What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Netherlands and United States of America?

0.52 litres pure alcohol, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs United States of America: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women

Netherlands

14.51 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

United States of America

15.03 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Netherlands rank

44th

United States of America rank

41st

Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women over time

Netherlands
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 15.03 litres pure alcohol against 14.51 litres pure alcohol in Netherlands, a difference of 0.52 litres pure alcohol.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 44th and United States of America ranks 41st of 186 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.15 litres pure alcohol	14.5 litres pure alcohol	2.64 litres pure alcohol	Netherlands
2010s	15.05 litres pure alcohol	14.9 litres pure alcohol	0.15 litres pure alcohol	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol consumption per capita in men and women, Netherlands or United States of America?: United States of America, at 15.03 litres pure alcohol against 14.51 litres pure alcohol in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Netherlands and United States of America?: 0.52 litres pure alcohol, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?: Netherlands ranks 44th and United States of America ranks 41st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women
Unit: litres pure alcohol
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 930 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year (litres of pure alcohol).