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Israel vs Japan: Spirits consumption per person

Israel
1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Japan
1.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Israel rank
82nd
Japan rank
85th

Spirits consumption per person over time

  • Israel
  • Japan
0123196119912022

How they compare

Israel currently reports 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Japan, a difference of 0.1098 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Israel ranks 82nd and Japan ranks 85th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Spirits consumption per person
Unit
Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.