Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Norway
Norway: Spirits as share total alcohol consumption was 16.49 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
16.49
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 185 countries
All-time high
20.22
in 2006
All-time low
16.49
in 2018
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Norway, 2000–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 16.49 for spirits as share total alcohol consumption in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Norway peaked at 20.22 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.49, in 2018.
Norway ranks 129th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6 | 18.59 | 20.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.37 | 16.49 | 18.98 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 126 New Zealand 17.1 compare
- 127 Finland 16.84 compare
- 128 Netherlands 16.63 compare
- 130 Austria 16.24 compare
- 131 Iceland 16.15 compare
- 132 South Africa 16.14 compare
More economy & growth data for Norway
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 11.69 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.06 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 83,813 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 6.12 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 470.26 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 83,813 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 10.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -56.92 billion current LCU (2022)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -5.92 billion current US$ (2022)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 488.47 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Norway?
- Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Norway was 16.49 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits as share total alcohol consumption recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 20.22 in 2006.
- What is the lowest spirits as share total alcohol consumption recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.49 in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for spirits as share total alcohol consumption?
- Norway ranks 129th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is spirits as share total alcohol consumption rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits as share total alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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