Estonia vs Lithuania: Spirits consumption per person
Estonia
5.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Lithuania
5.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Estonia rank
3rd
Lithuania rank
4th
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 5.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 5.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lithuania, a difference of 0.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Estonia |
| 2000s | 5.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Estonia |
| 2010s | 5.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.574 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Estonia |
| 2020s | 5.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Estonia, at 5.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 5.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Estonia ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spirit consumption per person, measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. Spirits are distilled alcoholic drinks and include gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka.