Spirits consumption per person in India
India: Spirits consumption per person was 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spirits consumption per person in India, 1961–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Analysis
India recorded 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for spirits consumption per person in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in India peaked at 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1963.
That places India 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.986 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8778 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 27 Montenegro 3.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 2.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 29 Nauru 2.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 2.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 32 Brazil 2.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 33 Serbia 2.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for India
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -1.7% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 2,523 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 13.5% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 3.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 2,523 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.54 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 124.62 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 31.86 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in India?
- Spirits consumption per person in India was 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1963.
- How does India rank for spirits consumption per person?
- India ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.