Spirits consumption per person in Thailand
Thailand: Spirits consumption per person was 4.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spirits consumption per person in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 4.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for spirits consumption per person in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Thailand peaked at 6.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 9 Dominica 4.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 4.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 11 Belarus 4.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 14 Hungary 4.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 15 Mauritius 4.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 3.9% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices -0.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,783 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 23.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 485.78 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 6,783 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 32.88 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 310.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 9.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -490.45 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Thailand?
- Spirits consumption per person in Thailand was 4.5 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Thailand ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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About this data
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.