Countries With the Fastest Decline in Alcohol consumption per capita (5-Year Change)

Name: Countries With the Fastest Decline in Alcohol consumption per capita (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Change in Alcohol consumption per capita over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Estonia fell the most: by 4.38, from 15.1 litres of pure alcohol per person 15+ to 10.7 litres of pure alcohol per person 15+ in the five years to 2020. Venezuela, RB is second (−4.06), followed by Angola (−3.63). 128 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −0.555.

#1: Estonia · −4.38
Median: −0.555
Coverage: 128 countries
Data year: 2020
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: 5-year change (litres of pure alcohol per person 15+). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Estonia -4.38; 2. Venezuela, RB -4.06; 3. Angola -3.63; 4. China -2.77; 5. Belize -2.67; 6. Kyrgyz Republic -2.54; 7. Equatorial Guinea -2.15; 8. Lithuania -2.07; 9. Mongolia -1.98; 10. Uganda -1.98.

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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Alcohol consumption per capita (5-Year Change), 2020
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (litres of pure alcohol per person 15+)
1	Estonia	15.1	10.7	−4.38
2	Venezuela, RB	6.05	1.99	−4.06
3	Angola	7.76	4.13	−3.63
4	China	7.35	4.58	−2.77
5	Belize	6.34	3.67	−2.67
6	Kyrgyz Republic	6.17	3.63	−2.54
7	Equatorial Guinea	8.71	6.56	−2.15
8	Lithuania	14.2	12.1	−2.07
9	Mongolia	9.66	7.68	−1.98
10	Uganda	13.3	11.3	−1.98
11	Panama	6.59	4.66	−1.93
12	Seychelles	12	10.2	−1.84
13	Belgium	11.2	9.43	−1.81
14	Cyprus	8.12	6.36	−1.76
15	South Africa	8.88	7.13	−1.75
16	Greece	7.48	5.81	−1.67
17	Chad	4.58	2.91	−1.67
18	Portugal	10.5	8.88	−1.66
19	Gambia, The	2.07	0.61	−1.46
20	St. Kitts and Nevis	6.12	4.69	−1.43
21	France	11.7	10.3	−1.41
22	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	7.01	5.62	−1.39
23	Ecuador	3.85	2.54	−1.31
24	Dominica	6.31	5.02	−1.29
25	Czechia	13.2	12	−1.23
26	Slovenia	11.6	10.4	−1.17
27	São Tomé and Principe	5.93	4.79	−1.14
28	Cameroon	10.7	9.6	−1.12
29	Russian Federation	11.6	10.5	−1.11
30	Peru	7.55	6.45	−1.1
31	Andorra	10.8	9.68	−1.08
32	Zimbabwe	3.75	2.67	−1.08
33	Namibia	6.01	5.05	−0.96
34	Barbados	9.18	8.22	−0.96
35	Ireland	11.7	10.8	−0.94
36	Eswatini	7.73	6.79	−0.94
37	Croatia	8.59	7.65	−0.94
38	Luxembourg	11.7	10.8	−0.89
39	India	4.96	4.1	−0.86
40	Viet Nam	8.85	8.04	−0.81
41	Colombia	5.02	4.24	−0.78
42	Spain	9.94	9.16	−0.78
43	Liberia	3.63	2.86	−0.77
44	Ghana	5.01	4.26	−0.75
45	Hungary	10.7	9.93	−0.75
46	Antigua and Barbuda	7.39	6.66	−0.73
47	Korea, Rep.	8.52	7.79	−0.73
48	Bolivia	4.31	3.59	−0.72
49	Bahamas, The	4.36	3.65	−0.71
50	Guyana	5.75	5.04	−0.71
51	Italy	7.68	6.97	−0.71
52	Tanzania	11.7	11	−0.7
53	Armenia	4.98	4.28	−0.7
54	Austria	12.2	11.5	−0.68
55	Netherlands	9.38	8.71	−0.67
56	Bahrain	1.89	1.25	−0.64
57	Switzerland	10.7	10.1	−0.62
58	Nigeria	4.39	3.78	−0.61
59	Malta	7.72	7.11	−0.61
60	Papua New Guinea	1.73	1.13	−0.6
61	Tuvalu	1.86	1.26	−0.6
62	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	4.45	3.87	−0.58
63	Turkmenistan	3.2	2.62	−0.58
64	Albania	5.04	4.47	−0.57
65	Mauritius	7.4	6.86	−0.54
66	Congo, Dem. Rep.	2.44	1.92	−0.52
67	Argentina	8.57	8.05	−0.52
68	Brazil	8.2	7.7	−0.5
69	Lao PDR	11.3	10.8	−0.49
70	Ukraine	9.73	9.24	−0.49
71	Cuba	5.85	5.38	−0.47
72	Gabon	8.6	8.14	−0.46
73	Uzbekistan	2.55	2.1	−0.45
74	Nicaragua	4.11	3.67	−0.44
75	Grenada	7.77	7.33	−0.44
76	Uruguay	6.02	5.61	−0.41
77	Cambodia	7.06	6.67	−0.39
78	Mexico	5.15	4.79	−0.36
79	Finland	9.43	9.08	−0.35
80	Japan	6.72	6.38	−0.34
81	Tunisia	2.03	1.71	−0.32
82	Germany	12.2	11.8	−0.31
83	Kenya	2.78	2.47	−0.31
84	Oman	0.81	0.51	−0.3
85	Timor-Leste	0.47	0.17	−0.3
86	United Arab Emirates	2.37	2.08	−0.29
87	Jamaica	3.39	3.1	−0.29
88	Togo	1.72	1.44	−0.28
89	Lebanon	1.53	1.26	−0.27
90	Moldova	11.4	11.1	−0.27
91	Guinea-Bissau	3.99	3.73	−0.26
92	Eritrea	1.32	1.07	−0.25
93	Türkiye	1.9	1.69	−0.21
94	Trinidad and Tobago	6.23	6.03	−0.2
95	Syrian Arab Republic	0.29	0.092	−0.198
96	Chile	7.75	7.56	−0.19
97	Central African Republic	1.94	1.75	−0.19
98	Philippines	5.85	5.66	−0.19
99	Sudan	0.19	0.01	−0.18
100	Thailand	8.16	7.99	−0.17

