Countries by Alcohol Consumption Per Capita 2024

Source: World Health Organization

Countries by Alcohol Consumption Per Capita 2024

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Key Findings

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Moldova leads in Alcohol Consumption (L pure alcohol/person) with 15.20 in 2024.

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Average Alcohol Consumption (L pure alcohol/person) in 2024: 13.33 · median: 12.90.

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Gap in 2024: Moldova is 1.2× larger than France.

About This Dataset

Countries by Alcohol Consumption Per Capita 2024

Countries ranked by total alcohol consumption per person per year in litres of pure alcohol, according to WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health. Eastern European countries historically record the highest alcohol consumption per capita, while Islamic nations and South and Southeast Asia record the lowest.

Analysis

Moldova heads the table on 15.2, ahead of Czechia (14.4) and Latvia (13.2) in Alcohol Consumption (L pure alcohol/person) in 2024. 2.80 separates the highest figure (15.2) from the lowest (12.4). First and second are separated by 0.80, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 13.2 to 12.4.

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Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

15.20

Moldova

Alcohol Consumption (L pure alcohol/person) · 2024

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Alcohol Consumption (L pure alcohol/person)

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2024

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Health Organization
Coverage: 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
Measure: Alcohol Consumption (L pure alcohol/person)
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 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Alcohol Consumption (L pure alcohol/person) · ranked by 2024

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#	Category	2024
🥇	Moldova	15.20
🥈	Czechia	14.40
🥉	Latvia	13.20
4	Germany	12.90
5	Lithuania	12.90
6	Ireland	12.90
7	Luxembourg	12.70
8	France	12.40

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/alcohol Visit ↗

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