Alcoholic beverage consumption per capita rose 1.83% to 8.33 litres in Portugal in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Portugal reached an all time high of 14.8 litres in 1971 and an all time low of 8.18 litres in 2020. When compared to Portugal's main peers, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in France amounted to 7.26 litres, 3.92 litres in Ireland, 0.170 litres in Morocco and 1.10 litres in Spain in 2021.
Portugal has been ranked 16th within the group of 155 countries we follow in terms of alcoholic beverage consumption per capita, 4 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 |
| Algeria | litres | 0.140 | 0.140 | 0.140 | 0.140 | 0.130 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | litres | 0.580 | 0.780 | 1.32 | 1.78 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | litres | 0.040 | 0.060 | 0.370 | 0.140 | 0.050 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | litres | 3.61 | 3.09 | 4.26 | 6.75 | 3.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | litres | 0.840 | 0.840 | 0.850 | 0.860 | 0.940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | litres | 0.020 | 0.010 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Morocco | litres | 0.090 | 0.100 | 0.090 | 0.170 | 0.150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | litres | 9.20 | 9.13 | 9.03 | 8.54 | 9.09 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | litres | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | litres | 0.060 | 0.090 | 0.090 | 0.090 | 0.170 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | litres | 2.46 | 1.17 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.11 |
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