Spirits, Liqueurs and Other Spirituous Beverages Consumption by Country

China recorded the highest spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages food supply in 2023, at 11,223,457 tonnes, or about 44.0 percent of the total reported by countries with available data. India ranked second at 3,078,599 tonnes, followed by the United States at 1,557,152 tonnes. Estonia had the highest reported food supply per person, at 57.49 grams per day. These FAO figures measure food available for human consumption, not actual individual intake.

Spirits, Liqueurs and Other Spirituous Beverages Consumption

Russia placed fourth at 1,287,065 tonnes, with Thailand fifth at 844,415 and the Philippines sixth at 734,667. France, Germany, South Africa and Brazil closed the top ten between 396,595 and 601,069 tonnes. The top three held 62.2 percent of the annual listed food supply total, and the top five 70.5 percent. China had the highest listed food supply, while Estonia had the highest per-capita food supply.

  • Chinese spirits sag: down 1,002,205 tonnes, or 8.2 percent, the heaviest latest-year loss.
  • British spirits triple: up 162,000 tonnes, or 236.9 percent, the biggest latest-year gain.
  • Indian spirits climb: up 110,144 tonnes, or 3.7 percent, firming second place.
  • Korean spirits halve: down 105,532 tonnes, or 49.9 percent, dropping out of the top ten.

