Alcoholic beverage consumption per capita rose 10.2% to 3.66 litres in Croatia in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Croatia reached an all time high of 4.65 litres in 1998 and an all time low of 0.550 litres in 1999. When compared to Croatia's main peers, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina amounted to 14.2 litres, 2.69 litres in Montenegro, 5.34 litres in Serbia and 2.33 litres in Slovenia in 2021.
Croatia has been ranked 46th within the group of 155 countries we follow in terms of alcoholic beverage consumption per capita, 10 places above 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 |
| Albania | litres | 1.25 | 1.20 | 0.920 | 1.15 | 0.790 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | litres | 3.39 | 2.47 | 2.32 | 2.09 | 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | litres | 15.4 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | litres | 3.27 | 3.42 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 3.65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | litres | 6.62 | 6.70 | 6.64 | 6.75 | 6.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | litres | 0.840 | 0.840 | 0.850 | 0.860 | 0.940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | litres | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.39 | 3.46 | 3.56 | 2.80 | 2.97 | |||||||||||
| Romania | litres | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1.61 | 2.55 | 3.46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | litres | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.14 | 7.94 | 4.43 | 6.95 | 7.81 | |||||||||||
| Slovenia | litres | 2.02 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.11 |
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