Alcohol consumption in Spain
Recorded alcohol consumption in Spain was 11.12 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Spain, 2024
11.12
Change from 2023
−0.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.24 litres
Position in 2024
9th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Spain 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 | Spain |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.12 litres |
| 2023 | 11.13 litres |
| 2022 | 11.62 litres |
| 2021 | 10.37 litres |
| 2020 | 8.61 litres |
| 2019 | 10.60 litres |
| 2018 | 10.30 litres |
| 2017 | 10.81 litres |
| 2016 | 10.81 litres |
| 2015 | 10.36 litres |
| 2014 | 10.17 litres |
| 2013 | 10.01 litres |
| 2012 | 10.05 litres |
| 2011 | 10.27 litres |
| 2010 | 10.53 litres |
| 2009 | 10.78 litres |
| 2008 | 11.21 litres |
| 2007 | 12.02 litres |
| 2006 | 12.20 litres |
| 2005 | 11.83 litres |
| 2004 | 12.40 litres |
| 2003 | 12.10 litres |
| 2002 | 11.38 litres |
| 2001 | 13.07 litres |
| 2000 | 12.39 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1% from 11.13 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.17 litres, the figure has changed by +9.3%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 9th highest value.
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Practising physicians
464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
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Health spending share of GDP
9.3%
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