What is the average alcohol consumption in the UK?
You would expect the most popular alcoholic drink in the United Kingdom is beer, but recent studies show that people in the UK drink, on average, more wine. Below you can find the average weekly alcohol consumption in the UK for beer, wine and liquors.
Average alcohol consumption UK:
Beer: 5,3 glasses
Wine: 6,5 glasses
Liquor: 3,2 glasses
What is the average alcohol consumption by country?
The British like to drink, but in comparison to other countries the alcohol consumption is not too bad. Research shows that in some countries the average alcohol consumption is a lot higher than in the UK. Furthermore, there is a noticeable difference between drinking beer, wine or liquor per country .
Shown below is the average weekly alcohol consumption by country per person:
The Netherlands
Beer: 6,4 glasses
Wine: 4,7 glasses
Liquor: 2,4 glasses
Belgium:
Beer: 9,5 glasses
Wine: 7,2 glasses
Liquor: 2,8 glasses
Germany:
Beer: 9 glasses
Wine: 5 glasses
Liquor: 3,2 glasses
France:
Beer: 3,5 glasses
Wine: 10,2 glasses
Liquor: 3,9 glasses
Italy:
Beer: 2,7 glasses
Wine: 7,9 glasses
Liquor: 1,3 glasses
United States:
Beer: 6,4 glasses
Wine: 4,7 glasses
Liquor: 2,6 glasses
Czech Republic:
Beer: 10,6 glasses
Wine: 4,2 glasses
Liquor: 4,9 glasses
White Russia:
Beer: 4,6 glasses
Wine: 0,6 glasses
Liquor: 9,3 glasses
China:
Beer: 2,9 glasses
Wine: 0,3 glasses
Liquor: 5,8 glasses
In France they drink the most glasses of wine per week on average, Belgium drinks the most beer and in White Russia they drink the most glasses of liquor per week.
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