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

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 rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Burkina Faso rose the most: by 1.61, from 9.66 litres of pure alcohol per person 15+ to 11.3 litres of pure alcohol per person 15+ in the five years to 2020. Rwanda is second (+1.5), followed by Latvia (+1.26). 52 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +0.22.

#1
Burkina Faso · +1.61
Median
+0.22
Coverage
52 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. Burkina Faso 1.61; 2. Rwanda 1.5; 3. Latvia 1.26; 4. Azerbaijan 1.05; 5. Lesotho 1.02; 6. Benin 0.73; 7. Mali 0.73; 8. St. Lucia 0.65; 9. Belarus 0.59; 10. Norway 0.55.Burkina Faso1.61Rwanda1.5Latvia1.26Azerbaijan1.05Lesotho1.02Benin0.73Mali0.73St. Lucia0.65Belarus0.59Norway0.55
Top 10: 5-year change (litres of pure alcohol per person 15+). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Burkina Faso 1.61; 2. Rwanda 1.5; 3. Latvia 1.26; 4. Azerbaijan 1.05; 5. Lesotho 1.02; 6. Benin 0.73; 7. Mali 0.73; 8. St. Lucia 0.65; 9. Belarus 0.59; 10. Norway 0.55.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in Alcohol consumption per capita (5-Year Change), 2020
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (litres of pure alcohol per person 15+)
1Burkina Faso9.6611.3+1.61
2Rwanda1.372.87+1.5
3Latvia11.612.9+1.26
4Azerbaijan1.442.49+1.05
5Lesotho3.284.3+1.02
6Benin8.18.83+0.73
7Mali4.595.32+0.73
8St. Lucia8.639.28+0.65
9Belarus1111.6+0.59
10Norway6.837.38+0.55
11Ethiopia2.523.06+0.54
12Fiji3.063.58+0.52
13Georgia1414.4+0.46
14United States9.499.9+0.41
15Congo, Rep.5.676.05+0.38
16Solomon Islands1.071.45+0.38
17Vanuatu1.692.04+0.35
18Kazakhstan4.174.52+0.35
19Slovak Republic10.310.7+0.35
20New Zealand9.6910+0.33
21Myanmar1.621.93+0.31
22Côte d'Ivoire2.572.85+0.28
23El Salvador2.893.15+0.26
24Suriname5.685.93+0.25
25Malawi3.373.61+0.24
26Honduras2.853.08+0.23
27United Kingdom10.510.7+0.21
28Paraguay5.415.62+0.21
29Poland11.511.7+0.2
30Botswana7.087.27+0.19
31Cabo Verde5.826.01+0.19
32Bulgaria11.411.6+0.18
33Samoa2.182.35+0.17
34Maldives1.351.49+0.14
35Mozambique1.761.89+0.13
36Sweden9.459.57+0.12
37Brunei Darussalam0.410.51+0.1
38Iceland7.857.94+0.09
39Morocco0.410.5+0.09
40Malaysia0.650.74+0.09
41Bangladesh0.0050.092+0.087
42Iran, Islamic Rep.0.440.51+0.07
43North Macedonia4.34.36+0.06
44Sri Lanka2.862.91+0.05
45Comoros0.20.23+0.03
46Guinea0.50.52+0.02
47Kiribati0.710.72+0.01
48Senegal0.370.38+0.01
49Iraq0.230.24+0.01
50Yemen, Rep.0.040.044+0.004
51Afghanistan0.0090.011+0.002
52Libya0.0110.012+0.001

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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 rose 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.