Spirits, Liqueurs and Other Spirituous Beverages Consumption

#
Country
2023 (tonnes)2023
2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1
China
China China CN
11.22M 21.62
2
India
India India IN
3.08M 5.87
3
United States
United States United States US
1.56M 12.42
4
Russia
Russia Russia RU
1.29M 24.24
5
Thailand
Thailand Thailand TH
844.42K 32.26
6
Philippines
Philippines Philippines PH
734.67K 17.52
7
France
France France FR
601.07K 24.79
8
Germany
Germany Germany DE
546.67K 17.71
9
South Africa
South Africa South Africa ZA
456.05K 19.77
10
Brazil
Brazil Brazil BR
396.6K 5.15
11
Vietnam
Vietnam Vietnam VN
259.8K 7.09
12
Ukraine
Ukraine Ukraine UA
251.3K 18.25
13
Poland
Poland Poland PL
244.06K 17.25
14
United Kingdom
United Kingdom United Kingdom GB
230.39K 9.19
15
Türkiye
Türkiye Türkiye TR
165.35K 5.19
16
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Czech Republic CZ
164.33K 41.65
17
Belarus
Belarus Belarus BY
143.92K 43.26
18
Nepal
Nepal Nepal NP
125.88K 11.61
19
Haiti
Haiti Haiti HT
119.4K 28.11
20
Romania
Romania Romania RO
115.13K 16.5
21
Australia
Australia Australia AU
113.66K 11.77
22
Colombia
Colombia Colombia CO
110.91K 5.81
23
Peru
Peru Peru PE
110.13K 8.91
24
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KZ
107.85K 14.53
25
Portugal
Portugal Portugal PT
107.46K 28.23
26
South Korea
South Korea South Korea KR
106.09K 5.62
27
Taiwan
Taiwan Taiwan TW
90.98K 10.69
28
Spain
Spain Spain ES
88.26K 5.05
29
Hungary
Hungary Hungary HU
88.18K 24.94
30
Sweden
Sweden Sweden SE
86.93K 22.57
31
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan UZ
86.69K 6.66
32
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan AZ
81.82K 21.72
33
Myanmar
Myanmar Myanmar MM
78.05K 3.95
34
Italy
Italy Italy IT
68.14K 3.14
35
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ZW
63.04K 10.57
36
Argentina
Argentina Argentina AR
61.66K 3.71
37
Venezuela
Venezuela Venezuela VE
58.98K 5.71
38
Cameroon
Cameroon Cameroon CM
52.5K 5.07
39
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DO
50.21K 12.14
40
Denmark
Denmark Denmark DK
49.42K 22.76
41
Chile
Chile Chile CL
46.92K 6.54
42
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
44.66K 38.42
43
Netherlands
Netherlands Netherlands NL
43.91K 6.65
44
Serbia
Serbia Serbia RS
43.22K 17.48
45
Guatemala
Guatemala Guatemala GT
38.59K 5.83
46
Slovakia
Slovakia Slovakia SK
36.82K 18.28
47
Mexico
Mexico Mexico MX
34.62K 0.73
48
Mongolia
Mongolia Mongolia MN
34.56K 27.59
49
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica CR
34.39K 18.45
50
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Nicaragua NI
30.5K 12.25
51
Indonesia
Indonesia Indonesia ID
30.4K 0.3
52
Estonia
Estonia Estonia EE
28.69K 57.49
53
Laos
Laos Laos LA
27.66K 9.89
54
El Salvador
El Salvador El Salvador SV
27.43K 11.91
55
Nigeria
Nigeria Nigeria NG
26.98K 0.32
56
Paraguay
Paraguay Paraguay PY
26.87K 10.75
57
Honduras
Honduras Honduras HN
25.83K 6.65
58
Angola
Angola Angola AO
24.41K 1.82
59
Switzerland
Switzerland Switzerland CH
24.18K 7.47
60
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan KG
23.12K 8.96
61
Ethiopia
Ethiopia Ethiopia ET
22.95K 0.49
62
Lithuania
Lithuania Lithuania LT
22.52K 21.61
63
Kenya
Kenya Kenya KE
21.42K 1.06
64
Jamaica
Jamaica Jamaica JM
21.39K 20.64
65
Israel
Israel Israel IL
21.02K 6.22
66
Namibia
Namibia Namibia NA
20.86K 19.29
67
Iraq
Iraq Iraq IQ
19.38K 1.37
68
Liberia
Liberia Liberia LR
18.63K 9.29
69
Panama
Panama Panama PA
18.51K 11.37
70
Zambia
Zambia Zambia ZM
17.4K 2.3
71
Austria
Austria Austria AT
17.28K 5.18
72
Ghana
Ghana Ghana GH
17.03K 1.38
73
Canada
Canada Canada CA
16.33K 1.14
74
Cambodia
Cambodia Cambodia KH
15.29K 2.4
75
Finland
Finland Finland FI
14.75K 7.22
76
Ecuador
Ecuador Ecuador EC
14.31K 2.18
77
Ireland
Ireland Ireland IE
13.91K 7.33
78
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Hong Kong HK
13.67K 5.03
79
Greece
Greece Greece GR
12.14K 3.25
80
Norway
Norway Norway NO
11.68K 5.8
81
Tanzania
Tanzania Tanzania TZ
11.63K 0.48
82
Malaysia
Malaysia Malaysia MY
10.75K 0.84
83
Moldova
Moldova Moldova MD
10.68K 11.4
84
Jordan
Jordan Jordan JO
10.44K 2.5
85
Croatia
Croatia Croatia HR
10.39K 7.3
86
New Zealand
New Zealand New Zealand NZ
9.55K 5.06
87
Uruguay
Uruguay Uruguay UY
9.23K 7.47
88
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Bulgaria BG
8.52K 3.43
89
Botswana
Botswana Botswana BW
8.43K 9.32
90
Morocco
Morocco Morocco MA
8.29K 0.6
91
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Luxembourg LU
8K 32.95
92
Uganda
Uganda Uganda UG
7.95K 0.45
93
Latvia
Latvia Latvia LV
7.5K 10.92
94
Bahamas
Bahamas Bahamas BS
7.49K 51.4
95
Cyprus
Cyprus Cyprus CY
6.83K 13.92
96
DR Congo
DR Congo DR Congo CD
6.63K 0.17
97
North Macedonia
North Macedonia North Macedonia MK
6.25K 9.35
98
Fiji
Fiji Fiji FJ
6.12K 18.14
99
Bolivia
Bolivia Bolivia BO
5.72K 1.28
100
Malawi
Malawi Malawi MW
5.68K 0.74
101
Slovenia
Slovenia Slovenia SI
5.67K 7.34
102
Rwanda
Rwanda Rwanda RW
5.53K 1.09
103
Mozambique
Mozambique Mozambique MZ
5.36K 0.44
104
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast CI
5.32K 0.47
105
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago TT
5.31K 9.67
106
Tunisia
Tunisia Tunisia TN
5.27K 1.18
107
Oman
Oman Oman OM
5.18K 2.81
108
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PG
4.71K 1.24
109
Lebanon
Lebanon Lebanon LB
4.68K 2.22
110
Belgium
Belgium Belgium BE
4.61K 1.08
111
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka LK
4.55K 0.54
112
Congo
Congo Congo CG
4.52K 2
113
Macau
Macau Macau MO
4.34K 16.67
114
Bahrain
Bahrain Bahrain BH
4.13K 7.2
115
Malta
Malta Malta MT
3.38K 17.39
116
Albania
Albania Albania AL
2.97K 2.9
117
Eswatini
Eswatini Eswatini SZ
2.71K 6.04
118
Niger
Niger Niger NE
2.47K 0.26
119
Guinea
Guinea Guinea GN
2.29K 0.43
120
Egypt
Egypt Egypt EG
2.22K 0.05
121
Georgia
Georgia Georgia GE
2.02K 1.46
122
Barbados
Barbados Barbados BB
1.93K 18.69
123
Gabon
Gabon Gabon GA
1.91K 2.11
124
Qatar
Qatar Qatar QA
1.9K 1.75
125
Tajikistan
Tajikistan Tajikistan TJ
1.82K 0.48
126
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BF
1.72K 0.21
127
Lesotho
Lesotho Lesotho LS
1.7K 2.02
128
Suriname
Suriname Suriname SR
1.66K 7.23
129
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau GW
1.39K 1.77
130
Belize
Belize Belize BZ
1.38K 9.22
131
Madagascar
Madagascar Madagascar MG
1.32K 0.12
132
Mauritius
Mauritius Mauritius MU
1.27K 2.74
133
Syria
Syria Syria SY
1.25K 0.14
134
Grenada
Grenada Grenada GD
1.2K 28.17
135
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia LC
1.1K 16.83
136
Gambia
Gambia Gambia GM
979.26 0.99
137
Cape Verde
Cape Verde Cape Verde CV
965.01 5.06
138
New Caledonia
New Caledonia New Caledonia NC
952.57 9
139
Armenia
Armenia Armenia AM
899.97 0.84
140
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Vanuatu VU
892.39 7.63
141
Senegal
Senegal Senegal SN
881.38 0.13
142
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
853.58 23.08
143
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda AG
738.17 21.67
144
Maldives
Maldives Maldives MV
716.91 3.73
145
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan TM
707.49 0.26
146
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bangladesh BD
697.42 0.01
147
Bhutan
Bhutan Bhutan BT
665.06 2.32
148
Seychelles
Seychelles Seychelles SC
574.09 12.29
149
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone SL
547.48 0.18
150
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegro ME
524.41 2.27
151
French Polynesia
French Polynesia French Polynesia PF
458.45 4.47
152
Tonga
Tonga Tonga TO
433.09 11.34
153
Guyana
Guyana Guyana GY
317.77 1.05
154
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Afghanistan AF
297.56 0.02
155
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste TL
280.69 0.56
156
Yemen
Yemen Yemen YE
270.71 0.02
157
Comoros
Comoros Comoros KM
268.72 0.87
158
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
268.4 15.73
159
Micronesia
Micronesia Micronesia FM
268.24 6.52
160
Iceland
Iceland Iceland IS
236.75 1.67
161
Djibouti
Djibouti Djibouti DJ
205.21 0.49
162
Samoa
Samoa Samoa WS
187 2.36
163
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe ST
131.82 1.56
164
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands SB
110.02 0.38
165
Algeria
Algeria Algeria DZ
89.09 0.01
166
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands MH
73.26 5.17
167
Kiribati
Kiribati Kiribati KI
60.76 1.26
168
Tuvalu
Tuvalu Tuvalu TV
44.1 12.31
169
Libya
Libya Libya LY
37.32 0.01
170
Nauru
Nauru Nauru NR
31.07 7.17
171
Kuwait
Kuwait Kuwait KW
21.49 0.01
172
Mauritania
Mauritania Mauritania MR
16.67 0.01
173
Pakistan
Pakistan Pakistan PK
7.86 0
174
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia SA
3.25 0
175
Iran
Iran Iran IR
0 0
176
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates AE
0 0

