Alcoholic beverage consumption per capita rose 0% to 0.100 litres in Sri Lanka in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 0.780 litres in 1978 and an all time low of 0.100 litres in 2021. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in India amounted to 1.94 litres, 0.270 litres in Malaysia, 1.43 litres in Maldives and 0.370 litres in Myanmar in 2021.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 139th within the group of 155 countries we follow in terms of alcoholic beverage consumption per capita, 13 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Alcoholic Beverage Consumption Per Capita (Distilled) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | litres | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.010 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | litres | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | litres | 7.69 | 7.05 | 7.45 | 7.56 | 7.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | litres | 1.79 | 1.57 | 1.30 | 1.92 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | litres | 0.150 | 0.140 | 0.140 | 0.140 | 0.110 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | litres | 6.36 | 6.80 | 6.00 | 5.33 | 6.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | litres | 0.350 | 0.210 | 0.210 | 0.220 | 0.170 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | litres | 1.27 | 1.37 | 0.970 | 1.16 | 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | litres | 0.310 | 0.240 | 0.390 | 0.390 | 0.380 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | litres | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Singapore | litres | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sri Lanka | litres | 0.220 | 0.220 | 0.210 | 0.270 | 0.310 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | litres | 10.7 | 9.84 | 9.71 | 12.0 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | litres | 3.10 | 3.04 | 2.87 | 3.01 | 3.24 |
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