Spirits consumption per person in Lithuania
Lithuania: Spirits consumption per person was 5.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
5.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
4th
of 187 countries
All-time high
5.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2013
All-time low
1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1994
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Lithuania, 1990–2022
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
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Lithuania stood at 5.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Lithuania peaked at 5.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1994.
Lithuania ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1991 | 4.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -67.8% |
| 1993 | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 3.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +196.6% |
| 1996 | 3.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 3.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -38.0% |
| 1999 | 2.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +52.8% |
| 2001 | 3.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 3.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 4.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 4.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 5.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 5.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 4.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 5.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 5.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 4.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 5.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 5.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 3.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 5.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 3.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +196.6% | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 1 Saint Lucia 6.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 2 Latvia 5.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 3 Estonia 5.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 5 Slovakia 5.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 6 Bulgaria 5.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 7 North Korea 5.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 127.67 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 44.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,069 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0741 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,444 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Lithuania?
- Spirits consumption per person in Lithuania was 5.35 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2013.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Lithuania ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.