Changes in Reported Supply, 2022-2023

China's reported food supply fell by 1,002,205 tonnes from 2022 to 2023, an 8.2 percent decrease to 11,223,457 tonnes. South Korea recorded the next-largest decline among the highlighted countries, falling by 105,532 tonnes (49.9 percent). South Africa decreased by 72,185 tonnes (13.7 percent), Thailand by 68,190 tonnes (7.5 percent), and Australia by 61,071 tonnes (35.0 percent).

The United Kingdom recorded the largest increase among the countries highlighted here, rising by 162,000 tonnes (236.9 percent) to 230,393 tonnes. India increased by 110,144 tonnes (3.7 percent), while Russia rose by 80,815 tonnes (6.7 percent). Across the 176 countries with values in both years, the listed total fell by approximately 1.11 million tonnes, or 4.2 percent.

The United States Contributed the Largest Share of Five-Year Growth

Across the 175 countries with values in both 2019 and 2023, the listed total increased from 23,553,660 to 25,501,096 tonnes, a rise of 1,947,437 tonnes (8.3 percent). The United States contributed the largest increase among individual countries, adding 655,996 tonnes (72.8 percent), equivalent to about 33.7 percent of the net increase across this common-country group.

India added 557,764 tonnes (22.1 percent), South Africa 201,029 tonnes (78.8 percent), and the United Kingdom 156,345 tonnes (211.1 percent). China and Brazil each added about 140,000 tonnes. Germany's reported supply fell by 136,399 tonnes (20.0 percent), while Mexico's fell by 105,726 tonnes (75.3 percent).

Cuba reported 206,915 tonnes in 2019 but has no reported values for 2020 to 2023. Its later values must therefore be treated as missing, not as zero.

Estonia Ranked First in Food Supply per Person

Estonia's 57.49 grams a day beat the Bahamas' 51.40 in second and Belarus' 43.26 in third. The Czech Republic sat fourth at 41.65 grams, with Bosnia and Herzegovina at 38.42 and Luxembourg at 32.95. Thailand, Portugal, Grenada and Haiti followed below 33 grams. China, first by volume, missed the per-person top ten. Estonia recorded the highest per-capita figure in each year from 2019 through 2023.

What the Spirits, Liqueurs and Other Spirituous Beverages Data Covers

Undenatured ethyl alcohol below 80 percent volume, spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages for human consumption are recorded in tonnes and daily grams per person for each reporting country over 2019-2023. The short name above stands for that official scope, pinned here and in the methodology. Annual totals sum reporting countries only.

The United Kingdom rose from 74,048 tonnes in 2019 to 230,393 tonnes in 2023, with an interim dip in 2022. Cuba reported 206,915 tonnes in 2019 but has no reported values for 2020 to 2023; those later values are missing, not zero. Mexico fell 75.3 percent over five years but remained far above zero. Large shifts and transitions to reported zero should be interpreted cautiously, as the table alone does not explain why they occurred.

