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Alcohol consumption per adult in Japan

Alcohol consumption per adult in Japan was 6.26 litres of pure alcohol in 2024, according to World Health Organization. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 83rd highest of 207 countries in 2024.

2024, litres of pure alcohol6.26
Change on 20230%
Rank83rd of 207Countries ranked
Series high7.362005
Series low6.262023

Alcohol consumption per adult in Japan, 2000 to 2024

6.256.56.7577.257.520002004200820122016202020242000: 7.27 litres of pure alcohol2001: 7.27 litres of pure alcohol2002: 7.23 litres of pure alcohol2003: 7.19 litres of pure alcohol2004: 7.27 litres of pure alcohol2005: 7.36 litres of pure alcohol2006: 7.27 litres of pure alcohol2007: 7.02 litres of pure alcohol2008: 6.8 litres of pure alcohol2009: 6.73 litres of pure alcohol2010: 6.73 litres of pure alcohol2011: 6.72 litres of pure alcohol2012: 6.74 litres of pure alcohol2013: 6.71 litres of pure alcohol2014: 6.69 litres of pure alcohol2015: 6.65 litres of pure alcohol2016: 6.67 litres of pure alcohol2017: 6.63 litres of pure alcohol2018: 6.58 litres of pure alcohol2019: 6.46 litres of pure alcohol2020: 6.33 litres of pure alcohol2021: 6.27 litres of pure alcohol2022: 6.28 litres of pure alcohol2023: 6.26 litres of pure alcohol2024: 6.26 litres of pure alcohol
litres of pure alcohol. Source: World Health Organization, Total alcohol per capita (>= 15 years of age) consumption (litres of pure alcohol) (SA_0000001688). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 25 values
Periodlitres of pure alcohol
20246.26
20236.26
20226.28
20216.27
20206.33
20196.46
20186.58
20176.63
20166.67
20156.65
20146.69
20136.71
20126.74
20116.72
20106.73
20096.73
20086.8
20077.02
20067.27
20057.36
20047.27
20037.19
20027.23
20017.27
20007.27

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Definition

Total alcohol consumed per person aged 15 and over in the year, in litres of pure alcohol (SDG indicator 3.5.2): recorded consumption from production, trade and sales data plus WHO's estimate of unrecorded consumption, adjusted for consumption by tourists, using three-year averages.

WHO estimates: the unrecorded part is modelled and the three-year averages smooth changes between years. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Total alcohol per capita (>= 15 years of age) consumption (litres of pure alcohol) (SA_0000001688) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/EF38E6A/EE6F72A (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the alcohol consumption per adult in Japan?

Alcohol consumption per adult in Japan was 6.26 litres of pure alcohol in 2024, according to World Health Organization. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 83rd highest of 207 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Total alcohol per capita (>= 15 years of age) consumption (litres of pure alcohol) (SA_0000001688). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest alcohol consumption per adult in Japan?

7.36 litres of pure alcohol in 2005, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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