Alcoholic beverage consumption per capita rose 13.7% to 5.55 litres in Denmark in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Denmark reached an all time high of 5.55 litres in 2021 and an all time low of 1.47 litres in 1962. When compared to Denmark's main peers, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Germany amounted to 8.57 litres, 0.420 litres in Netherlands, 2.17 litres in Norway and 7.78 litres in Sweden in 2021.
Denmark has been ranked 31st within the group of 155 countries we follow in terms of alcoholic beverage consumption per capita, 31 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 |
| Austria | litres | 3.39 | 2.47 | 2.32 | 2.09 | 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | litres | 0.580 | 0.780 | 1.32 | 1.78 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | litres | 3.44 | 3.49 | 3.54 | 3.63 | 3.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | litres | 3.76 | 3.88 | 3.56 | 3.22 | 5.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | litres | 11.3 | 9.37 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 8.55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | litres | 7.55 | 7.96 | 7.62 | 8.54 | 8.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | litres | 1.46 | 2.37 | 2.58 | 1.04 | 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | litres | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.60 | 3.06 | 3.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | litres | 2.49 | 2.27 | 1.78 | 1.89 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | litres | 4.56 | 4.62 | 4.73 | 4.85 | 5.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | litres | 5.60 | 6.23 | 7.67 | 7.52 | 8.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | litres | 3.56 | 3.66 | 3.70 | 3.82 | 4.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | litres | 2.46 | 1.17 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.11 |
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