Spirits, Liqueurs and Other Spirituous Beverages Consumption by Country

#
Country
2019 (t)
2019 (g/cap/d)
2020 (t)
2020 (g/cap/d)
2021 (t)
2021 (g/cap/d)
2022 (t)
2022 (g/cap/d)
2023 (t)
2023 (g/cap/d)
1
China
China
11.08M 21.33 10.58M 20.33 11.04M 21.2 12.23M 23.5 11.22M 21.62
2
India
India
2.52M 4.97 2.62M 5.12 2.72M 5.28 2.97M 5.71 3.08M 5.87
3
United States
United States
901.16K 7.31 1.42M 11.44 1.31M 10.58 1.54M 12.34 1.56M 12.42
4
Russia
Russia
1.2M 22.38 1.15M 21.56 1.22M 22.96 1.21M 22.7 1.29M 24.24
5
Thailand
Thailand
884.11K 33.87 962.47K 36.81 817.42K 31.22 912.61K 34.85 844.42K 32.26
6
Philippines
Philippines
686.27K 16.97 664.5K 16.24 637.96K 15.45 743.19K 17.87 734.67K 17.52
7
France
France
550.58K 22.95 682.89K 28.39 479.95K 19.9 587.23K 24.27 601.07K 24.79
8
Germany
Germany
683.07K 22.4 596.65K 19.55 540.72K 17.7 575.02K 18.74 546.67K 17.71
9
South Africa
South Africa
255.02K 11.73 699.69K 31.65 680.7K 30.32 528.24K 23.2 456.05K 19.77
10
Brazil
Brazil
255.77K 3.38 319.45K 4.19 348.41K 4.56 381.03K 4.96 396.6K 5.15
11
Vietnam
Vietnam
309.96K 8.74 301.76K 8.43 289.95K 8.03 318.03K 8.74 259.8K 7.09
12
Ukraine
Ukraine
297.68K 18.14 279.7K 17.15 284.5K 17.6 266.8K 17.81 251.3K 18.25
13
Poland
Poland
225.43K 16.16 247.83K 17.79 243.91K 17.57 235.14K 16.78 244.06K 17.25
14
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
74.05K 3.02 134.78K 5.48 97.58K 3.95 68.39K 2.75 230.39K 9.19
15
Türkiye
Türkiye
121.11K 3.89 133.16K 4.24 134.71K 4.26 151.96K 4.78 165.35K 5.19
16
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
163.16K 42.35 162.81K 42.28 171.21K 44.54 174.83K 44.88 164.33K 41.65
17
Belarus
Belarus
129.3K 37.55 134.55K 39.42 138.97K 41.16 141.88K 42.38 143.92K 43.26
18
Nepal
Nepal
53.28K 5.14 103.88K 9.83 114.66K 10.66 115K 10.6 125.88K 11.61
19
Haiti
Haiti
164.1K 40.48 119.07K 29.01 120.5K 29.02 120.67K 28.74 119.4K 28.11
20
Romania
Romania
67.6K 9.5 72.8K 10.29 127.08K 18.09 118.13K 16.89 115.13K 16.5
21
Australia
Australia
98.91K 10.63 149.05K 15.86 149.34K 15.76 174.73K 18.27 113.66K 11.77
22
Colombia
Colombia
95.44K 5.24 98.56K 5.33 112.81K 6.04 132.85K 7.03 110.91K 5.81
23
Peru
Peru
128.83K 10.88 132.03K 11.02 106.72K 8.82 114.42K 9.36 110.13K 8.91
24
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
100.28K 14.3 101.44K 14.26 100.45K 13.94 105.23K 14.39 107.85K 14.53
25
Portugal
Portugal
93.56K 24.78 84.26K 22.26 87.21K 22.99 97.84K 25.73 107.46K 28.23
26
South Korea
South Korea
184.42K 9.76 168.02K 8.88 154.66K 8.17 211.62K 11.2 106.09K 5.62
27
Taiwan
Taiwan
82.27K 9.52 72.7K 8.42 82.15K 9.55 83.28K 9.74 90.98K 10.69
28
Spain
Spain
85.22K 4.92 78.26K 4.5 52.46K 3.01 77.7K 4.45 88.26K 5.05
29
Hungary
Hungary
67.37K 18.89 82.06K 23.06 75.6K 21.34 93.56K 26.47 88.18K 24.94
30
Sweden
Sweden
48.77K 13 60.66K 16.05 81.14K 21.34 75.84K 19.81 86.93K 22.57
31
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
77.84K 6.47 83.57K 6.82 79.07K 6.33 75.76K 5.94 86.69K 6.66
32
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
120.73K 32.72 125.29K 33.71 120.18K 32.17 114.9K 30.58 81.82K 21.72
33
Myanmar
Myanmar
20.01K 1.04 20.6K 1.06 43.64K 2.24 62.57K 3.19 78.05K 3.95
34
Italy
Italy
56.21K 2.56 93.43K 4.27 71.18K 3.27 66.75K 3.07 68.14K 3.14
35
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
64.23K 11.52 60.64K 10.7 65.36K 11.33 63.42K 10.81 63.04K 10.57
36
Argentina
Argentina
68.77K 4.19 66.29K 4.02 73.01K 4.41 71K 4.28 61.66K 3.71
37
Venezuela
Venezuela
39.89K 3.78 41.44K 3.99 56.57K 5.49 58.54K 5.68 58.98K 5.71
38
Cameroon
Cameroon
21.36K 2.29 22.74K 2.38 43.63K 4.44 44.42K 4.4 52.5K 5.07
39
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
33.86K 8.52 44.67K 11.12 43.85K 10.8 50.53K 12.33 50.21K 12.14
40
Denmark
Denmark
19.14K 9.02 28.45K 13.37 32.49K 15.2 51.07K 23.7 49.42K 22.76
41
Chile
Chile
47K 6.71 70.25K 9.94 85.1K 11.98 67.99K 9.53 46.92K 6.54
