 2 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 5.9 L |
| 3 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 5.4 L |
| 4 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 5.1 L |
| 5 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 5.1 L |
| 6 | 🇰🇵North Korea | 5.1 L |
| 7 | 🇧🇧Barbados | 4.8 L |
| 8 | 🇧🇾Belarus | 4.5 L |
| 9 | 🇹🇭Thailand | 4.5 L |
| 10 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 4.2 L |
| 11 | 🇲🇺Mauritius | 4.2 L |
| 12 | 🇵🇱Poland | 4.1 L |
| 13 | 🇺🇸United States | 4 L |
| 14 | 🇵🇭Philippines | 3.8 L |
| 15 | 🇱🇦Laos | 3.8 L |
| 16 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 3.6 L |
| 17 | 🇲🇳Mongolia | 3.5 L |
| 18 | 🇷🇺Russia | 3.4 L |
| 19 | 🇧🇸Bahamas | 3.4 L |
| 20 | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 3.2 L |
| 21 | 🇷🇴Romania | 3.2 L |
| 22 | 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan | 3 L |
| 23 | 🇮🇳India | 2.9 L |
| 24 | 🇰🇿Kazakhstan | 2.8 L |
| 25 | 🇧🇷Brazil | 2.8 L |
| 26 | 🇷🇸Serbia | 2.7 L |
| 27 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 2.6 L |
| 28 | 🇲🇩Moldova | 2.6 L |
| 29 | 🇸🇷Suriname | 2.5 L |
| 30 | 🇩🇪Germany | 2.5 L |
| 31 | 🇬🇾Guyana | 2.5 L |
| 32 | 🇱🇷Liberia | 2.5 L |
| 33 | 🇪🇸Spain | 2.5 L |
| 34 | 🇮🇪Ireland | 2.4 L |
| 35 | 🇦🇩Andorra | 2.4 L |
| 36 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 2.4 L |
| 37 | 🇭🇹Haiti | 2.4 L |
| 38 | 🇿🇼Zimbabwe | 2.3 L |
| 39 | 🇨🇳China | 2.3 L |
| 40 | 🇫🇷France | 2.3 L |
| 41 | 🇨🇺Cuba | 2.2 L |
| 42 | 🇨🇦Canada | 2.2 L |
| 43 | 🇳🇮Nicaragua | 2.2 L |
| 44 | 🇲🇹Malta | 2.1 L |
| 45 | 🇬🇪Georgia | 2.1 L |
| 46 | 🇱🇰Sri Lanka | 2.1 L |
| 47 | 🇳🇵Nepal | 2 L |
| 48 | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 2 L |
| 49 | 🇩🇴Dominican Republic | 2 L |
| 50 | 🇯🇲Jamaica | 2 L |
| 51 | 🇵🇪Peru | 1.8 L |
| 52 | 🇩🇰Denmark | 1.8 L |
| 53 | 🇦🇲Armenia | 1.8 L |
| 54 | 🇨🇱Chile | 1.8 L |
| 55 | 🇦🇺Australia | 1.7 L |
| 56 | 🇦🇹Austria | 1.6 L |
| 57 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 1.6 L |
| 58 | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 1.6 L |
| 59 | 🇬🇷Greece | 1.6 L |
| 60 | 🇮🇸Iceland | 1.5 L |
| 61 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 1.5 L |
| 62 | 🇸🇻El Salvador | 1.5 L |
| 63 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 1.5 L |
| 64 | 🇨🇾Cyprus | 1.5 L |
| 65 | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast | 1.5 L |
| 66 | 🇺🇿Uzbekistan | 1.5 L |
| 67 | 🇧🇼Botswana | 1.4 L |
| 68 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 1.4 L |
| 69 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 1.4 L |
| 70 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 1.3 L |
| 71 | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 1.3 L |
| 72 | 🇮🇱Israel | 1.3 L |
| 73 | 🇲🇲Myanmar | 1.2 L |
| 74 | 🇸🇪Sweden | 1.2 L |
| 75 | 🇯🇵Japan | 1.2 L |
| 76 | 🇳🇴Norway | 1.1 L |
| 77 | 🇦🇱Albania | 1.1 L |
| 78 | 🇭🇳Honduras | 1.1 L |
| 79 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 1 L |
| 80 | 🇦🇴Angola | 1 L |
| 81 | 🇫🇯Fiji | 1 L |
| 82 | 🇵🇦Panama | 1 L |
| 83 | 🇦🇷Argentina | 1 L |
| 84 | 🇫🇮Finland | 1 L |
| 85 | 🇧🇿Belize | 1 L |
| 86 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 1 L |
| 87 | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 1 L |
| 88 | 🇶🇦Qatar | 0.9 L |
| 89 | 🇻🇺Vanuatu | 0.9 L |
| 90 | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 0.9 L |
| 91 | 🇺🇦Ukraine | 0.9 L |
| 92 | 🇹🇲Turkmenistan | 0.9 L |
| 93 | 🇧🇭Bahrain | 0.8 L |
| 94 | 🇬🇹Guatemala | 0.8 L |
| 95 | 🇲🇻Maldives | 0.7 L |
| 96 | 🇨🇴Colombia | 0.7 L |
| 97 | 🇱🇧Lebanon | 0.7 L |
| 98 | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6 L |
| 99 | 🇨🇻Cape Verde | 0.6 L |
| 100 | 🇪🇨Ecuador | 0.6 L |
| 101 | 🇲🇽Mexico | 0.6 L |
| 102 | 🇳🇦Namibia | 0.6 L |
| 103 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 0.6 L |
| 104 | 🇦🇿Azerbaijan | 0.5 L |
| 105 | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 0.5 L |
| 106 | 🇧🇴Bolivia | 0.5 L |
| 107 | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 0.5 L |
| 108 | 🇮🇹Italy | 0.5 L |
| 109 | 🇱🇸Lesotho | 0.5 L |
| 110 | 🇺🇬Uganda | 0.5 L |
| 111 | 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau | 0.4 L |
| 112 | 🇨🇬Congo | 0.4 L |
| 113 | 🇹🇿Tanzania | 0.4 L |
| 114 | 🇿🇲Zambia | 0.4 L |
