Alcohol consumption in Japan
Recorded alcohol consumption in Japan was 5.98 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1978.
Japan, 2024
5.98
Change from 2023
−2.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
8.30 litres
Position in 2024
62nd of 187
Alcohol consumption in Japan over time
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Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.98 litres |
| 2023 | 6.11 litres |
| 2022 | 6.13 litres |
| 2021 | 6.01 litres |
| 2020 | 6.09 litres |
| 2019 | 6.31 litres |
| 2018 | 6.38 litres |
| 2017 | 6.47 litres |
| 2016 | 6.46 litres |
| 2015 | 6.49 litres |
| 2014 | 6.40 litres |
| 2013 | 6.58 litres |
| 2012 | 6.52 litres |
| 2011 | 6.50 litres |
| 2010 | 6.49 litres |
| 2009 | 6.54 litres |
| 2008 | 6.50 litres |
| 2007 | 6.69 litres |
| 2006 | 7.19 litres |
| 2005 | 7.25 litres |
| 2004 | 6.96 litres |
| 2003 | 6.91 litres |
| 2002 | 7.01 litres |
| 2001 | 7.08 litres |
| 2000 | 7.01 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.1% from 6.11 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.40 litres, the figure has changed by −6.5%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 62nd highest value.
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Hypertension
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