42
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
48.54K 39.75 42.07K 34.93 43.74K 36.93 48.34K 41.32 44.66K 38.42
43
Netherlands
Netherlands
67.74K 10.58 33.81K 5.25 7.29K 1.13 45.02K 6.89 43.91K 6.65
44
Serbia
Serbia
57.79K 22.73 51.76K 20.53 43.1K 17.27 44.16K 17.81 43.22K 17.48
45
Guatemala
Guatemala
30.08K 4.82 31.26K 4.93 39.33K 6.12 34.4K 5.28 38.59K 5.83
46
Slovakia
Slovakia
19.94K 10.02 26.69K 13.4 27.15K 13.67 36.99K 18.51 36.82K 18.28
47
Mexico
Mexico
140.35K 3.06 152.94K 3.3 139.14K 2.99 44.05K 0.94 34.62K 0.73
48
Mongolia
Mongolia
27.05K 22.93 26.42K 21.99 31.26K 25.64 32.31K 26.15 34.56K 27.59
49
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
41.35K 22.66 40.97K 22.3 46.85K 25.37 47.1K 25.39 34.39K 18.45
50
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
22.43K 9.48 24.05K 10.04 24.56K 10.13 23.64K 9.62 30.5K 12.25
51
Indonesia
Indonesia
29.59K 0.3 37.74K 0.38 34.96K 0.35 35.29K 0.35 30.4K 0.3
52
Estonia
Estonia
24.53K 50.64 26.64K 54.89 26.65K 54.83 27.19K 55.17 28.69K 57.49
53
Laos
Laos
30.56K 11.57 26.2K 9.77 33.28K 12.23 19.97K 7.24 27.66K 9.89
54
El Salvador
El Salvador
27.16K 11.96 17.25K 7.58 28.66K 12.55 26.44K 11.53 27.43K 11.91
55
Nigeria
Nigeria
16.81K 0.22 25K 0.32 28.11K 0.35 31.35K 0.38 26.98K 0.32
56
Paraguay
Paraguay
24.95K 10.49 27.58K 11.44 33.45K 13.71 37.02K 15 26.87K 10.75
57
Honduras
Honduras
25.27K 6.96 26.46K 7.16 33.43K 8.9 26.48K 6.93 25.83K 6.65
58
Angola
Angola
34.47K 2.92 20.67K 1.69 20.13K 1.6 21.62K 1.66 24.41K 1.82
59
Switzerland
Switzerland
21.36K 6.82 23.17K 7.35 24.02K 7.56 26.45K 8.24 24.18K 7.47
60
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
20.57K 8.68 21.48K 8.83 18.01K 7.23 23K 9.06 23.12K 8.96
61
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
25.45K 0.6 19.49K 0.45 23.05K 0.52 21.63K 0.47 22.95K 0.49
62
Lithuania
Lithuania
22.83K 22.37 22.58K 22.13 21.96K 21.53 22.26K 21.65 22.52K 21.61
63
Kenya
Kenya
29.42K 1.57 24.32K 1.28 26.3K 1.35 26.49K 1.34 21.42K 1.06
64
Jamaica
Jamaica
10.92K 10.59 11.07K 10.72 10.7K 10.33 8.31K 8.02 21.39K 20.64
65
Israel
Israel
24.92K 7.89 26.12K 8.13 34.11K 10.45 32.05K 9.65 21.02K 6.22
66
Namibia
Namibia
17.51K 18.1 15.28K 15.34 17.83K 17.38 20.98K 19.89 20.86K 19.29
67
Iraq
Iraq
15.47K 1.2 20.06K 1.52 21.27K 1.58 20.58K 1.49 19.38K 1.37
68
Liberia
Liberia
20.62K 11.2 18.33K 9.75 19.05K 9.92 18.42K 9.39 18.63K 9.29
69
Panama
Panama
11.54K 7.46 7.49K 4.78 14.74K 9.29 17.81K 11.09 18.51K 11.37
70
Zambia
Zambia
4.5K 0.67 5.6K 0.8 6.33K 0.88 14K 1.9 17.4K 2.3
71
Austria
Austria
16.93K 5.22 19.87K 6.1 19.06K 5.82 18.21K 5.5 17.28K 5.18
72
Ghana
Ghana
21.97K 1.93 19.28K 1.66 33.9K 2.86 36.23K 2.99 17.03K 1.38
73
Canada
Canada
1.94K 0.14 11.86K 0.85 6.88K 0.49 35.72K 2.52 16.33K 1.14
74
Cambodia
Cambodia
7.53K 1.25 7.56K 1.24 9.09K 1.47 10.82K 1.72 15.29K 2.4
75
Finland
Finland
30.49K 15.13 38.71K 19.18 27.53K 13.61 27.95K 13.75 14.75K 7.22
76
Ecuador
Ecuador
13.59K 2.15 11.62K 1.81 13.86K 2.15 15.38K 2.36 14.31K 2.18
77
Ireland
Ireland
15.38K 8.54 17.7K 9.73 11.79K 6.43 12.24K 6.56 13.91K 7.33
78
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
12.8K 4.68 13.41K 4.9 11.83K 4.33 11.89K 4.36 13.67K 5.03
79
Greece
Greece
23.37K 5.97 20.27K 5.19 16.87K 4.37 22.55K 5.93 12.14K 3.25
80
Norway
Norway
9.71K 4.98 11.4K 5.81 11.85K 6 17.99K 9.03 11.68K 5.8
81
Tanzania
Tanzania
9.07K 0.42 6.68K 0.3 5.8K 0.25 9.77K 0.41 11.63K 0.48
82
Malaysia
Malaysia
5.63K 0.46 6.4K 0.52 9.01K 0.72 12.38K 0.98 10.75K 0.84
83
Moldova
Moldova
12.03K 12.61 9.49K 10.12 8.44K 9.16 3.86K 4.16 10.68K 11.4
84
Jordan
Jordan
2.31K 0.59 2.06K 0.52 1.34K 0.33 7.36K 1.79 10.44K 2.5
85
Croatia
Croatia
15.09K 10.37 13.59K 9.42 11.15K 7.78 12.3K 8.62 10.39K 7.3
86
New Zealand
New Zealand
5K 2.75 2.96K 1.6 323.85 0.17 5.77K 3.08 9.55K 5.06
87
Uruguay
Uruguay
7.69K 6.2 8.33K 6.72 8.58K 6.92 9.79K 7.91 9.23K 7.47
