Spirits consumption per person in Israel
Israel: Spirits consumption per person was 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
82nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1975
All-time low
0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1991
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Israel, 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
The most recent figure for spirits consumption per person in Israel is 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Israel peaked at 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1991.
That places Israel 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Israel, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 1.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 1.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 1.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.5% |
| 1967 | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 1.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 1.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 1.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 1.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.1% |
| 1976 | 2.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 1.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -22.7% |
| 1979 | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.5% |
| 1980 | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -37.7% |
| 1991 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -90.7% |
| 1992 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1175.0% |
| 1993 | 0.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +39.2% |
| 1994 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -32.4% |
| 1995 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -60.4% |
| 1996 | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +157.9% |
| 1997 | 0.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +65.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +31.0% |
| 2001 | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 73% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1313 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 10.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1175.0% | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1996 | +157.9% | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1991 | -90.7% | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1997 | +65.3% | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1995 | -60.4% | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.845 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 79 Slovenia 1.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 80 Portugal 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 81 Venezuela 1.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 83 Myanmar 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 84 Sweden 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 85 Japan 1.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.47 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 77.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,590 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Israel?
- Spirits consumption per person in Israel was 1.31 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1975.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1991.
- How does Israel rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Israel ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.