Norway vs Sweden: Spirits consumption per person

Norway
1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Sweden
1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Norway rank
86th
Sweden rank
84th

Spirits consumption per person over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Norway, a difference of 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 86th and Sweden ranks 84th 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
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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.