88
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
14.78K 5.8 11.34K 4.48 12.4K 4.94 13.47K 5.41 8.52K 3.43
89
Botswana
Botswana
7.23K 8.49 6.49K 7.52 6.16K 7.02 8.65K 9.71 8.43K 9.32
90
Morocco
Morocco
5.58K 0.42 5.77K 0.43 6.49K 0.48 7.16K 0.53 8.29K 0.6
91
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
8K 35.34 8K 34.76 8K 34.23 8K 33.55 8K 32.95
92
Uganda
Uganda
16.53K 1.05 13.32K 0.82 13.31K 0.79 5.47K 0.32 7.95K 0.45
93
Latvia
Latvia
8.78K 12.56 4.66K 6.71 6K 8.72 6.5K 9.47 7.5K 10.92
94
Bahamas
Bahamas
5.38K 37.35 4.76K 32.94 5.38K 37.18 6.25K 43.1 7.49K 51.4
95
Cyprus
Cyprus
6.44K 13.71 3.9K 8.21 4.65K 9.67 7.09K 14.59 6.83K 13.92
96
DR Congo
DR Congo
25.94K 0.76 701.56 0.02 975.12 0.03 3.8K 0.1 6.63K 0.17
97
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4.35K 6.29 4.66K 6.82 5.69K 8.41 5.9K 8.78 6.25K 9.35
98
Fiji
Fiji
2.25K 6.73 3.22K 9.65 2.04K 6.11 2.81K 8.38 6.12K 18.14
99
Bolivia
Bolivia
6.52K 1.53 6.13K 1.42 5.5K 1.26 7.22K 1.64 5.72K 1.28
100
Malawi
Malawi
1.82K 0.26 4.94K 0.69 4.37K 0.6 6.26K 0.83 5.68K 0.74
101
Slovenia
Slovenia
4.45K 5.85 4.24K 5.52 4.87K 6.31 5.8K 7.51 5.67K 7.34
102
Rwanda
Rwanda
3.71K 0.79 383.56 0.08 5.57K 1.14 12.29K 2.47 5.53K 1.09
103
Mozambique
Mozambique
18.8K 1.72 0 0 1.72K 0.15 7.01K 0.59 5.36K 0.44
104
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
917.41 0.09 4.65K 0.44 11.61K 1.07 7.55K 0.68 5.32K 0.47
105
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
868.96 1.6 1.24K 2.29 4.68K 8.62 3.15K 5.76 5.31K 9.67
106
Tunisia
Tunisia
2.02K 0.47 2.37K 0.54 2.49K 0.57 2.96K 0.67 5.27K 1.18
107
Oman
Oman
13K 7.76 4.77K 2.89 9.97K 6.07 8.9K 5.16 5.18K 2.81
108
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
6.2K 1.77 11.37K 3.17 4.03K 1.1 4.66K 1.25 4.71K 1.24
109
Lebanon
Lebanon
6.25K 2.96 3.86K 1.86 4.78K 2.29 3.57K 1.7 4.68K 2.22
110
Belgium
Belgium
11.5K 2.74 8.31K 1.97 13.47K 3.19 12.5K 2.94 4.61K 1.08
111
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
6.76K 0.83 2.26K 0.27 2.24K 0.27 3.45K 0.41 4.55K 0.54
112
Congo
Congo
3.48K 1.7 2.24K 1.06 2.79K 1.3 4.34K 1.97 4.52K 2
113
Macau
Macau
2.88K 11.74 3.25K 13.02 4.23K 16.69 4.6K 17.88 4.34K 16.67
114
Bahrain
Bahrain
3.87K 7.13 3.22K 5.95 3.49K 6.37 4.28K 7.65 4.13K 7.2
115
Malta
Malta
2.7K 14.67 1.94K 10.24 1.52K 7.96 2.15K 11.15 3.38K 17.39
116
Albania
Albania
2.27K 2.16 4.13K 3.94 4.15K 3.99 3.59K 3.48 2.97K 2.9
117
Eswatini
Eswatini
244.7 0.57 0 0 853.91 1.94 603.83 1.36 2.71K 6.04
118
Niger
Niger
410.24 0.05 2.98K 0.34 3.81K 0.43 2.82K 0.31 2.47K 0.26
119
Guinea
Guinea
251.16 0.05 544.95 0.11 1.13K 0.23 1.74K 0.34 2.29K 0.43
120
Egypt
Egypt
6.66K 0.17 1K 0.03 390.07 0.01 2.22K 0.05 2.22K 0.05
121
Georgia
Georgia
3.34K 2.41 2.63K 1.9 2.41K 1.74 2.81K 2.03 2.02K 1.46
122
Barbados
Barbados
1.32K 12.84 986.28 9.59 995.86 9.67 585.69 5.68 1.93K 18.69
123
Gabon
Gabon
2.04K 2.47 2.11K 2.49 2.38K 2.74 2.26K 2.55 1.91K 2.11
124
Qatar
Qatar
3.71K 3.63 3.68K 3.59 3.56K 3.46 4.91K 4.65 1.9K 1.75
125
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
1.68K 0.48 1.79K 0.5 1.89K 0.52 1.93K 0.52 1.82K 0.48
126
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
5.28K 0.69 3.18K 0.41 5.31K 0.66 6.39K 0.78 1.72K 0.21
127
Lesotho
Lesotho
1.64K 2.04 1.86K 2.28 2.62K 3.17 3.5K 4.2 1.7K 2.02
128
Suriname
Suriname
2.6K 11.76 3K 13.42 2.7K 11.97 10.13 0.04 1.66K 7.23
129
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
1.32K 1.83 1.36K 1.85 1.37K 1.82 1.36K 1.77 1.39K 1.77
130
Belize
Belize
2.62K 18.62 2.72K 19.08 2K 13.86 1.29K 8.78 1.38K 9.22
131
Madagascar
Madagascar
5.44K 0.53 5.39K 0.51 1.31K 0.12 1.14K 0.1 1.32K 0.12
132
Mauritius
Mauritius
2.28K 4.86 1.69K 3.6 1.11K 2.38 1.23K 2.63 1.27K 2.74
133
Syria
Syria
2.97K 0.4 2.23K 0.29 1.98K 0.25 2.29K 0.28 1.25K 0.14
134
Grenada
Grenada
1.3K 30.63 911.24 21.46 924.12 21.7 1.27K 29.64 1.2K 28.17
