Alcoholic beverage consumption per capita rose 19.7% to 8.57 litres in Germany in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Germany reached an all time high of 10.8 litres in 2013 and an all time low of 2.87 litres in 1961. When compared to Germany's main peers, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Austria amounted to 1.85 litres, 0.850 litres in Belgium, 7.26 litres in France and 6.85 litres in Poland in 2021.
Germany has been ranked 15th within the group of 155 countries we follow in terms of alcoholic beverage consumption per capita, 4 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | litres | 6.29 | 6.45 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | litres | 11.3 | 9.37 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 8.55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | litres | 7.55 | 7.96 | 7.62 | 8.54 | 8.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | litres | 6.62 | 6.70 | 6.64 | 6.75 | 6.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | litres | 0.840 | 0.840 | 0.850 | 0.860 | 0.940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | litres | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | litres | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.60 | 3.06 | 3.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | litres | 4.56 | 4.62 | 4.73 | 4.85 | 5.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | litres | 5.60 | 6.23 | 7.67 | 7.52 | 8.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | litres | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | litres | 2.31 | 2.41 | 2.49 | 2.43 | 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | litres | 6.83 | 5.16 | 4.70 | 6.32 | 6.73 |
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