Beer Alcohol per Adult

About this ranking

Historical data · 2022

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, via Our World in Data ↗
Reference period: 2022Dataset updated Oct 18, 2026. The badge reflects the reference year, not the update date.
Definition: Litres of pure alcohol from beer recorded per person aged 15 or older in a year. This is alcohol content, not litres of beer purchased.
Unit: litres of pure alcohol per adult 15+
Coverage & value range: Worldwide · 187 listed countries and territoriesValues: 0.00 L to 6.83 L
Ranking direction: Highest value first (descending)#1 is the highest listed value, not necessarily the best outcome.

Source notes: Recorded beer alcohol, expressed as litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Unrecorded drinking is excluded.

Coverage describes this list, not necessarily the full population. Missing entries do not imply a value of zero. Collection & methodology →

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Europe · 41

Americas · 35

Africa · 53

Asia · 45

Oceania · 13

0 litres of pure alcohol per adult 15+2 litres of pure alcohol per adult 15+4 litres of pure alcohol per adult 15+6 litres of pure alcohol per adult 15+

Every dot is one country, placed by its value (litres of pure alcohol per adult 15+); the vertical bar marks each row’s median. Rows are world regions, ordered by their median. Hover a dot for its name.

🇨🇿Czechia

6.83 L

🇳🇦Namibia

6.70 L

🇦🇹Austria

6.42 L

🇬🇦Gabon

6.18 L

🇵🇱Poland

5.47 L

🇵🇦Panama

5.34 L

🇭🇷Croatia

5.33 L

🇰🇭Cambodia

5.21 L

🇧🇷Brazil

5.05 L

🇨🇬Congo

5.00 L

🇷🇴Romania

4.95 L

🇩🇪Germany

4.85 L

🇸🇨Seychelles

4.78 L

🇪🇸Spain

4.75 L

🇸🇮Slovenia

4.70 L

🇧🇬Bulgaria

4.69 L

🇮🇪Ireland

4.62 L

🇲🇽Mexico

4.55 L

🇪🇪Estonia

4.41 L

🇱🇻Latvia

4.36 L

🇮🇸Iceland

4.22 L

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina

4.20 L

🇱🇹Lithuania

4.20 L

🇭🇺Hungary

4.08 L

🇧🇹Bhutan

4.06 L

🇱🇦Laos

3.92 L

🇳🇱Netherlands

3.90 L

🇧🇪Belgium

3.89 L

🇺🇸United States

3.86 L

🇱🇺Luxembourg

3.76 L

🇦🇩Andorra

3.71 L

🇷🇸Serbia

3.70 L

🇿🇦South Africa

3.65 L

🇬🇧United Kingdom

3.54 L

🇧🇧Barbados

3.53 L

🇩🇰Denmark

3.52 L

🇫🇮Finland

3.49 L

🇨🇱Chile

3.48 L

🇻🇳Vietnam

3.46 L

🇵🇾Paraguay

3.44 L

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

3.41 L

🇵🇹Portugal

3.38 L

🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea

3.38 L

🇦🇷Argentina

3.32 L

🇱🇨Saint Lucia

3.32 L

🇦🇺Australia

3.30 L

🇧🇼Botswana

3.22 L

🇲🇪Montenegro

3.19 L

🇬🇩Grenada

3.18 L

🇧🇿Belize

3.15 L

Highlights

As of 2022, Czechia ranks first with 6.83 L, followed by Namibia (6.70 L) and Austria (6.42 L).

Across 187 countries and territories, values run from 6.83 L (Czechia) to 0.00 L (Yemen), with a median of 1.68 L.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from Europe, 3 from Africa, 2 from the Americas and 1 from Asia.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, via Our World in Data, 2022. Unit: litres of pure alcohol per adult 15+.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, via Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data) · fetched Oct 18, 2026 — Recorded beer alcohol, expressed as litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Unrecorded drinking is excluded.

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Highlights

As of 2022, Czechia ranks first with 6.83 L, followed by Namibia (6.70 L) and Austria (6.42 L).

Across 187 countries and territories, values run from 6.83 L (Czechia) to 0.00 L (Yemen), with a median of 1.68 L.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from Europe, 3 from Africa, 2 from the Americas and 1 from Asia.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, via Our World in Data, 2022. Unit: litres of pure alcohol per adult 15+.