135
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
972.4 15 920.67 14.15 997.27 15.3 1.41K 21.62 1.1K 16.83
136
Gambia
Gambia
41.74 0.05 27.07 0.03 8.81 0.01 646.79 0.67 979.26 0.99
137
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
949.8 5.06 804.44 4.28 738.33 3.92 849.25 4.48 965.01 5.06
138
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
682.25 6.59 554.31 5.34 797.97 7.67 981.96 9.37 952.57 9
139
Armenia
Armenia
3.36K 3.17 2.9K 2.74 2.86K 2.73 2.14K 2.03 899.97 0.84
140
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
774.15 7.26 410.51 3.76 382.36 3.42 654.08 5.72 892.39 7.63
141
Senegal
Senegal
233.64 0.04 161.01 0.03 248.55 0.04 354.26 0.05 881.38 0.13
142
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
883.16 23.23 800.17 21.18 701.33 18.68 794.9 21.34 853.58 23.08
143
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
1.03K 30.96 804.4 23.99 656.65 19.48 709.61 20.94 738.17 21.67
144
Maldives
Maldives
658.63 3.7 324.48 1.77 403.45 2.14 769.03 4.02 716.91 3.73
145
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1.12K 0.45 2.09K 0.82 1.89K 0.73 752.86 0.29 707.49 0.26
146
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
1.24K 0.02 719.04 0.01 500.11 0.01 798.68 0.01 697.42 0.01
147
Bhutan
Bhutan
413.88 1.48 485.86 1.73 566.58 2 533.88 1.87 665.06 2.32
148
Seychelles
Seychelles
840 19.56 835 19.02 803.64 17.9 889.78 19.42 574.09 12.29
149
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
641.98 0.23 660.93 0.23 843.03 0.29 754.43 0.25 547.48 0.18
150
Montenegro
Montenegro
1.87K 8.39 1.75K 7.87 1.82K 8.25 1.63K 7.26 524.41 2.27
151
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
589.77 5.79 266.29 2.61 500 4.9 315.89 3.09 458.45 4.47
152
Tonga
Tonga
238.73 6.19 220.89 5.73 271.63 7.05 336.13 8.77 433.09 11.34
153
Guyana
Guyana
0 0 0 0 100 0.34 300 1 317.77 1.05
154
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
250.72 0.02 347.6 0.02 242.41 0.02 18.71 0 297.56 0.02
155
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
152.87 0.32 160.63 0.33 16.73 0.03 188.33 0.38 280.69 0.56
156
Yemen
Yemen
0 0 0.1 0 0 0 169.57 0.01 270.71 0.02
157
Comoros
Comoros
155.76 0.54 166.64 0.57 277.29 0.93 267.47 0.88 268.72 0.87
158
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
250 14.59 233.15 13.63 274.64 16.09 236.42 13.87 268.4 15.73
159
Micronesia
Micronesia
126.16 3.13 205.03 5.06 222.94 5.47 151.52 3.7 268.24 6.52
160
Iceland
Iceland
520 3.95 348 2.6 360.84 2.65 328.97 2.37 236.75 1.67
161
Djibouti
Djibouti
873.86 2.2 1.21K 2.99 950.95 2.32 0 0 205.21 0.49
162
Samoa
Samoa
28.99 0.38 70.43 0.91 0 0 91.16 1.16 187 2.36
163
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
52.54 0.67 68.42 0.86 114.97 1.42 65.48 0.79 131.82 1.56
164
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
108.88 0.41 85.68 0.32 110.98 0.4 83.03 0.29 110.02 0.38
165
Algeria
Algeria
5.43K 0.34 3.73K 0.23 4.11K 0.25 1.91K 0.11 89.09 0.01
166
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
85.48 5.32 72.48 4.65 63.89 4.23 55.02 3.76 73.26 5.17
167
Kiribati
Kiribati
15.33 0.34 57.29 1.24 148.06 3.16 15.43 0.32 60.76 1.26
168
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
15.25 3.95 2.67 0.7 17.25 4.64 47.11 12.92 44.1 12.31
169
Libya
Libya
11.12 0 389.14 0.15 78.65 0.03 27.3 0.01 37.32 0.01
170
Nauru
Nauru
41.91 9.91 52.97 12.47 61.5 14.39 48.8 11.33 31.07 7.17
171
Kuwait
Kuwait
0 0 2.05K 1.28 120.45 0.08 30.38 0.02 21.49 0.01
172
Mauritania
Mauritania
68.2 0.04 16.75 0.01 59.14 0.03 8.64 0 16.67 0.01
173
Pakistan
Pakistan
9.26 0 12.18 0 26.66 0 24.29 0 7.86 0
174
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2.01 0 - - 3.5 0 0 0 3.25 0
175
Iran
Iran
0 0 0 0 60.93 0 6.93 0 0 0
176
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
- - - - 0.45 0 0 0 0 0
177
Cuba
Cuba
206.92K 50.6 - - - - - - - -