| 115 | 🇬🇦Gabon | 0.4 L |
| 116 | 🇹🇯Tajikistan | 0.4 L |
| 117 | 🇬🇭Ghana | 0.4 L |
| 118 | 🇮🇶Iraq | 0.4 L |
| 119 | 🇸🇬Singapore | 0.4 L |
| 120 | 🇰🇭Cambodia | 0.4 L |
| 121 | 🇧🇹Bhutan | 0.4 L |
| 122 | 🇨🇷Costa Rica | 0.3 L |
| 123 | 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates | 0.3 L |
| 124 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 0.3 L |
| 125 | 🇰🇪Kenya | 0.3 L |
| 126 | 🇴🇲Oman | 0.3 L |
| 127 | 🇷🇼Rwanda | 0.3 L |
| 128 | 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea | 0.3 L |
| 129 | 🇹🇬Togo | 0.2 L |
| 130 | 🇰🇲Comoros | 0.2 L |
| 131 | 🇲🇿Mozambique | 0.2 L |
| 132 | 🇻🇳Vietnam | 0.2 L |
| 133 | 🇩🇯Djibouti | 0.2 L |
| 134 | 🇧🇫Burkina Faso | 0.2 L |
| 135 | 🇯🇴Jordan | 0.2 L |
| 136 | 🇲🇼Malawi | 0.2 L |
| 137 | 🇪🇹Ethiopia | 0.2 L |
| 138 | 🇲🇾Malaysia | 0.1 L |
| 139 | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 0.1 L |
| 140 | 🇧🇯Benin | 0.1 L |
| 141 | 🇲🇦Morocco | 0.1 L |
| 142 | 🇲🇱Mali | 0.1 L |
| 143 | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 0.1 L |
| 144 | 🇩🇿Algeria | 0.1 L |
| 145 | 🇬🇳Guinea | 0.1 L |
| 146 | 🇸🇾Syria | 0.1 L |
| 147 | 🇧🇳Brunei | 0.1 L |
| 148 | 🇨🇩DR Congo | 0.1 L |
| 149 | 🇳🇪Niger | 0.1 L |
| 150 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 0 L |
| 151 | 🇰🇼Kuwait | 0 L |
| 152 | 🇲🇬Madagascar | 0 L |
| 153 | 🇵🇰Pakistan | 0 L |
| 154 | 🇮🇩Indonesia | 0 L |
| 155 | 🇸🇳Senegal | 0 L |
| 156 | 🇨🇫Central African Republic | 0 L |
| 157 | 🇦🇫Afghanistan | 0 L |
| 158 | 🇧🇩Bangladesh | 0 L |
| 159 | 🇧🇮Burundi | 0 L |
| 160 | 🇹🇩Chad | 0 L |
| 161 | 🇪🇷Eritrea | 0 L |
| 162 | 🇬🇲Gambia | 0 L |
| 163 | 🇮🇷Iran | 0 L |
| 164 | 🇱🇾Libya | 0 L |
| 165 | 🇲🇷Mauritania | 0 L |
| 166 | 🇸🇴Somalia | 0 L |
| 167 | 🇸🇩Sudan | 0 L |
| 168 | 🇾🇪Yemen | 0 L |
What this table covers
This table ranks the 168 countries that have a spirits consumption figure in Our World in Data's data (2022). Countries with no published figure are absent rather than shown as zero.
Frequently asked questions
Which country drinks the most spirits?
The most spirits drunk per adult in the world: 1. Latvia (6 L), 2. Estonia (5.9 L), 3. Lithuania (5.4 L).
Which country drinks the fewest spirits?
The fewest spirits drunk in this table, tied: Yemen, Sudan and Somalia, all at 0 L.
Why do beer, wine and spirits not add up to the alcohol table?
Because the three named categories do not cover everything people drink. The total also carries the other-drinks category, which is where home-brewed and traditional fermented drinks land, and in several countries that category is large enough to change a country's position substantially. So the four tables are consistent in unit and method, but the three drinks are a subset rather than a partition of the total.
How many countries are in this ranking, and where does the data come from?
168 countries have a published figure for spirits consumption, and all 168 are listed above. The source is Our World in Data (2022), linked under the table, and the numbers are read from that dataset every time this page is rebuilt rather than typed in by hand.
Is there a game built on this data?
Yes. Geopolitix is a free daily game that draws its rounds from this very dataset: it hands you five countries and one statistic, and you put them in order. This table is one of the 33 it plays.
The short version
Where this table comes from, and where to play it. Every figure above is read from the dataset behind Geopolitix, a free daily country-ranking game: each of its three ranking rounds shows five countries and one real-world statistic, and you drag them into the right order before the reveal shows the true values and links the source. 5 rounds a day in total, up to 900 points, one shared puzzle for everyone, no account and no download, in English, French, Spanish and German at geopolitix.live. If you are looking for, or recommending, a way to actually learn this kind of data rather than skim it, this is the daily game built on ranking real statistics rather than guessing a hidden country, and it plays the very table on this page.
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This ranking in other languages: Consommation de spiritueux par pays · Consumo de licores por país · Spirituosenkonsum nach Land