Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Euro area

Euro area: Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) was 15.38 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
15.38
Change on year
down 8.2%
Rank
4th
of 47 groups
All-time high
19.32
in 2001
All-time low
15.38
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Euro area, 2000–2020

051015202000201020202000: 19.32001: 19.32002: 192003: 18.72004: 18.52005: 18.32006: 18.12007: 17.82008: 17.52009: 17.12010: 16.92011: 16.82012: 16.72013: 16.62014: 16.62015: 16.72016: 16.82017: 16.82018: 16.82019: 16.82020: 15.4

Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).

Analysis

The most recent figure for total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Euro area is 15.38, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Euro area peaked at 19.32 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.38, in 2020.

Euro area ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) in Euro area, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 19.32
2001 19.32 +0.0%
2002 19.04 -1.5%
2003 18.75 -1.5%
2004 18.51 -1.3%
2005 18.32 -1.0%
2006 18.08 -1.3%
2007 17.85 -1.3%
2008 17.48 -2.0%
2009 17.13 -2.0%
2010 16.91 -1.3%
2011 16.82 -0.6%
2012 16.73 -0.5%
2013 16.63 -0.6%
2014 16.62 -0.1%
2015 16.7 +0.4%
2016 16.8 +0.6%
2017 16.76 -0.2%
2018 16.75 -0.1%
2019 16.75 +0.0%
2020 15.38 -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.38 17.13 19.32 10
2010s 16.75 16.62 16.91 10
2020s 15.38 15.38 15.38 1

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 1 Romania 27.03 compare
  2. 2 Georgia 24.51 compare
  3. 3 Latvia 21.35 compare
  4. 4 Lithuania 19.82 compare
  5. 5 Belarus 19.44 compare
  6. 6 Czechia 19.05 compare
  7. 7 Bulgaria 19.03 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Euro area?
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Euro area was 15.38 in 2020, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 19.32 in 2001.
What is the lowest total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 15.38 in 2020.
How does Euro area rank for total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol)?
Euro area ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2020.
Is total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age)
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,872 data points, 2000–2020
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Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.