Methodology

The data come from the FAO Supply Utilization Accounts for 2019-2023. The selected item covers undenatured ethyl alcohol with an alcohol strength below 80 percent by volume, spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages. Food supply is reported in tonnes (element 5141) and grams per capita per day (element 665).

The 2023 listed total is the sum of reported country values for that year. The dataset includes 177 country entries after aggregate rows are excluded; 176 have a reported value for 2023. Year-over-year comparisons use countries with values in both years, while the 2019-2023 comparison uses countries with values at both endpoints.

A blank value indicates missing data and is not treated as zero. Reported zeros are retained as published. Percentage changes use the earlier year's value as the base; a percentage change is not calculated where that base is zero. Large year-to-year changes and transitions to reported zero should be interpreted cautiously, as the table alone does not explain why they occurred. Values below 1,000 tonnes are shown to two decimal places where applicable.

These figures represent food available for human consumption, not a direct measurement of how much people actually drank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country had the highest spirits and liqueurs food supply per person in 2023?

Estonia ranked first in 2023 at 57.49 grams per person per day. The Bahamas was second at 51.40 grams, followed by Belarus at 43.26 grams in the same table.

What share of the reported 2023 total came from China?

China accounted for about 44.0 percent of the 25.50 million tonnes reported by countries with available data in 2023, ahead of India and the United States.

Why did the listed total fall between 2022 and 2023?

The total across countries with values in both years declined by approximately 4.2 percent. China's reported supply alone fell by 1,002,205 tonnes, making it the largest decline among the countries highlighted in this article.

Which country contributed most to the increase from 2019 to 2023?

The United States recorded the largest individual increase among the 175 countries with values in both years, adding 655,996 tonnes. That was about 33.7 percent of the net increase across this common-country group.

Do these figures measure actual alcohol consumption?

No. The FAO indicators measure food supply available for human consumption, including grams per capita per day. They do not directly measure how much alcohol individuals actually drank.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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