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#1 Estonia

Estonia ranks #1 on this list with −4.38.

Capital: Tallinn
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 1.37 million people (2025)
GDP: US$47.03 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$34,418 (2025)
Life expectancy: 79.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 70.7% of population (2025)

Also ranks #2 in account ownership (female) share · #8 in bank accounts share (adults) · #12 in human capital index.

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#2 Venezuela, RB

Venezuela, RB ranks #2 on this list with −4.06.

Capital: Caracas
Continent: South America
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 28.52 million people (2025)
GDP: US$99.66 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,495 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 89.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Caracas, Maracaibo, Valencia.

Also ranks #1 in time to start a business (days) · #3 in protected terrestrial area share · #11 in refugee population by origin.

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#3 Angola

Angola ranks #3 on this list with −3.63.

Capital: Luanda
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 39.04 million people (2025)
GDP: US$122.17 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,130 (2025)
Life expectancy: 64.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 71.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Luanda, Quilamba Quiaxi.

Also ranks #4 in gini index · #4 in oil rents share of gdp · #5 in income share of richest 10%.

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#4 China

China ranks #4 on this list with −2.77.

Capital: Beijing
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 1.41 billion people (2025)
GDP: US$19.5 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$13,862 (2025)
Life expectancy: 78 years (2024)
Urban population: 66.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing.

Also ranks #1 in urban population · #1 in gdp ppp · #1 in labour force size.

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#5 Belize

Belize ranks #5 on this list with −2.67.

Capital: Belmopan
Continent: North America
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 422,920 people (2025)
GDP: US$3.33 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$7,866 (2025)
Life expectancy: 73.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 41.6% of population (2025)

Also ranks #2 in secure internet servers per million · #12 in homicide rate · #14 in time to start a business (days).

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#6 Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyz Republic ranks #6 on this list with −2.54.

Capital: Bishkek
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 7.34 million people (2025)
GDP: US$22.62 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,081 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 34.7% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Bishkek.

Also ranks #5 in gdp growth rate · #8 in income share of poorest 10% · #10 in mineral rents share of gdp.

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#7 Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea ranks #7 on this list with −2.15.

Capital: Ciudad de la Paz
Continent: Africa
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 1.94 million people (2025)
GDP: US$12.82 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$6,615 (2025)
Life expectancy: 63.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 71.6% of population (2025)

Also ranks #7 in forest area share · #13 in male population share · #13 in industry value added share of gdp.

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#8 Lithuania

Lithuania ranks #8 on this list with −2.07.

Capital: Vilnius
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 2.89 million people (2025)
GDP: US$95.21 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$32,959 (2025)
Life expectancy: 77.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 69.1% of population (2025)

Also ranks #4 in alcohol consumption per capita · #7 in bank accounts share (adults) · #8 in suicide mortality rate.

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#9 Mongolia

Mongolia ranks #9 on this list with −1.98.

Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 3.57 million people (2025)
GDP: US$25.37 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$7,108 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 71.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Ulaanbaatar.

Also ranks #3 in mineral rents share of gdp · #4 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #5 in hospital beds per 10,000.

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#10 Uganda

Uganda ranks #10 on this list with −1.98.

Capital: Kampala
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 51.39 million people (2025)
GDP: US$61.99 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,206 (2025)
Life expectancy: 68.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 31.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Kampala.

Also ranks #6 in renewable energy share · #6 in refugee population by asylum · #7 in agricultural land share.

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Source and method

Change in Alcohol consumption per capita over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.ALC.PCAP.LI. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age): Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

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About the top 10

#1 Estonia

#2 Venezuela, RB

#3 Angola

#4 China

#5 Belize

#6 Kyrgyz Republic

#7 Equatorial Guinea

#8 Lithuania

#9 Mongolia

#10 Uganda

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