Countries by Alcohol Consumption Per Capita 2020

Source: World Bank

Countries by Alcohol Consumption Per Capita 2020

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Key Findings

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Romania leads in Alcohol Consumption (Litres per Adult) with 16.80 in 2020.

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Average Alcohol Consumption (Litres per Adult) in 2020: 11.78 · median: 11.41.

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Gap in 2020: Romania is 1.6× larger than Slovakia.

About This Dataset

Countries by Alcohol Consumption Per Capita 2020

Countries ranked by alcohol consumption (litres per adult) in 2020, using World Bank figures for the 185 countries that reported that year. Romania leads on 16.80, ahead of Georgia (14.41) and Latvia (12.87). Measured in litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over, including alcohol bought by visitors. Unrecorded home production is estimated separately and is not counted here.

Analysis

Romania (16.80), Georgia (14.41) and Latvia (12.87) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 16.80 down to 10.67, a spread of 6.13. Romania is 1.17 times Georgia, the country in second place. The chart shows the twenty highest of 185 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

16.80

Romania

Alcohol Consumption (Litres per Adult) · 2020

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Alcohol Consumption (Litres per Adult)

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2020

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2020 · 20 observations
Measure: Alcohol Consumption (Litres per Adult)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2020.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Alcohol Consumption (Litres per Adult) · ranked by 2020

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#	Category	2020
🥇	Romania	16.80
🥈	Georgia	14.41
🥉	Latvia	12.87
4	Lithuania	12.10
5	Czech Republic	11.99
6	Germany	11.84
7	Poland	11.66
8	Belarus	11.63
9	Bulgaria	11.62
10	Austria	11.51
11	Uganda	11.30
12	Burkina Faso	11.27
13	Moldova	11.08
14	Tanzania	10.95
15	Laos	10.82
16	Luxembourg	10.82
17	Ireland	10.77
18	United Kingdom	10.73
19	Estonia	10.68
20	Slovakia	10.67

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.ALC.PCAP.LI Visit ↗

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