EU countries by alcohol consumption per adult
Romania had the highest alcohol consumption per adult of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 16.88 litres of pure alcohol. Cyprus had the lowest, at 4.43 litres of pure alcohol. The median was 11.06 litres of pure alcohol. Source: World Health Organization.
All EU countries, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 16.88 | -0.3% |
| 2 | Latvia | 14.63 | -0.4% |
| 3 | Czechia | 13.7 | -0.9% |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 13.09 | +0.5% |
| 5 | Portugal | 12.86 | +5.1% |
| 6 | Poland | 12.14 | -0.9% |
| 7 | Lithuania | 12.05 | -0.2% |
| 8 | Austria | 11.76 | -0.6% |
| 9 | Hungary | 11.68 | -0.1% |
| 10 | France | 11.43 | -2% |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 11.39 | +0.7% |
| 12 | Spain | 11.17 | +2.7% |
| 13 | Germany | 11.1 | -0.8% |
| 14 | Slovenia | 11.06 | -3.4% |
| 15 | Ireland | 10.55 | -1.3% |
| 16 | Estonia | 10.45 | +8.5% |
| 17 | Denmark | 10.26 | +0.2% |
| 18 | Croatia | 10.13 | +2.1% |
| 19 | Finland | 9.86 | -3% |
| 20 | Slovakia | 9.65 | -7% |
| 21 | Belgium | 9.47 | -2.1% |
| 22 | Netherlands | 8.97 | -0.1% |
| 23 | Sweden | 8.91 | -0.2% |
| 24 | Italy | 8.45 | +0.3% |
| 25 | Greece | 7.91 | +0.8% |
| 26 | Malta | 7.61 | -5.5% |
| 27 | Cyprus | 4.43 | -3.8% |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest alcohol consumption per adult?
Romania, with 16.88 litres of pure alcohol in 2021, according to World Health Organization.
Which EU country has the lowest alcohol consumption per adult?
Cyprus, with 4.43 litres of pure alcohol in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Health Organization, Total alcohol per capita (>= 15 years of age) consumption (litres of pure alcohol) (SA_0000001688). Retrieved 2026-10-12.